For the third time this season, a National Hockey League player recorded his 1000th regular season career point. Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl of Cologne, Germany accomplished the feat in a 6-4 Oilers win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
How did Draisaitl record his 1000th point?
Draisaitl set up Zach Hyman of Toronto, Ontario at 11:38 of the first period on the power-play to open the scoring. Oilers captain Connor McDavid of Richmond Hill, Ontario had the other assist. It was one four assists Draisaitl had in the game. Ironically, Draisaitl’s assist came against former Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner of Edmonton, Alberta. Skinner was actually only traded to the Penguins on Friday for Tristan Jarry of Surrey, British Columbia. Remarkably, the first game Skinner played for the Penguins came against the Oilers.
Co-led the Oilers in points
Draisaitl was the co-leader for the Oilers in points with four. McDavid also had four points as he notched  two goals and two assists.
First German ever with 1000 points
Draisaitl is not only the first German to ever record 1000 points, he is the only German to record 500 points. Second on the list is Marco Sturm of Dingolfing, Germany. He had 487 points (242 goals and 245 assists) from 1997 to 2012. Sturm played for the San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals, Vancouver Canucks, and Florida Panthers. Of Draisaitl’s 1000 points, all came with the Oilers.
Who were the other two players to record 1000 points this season?
They were Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins.
Draisaitl’s NHL career statistics
Draisaitl has 416 goals and 587 assists for 1003 points in 824 NHL regular season games. He is a +97 with 350 penalty minutes, 350 power play points, 14 shorthanded points, 73 game-winning goals, 2236 shots on goal, 7164 faceoff wins, 271 blocked shots, 478 hits, 672 takeaways, and 936 giveaways.
Draisaitl’s 2025-26 NHL statistics
Draisaitl has 17 goals and 30 assists for 47 points in 34 games. He is a +10 with 10 penalty minutes, 21 power-play points, one shorthanded point, one game-winning goal, 89 shots on goal, 303 faceoff wins, 10 blocked shots, 17 hits, 10 takeaways and 52 giveaways.
Draisaitl’s only shorthanded point was a shorthanded goal and came in a 3-1 Oilers win over the Vancouver Canucks on October 11. Draisaitl scored into an empty net from defenseman Darnell Nurse of Hamilton, Ontario and McDavid with one minute and 13 seconds left in the game to close out the scoring.
Draisaitl’s only game-winning goal came in a 4-3 Oilers win over the Carolina Hurricanes on November 15. Draisaitl scored from defenseman Evan Bouchard of Oakville, Ontario and McDavid at the 19 second mark of overtime.
Third in the Pacific
With the win, the Oilers are now at 16 wins, 12 regulation losses and six losses in extra time for 38 points. They are third in the Pacific Division and four points back of the Anaheim Ducks for first place.
