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Edmonton Oilers

Leon Draisaitl

23.3

#29Center6'3"214 lb

0.0 in 2 days
2026-27 regular season
2
GP
2
G
2
A
4
P
10
SOG
20.0% SH
20:47
TOI/GP

C · EDM · NHL id 8477934

Leon Draisaitl has played 2 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026-27, scoring 2 goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 10 shots while averaging 20:47 a night (15:18 at even strength, 4:48 on the power play and 0:02 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 88% of his 5v5 minutes with Vasily Podkolzin and 56% with Evan Bouchard over the last 2 games, and the Oilers have controlled 80% of shot attempts with Draisaitl on the ice (4-1 in goals, 60% offensive-zone starts). In the Oilers' most recent game against VAN he was on L1 with Connor McDavid and Vasily Podkolzin and on PP1. He is shooting 20.0% this season against 19.3% across the 751 games in our data.

Right now

From the Oct 1 game vs VAN, detected from shift data

Line
L1
Connor McDavidVasily Podkolzin
Power play
PP1
Kasperi KapanenConnor McDavidEvan BouchardVasily Podkolzin
Penalty kill
No PK unit
Last 2: L1/PP1 · L1/PP1
Ascension69Risinglast 2 games vs previous 20 (incl. last season), through Oct 1, 2026
  • ixG/60 2.25 (was 1.22)
  • +1:08 PP TOI
  • 56% of 5v5 TOI with Bouchard (was 33%)
  • Moved from L2 to L1

Deployment timeline

2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 2 games, 20:07 average time on ice, PP1 in 2 games, 0 line changes.

PPLine110m8m17mSep 29Oct 1
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
2 games shown, 20:07 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Only 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.

Top speed91st9223.3 mph
Bursts 20+ mph87th87154
Hardest shot58th5886.3 mph
Offensive-zone time96th9646.7%
Distance skated84th85213.3 mi
High-danger SOG77th7853
Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2026-27 · 18 attempts, 10 on goal, 2 goals

Shot map, OPP at EDM: 18 attempts, 10 on goal, 2 goals, 1.56 expected goals; best chance Leon Draisaitl at 0.36 xG.

  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked
Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 65 GP · 97 points vs 88.3 expected

Luck Meter →
Hold

Last 20 games: +20. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

18.8%
99.8
71.9%
G vs xG
35 / 34.9
  • • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 3:20 a game, PP share 74% → 61%, 6 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
Goals against expected goals
010203040+0.1goals above expected0.0σ10/83/15
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

Player analytics

Compare with another player →

2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.

  • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 2 PPP, 10 SOG.

Fantasy box score

  • Games played65
  • Goals3524th
  • Assists6212th
  • Points979th
  • Power-play points423rd
  • Shorthanded points1111th
  • Shots on goal18670th
  • Hits34513th
  • Blocked shots15646th
  • Plus/minus+1391st
  • Penalty minutes26351st
  • Faceoffs won62825th

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

Compare head to head

Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).

Beyond the box score

2025-26 regular season · 65 of 65 games through the sequence engine

MethodLeaders
−0.056
Season net
−0.97xG

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

MethodLeaders
Per 100 draws
+0.077
Season
+0.85G
56.9%1103 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 325-237 · NZ 172-126 · DZ 131-112

MethodLeaders
Per 60
0.69
Attempts
12
0.043

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

MethodLeaders
Season
−0.41G
Per 60
−0.017
Drawn / taken
11 / 13minors

MethodLeaders
55.4%
51.7%
55.3%
Transition CF/60
4.3
Turnovers won/60
21.9
Turnovers lost/60
25.3

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
186 shots on goal, 35 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
R Circle28%12%8
R Net Side18%3%4
L Circle6%13%1
Center Point3%9%0
R Point1%6%0
L Point1%5%0
Outside L2%4%0

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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How his goals happened

