Draisaitl scores while falling for 6th goal of playoffs

Oilers forward continues hot streak in Game 5 against Kings

LAK@EDM, Gm5: Draisaitl, McDavid combine for a goal

By Anna Kulesa
@akulesa_ NHL.com Staff Writer

Leon Draisaitl cannot be tamed during the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Edmonton Oilers forward scored while falling to the ice to give Edmonton a 2-0 lead against the Los Angeles Kings during the first period of Game 5 in the Western Conference First Round on Tuesday.
Draisaitl put the centering feed by Connor McDavid in the back of the net for his league-leading sixth goal and 10th point of the playoffs.
The veteran forward has been on the ice for 16 of the Oilers' 19 goals of the series.

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