40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method
Goal anatomy
GamePlayEntryPassesShot mphNotesReplay
Oct 1, 2026 @ VANForecheck turnover—044.3—
Oct 1, 2026 @ VANCyclecarry313.4—
Apr 28, 2026 vs ANAForecheck turnover—261.1one-timer
Apr 28, 2026 vs ANADeflection—113.6—
Apr 22, 2026 vs ANARebound—124.0rebound
Mar 15, 2026 vs NSHCycle—3*58.3—
Mar 8, 2026 @ VGKForecheck turnover—140.0—
Mar 3, 2026 vs OTTForecheck turnover—4*6.8—
Mar 3, 2026 vs OTTRebound—052.5one-timer, rebound
Feb 28, 2026 @ SJSForecheck turnover—3*44.2one-timer
Feb 26, 2026 @ LAKRushcarry270.7—
Feb 4, 2026 @ CGYForecheck turnover—150.9one-timer
Feb 4, 2026 @ CGYForecheck turnover—024.5—
Jan 31, 2026 vs MINForecheck turnover—062.7—
Jan 29, 2026 vs SJSRushcarry118.9—
Jan 13, 2026 @ NSHForecheck turnover—1*58.0one-timer
Jan 12, 2026 @ CHIDump and chasedump031.9—
Jan 10, 2026 vs LAKOff the faceoff—2*36.4one-timer
Jan 10, 2026 vs LAKDump and chasedump048.7—
Jan 6, 2026 vs NSHRushcarry047.6—
Dec 23, 2025 vs CGYReboundcarry015.93-on-2, rebound
Dec 23, 2025 vs CGYCycle—231.5one-timer
Dec 23, 2025 vs CGYReboundcarry157.25-on-3, one-timer, rebound
Dec 6, 2025 vs WPGOdd-man rushcarry142.82-on-0
Dec 4, 2025 vs SEARebound—034.1one-timer, rebound
Nov 29, 2025 @ SEAOdd-man rushcarry060.92-on-1
Nov 19, 2025 @ WSHForecheck turnover—3*57.4one-timer
Nov 15, 2025 @ CARRushcarry065.7—
Nov 13, 2025 @ CBJOff the faceoff—163.3—
Nov 13, 2025 @ CBJCycle—2*66.7one-timer
Nov 4, 2025 @ DALForecheck turnover—366.3one-timer
Nov 1, 2025 vs CHIRushcarry366.2one-timer
Oct 28, 2025 vs UTARebounddump046.8one-timer, rebound
Oct 26, 2025 @ VANForecheck turnovercarry449.45-on-3
Oct 26, 2025 @ VANOdd-man rushpass151.31-on-0
Oct 23, 2025 vs MTLRebound—037.6one-timer, rebound
Oct 19, 2025 @ DETForecheck turnovercarry2*56.9one-timer
Oct 16, 2025 @ NYIForecheck turnover—042.9—
Oct 11, 2025 vs VANPoint shot—247.9—
Oct 8, 2025 vs CGYRebound—055.7rebound

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Draisaitl

TeammatePosGPShareCF% togetherGF% togetherCF% Draisaitl apartCF% mate apart
Vasily PodkolzinRW225:5088%82.2%80% (4-1)66.7% 3:310.0% 1:36
Evan BouchardD216:2056%84.0%100% (3-0)76.9% 13:0165.0% 21:03
Mattias EkholmD215:2052%78.3%100% (1-0)82.1% 14:0163.4% 21:06
Connor McDavidC214:1549%70.8%100% (3-0)88.9% 15:0667.7% 15:26
Kasperi KapanenRW113:0344%88.9%50% (1-1)50.0% 1:3750.0% 2:10
Ryan SheaD211:5040%75.0%75% (3-1)83.9% 17:3146.9% 24:20
Connor MurphyD26:1621%78.6%100% (1-0)81.1% 23:0527.5% 32:04
Shakir MukhamadullinD15:2919%75.0%0% (0-1)87.0% 9:1158.3% 7:34
Jake WalmanD12:369%100.0%— (0-0)77.3% 12:0429.2% 11:35
Zach HymanC11:215%50.0%— (0-0)88.9% 13:1970.8% 12:54

Game log

2 games in 2026-27, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Oct 1@ VANW 9-7213+3500031%20:1914:414:410:03
Sep 29vs VANOTL 5-6011-1500057%21:1515:544:55—

Season splits by strength

2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations241:3420:47671779.8%77.0%3897278%4.80.876%
Even strength230:3515:18411178.8%73.8%2564180%2.40.564%
5v5229:2114:41411080.4%75.6%2554180%2.40.460%
Power play29:364:4823292.0%93.3%1212167%2.10.1100%
Penalty kill10:030:0300——0000—0.00.0—
5v429:364:4823292.0%93.3%1212167%2.10.1100%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2026-27EDM2224+201020.0%0020:47
2025-26PlayoffsEDM63710-221323.1%3222:50
2025-26EDM65356297+132618618.8%341521:35
2024-25PlayoffsEDM22112233+465619.6%331622:46
2024-25EDM715254106+323424021.7%232721:31
2023-24PlayoffsEDM251021310147313.7%231621:24
2023-24EDM814165106+267621718.9%582620:42
2022-23PlayoffsEDM1213518-1104528.9%261023:08
2022-23EDM805276128+72424721.1%664021:44
2021-22PlayoffsEDM1672532+464415.9%8321:22
2021-22EDM805555110+174027819.8%532522:21
2020-21PlayoffsEDM4235-22248.3%7231:55
2020-21EDM56315384+292216818.5%371222:11
2019-20EDM714367110-71821819.7%271922:37
2018-19EDM825055105+25223121.6%572622:35
2017-18EDM78254570-73019412.9%402419:19

Leon Draisaitl news

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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.