Draisaitl just passed an Edmonton Oilers legend and set new franchise record
Leon Draisaitl has dethroned an Edmonton Oilers legend and broken a franchise record that had stood for over 30 years.
It might seem surprising, but before Saturday’s OT winner against the Carolina Hurricanes, there was a three-way tie for the most game-winning goals in Oilers history. Draisaitl was tied with Connor McDavid and Hall of Famer Glenn Anderson, all of whom had 72 game-winners.
Anderson was the one who initially set the mark over 32 years ago. Yet, after Draisaitl sniped home the game-winner over the Hurricanes, he pulled ahead of the pack and became the first Oilers player ever to score 73 game-winners.
DRAISAITL WINS IT 19 SECONDS INTO OT 🔥 pic.twitter.com/s4UDYnE1OS
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) November 16, 2025
There is no doubt that McDavid will join Draisaitl in this exclusive club at some point this season as the duo rewrites the Oilers’ history books. The only other active Edmonton player with a shot at passing Anderson’s mark is Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who currently sits at 36 game-winners over the course of his 975-game career.
Wayne Gretzky, for those wondering, now sits fourth all-time on the list with 61 throughout his 696-game career with the Oilers.
The winner against Carolina was the first GWG of the season for Draisaitl. Fittingly enough, Draisaitl’s first-ever game-winning goal happened to be his first NHL goal and also came against the Hurricanes.
He scored the fourth Oilers goal in a 6-3 victory on October 24, 2014.
Teammate Zach Hyman also had a historic night, but his accomplishment was a bit more unique than Draisaitl’s, and it wasn’t a franchise record of any kind.
This won’t be the only major milestone that Draisaitl should achieve with the Oilers this season. The German superstar is just 21 points away from hitting 1,000, which would make him just the fifth player in franchise history to do so, and the second in as many seasons with McDavid doing the same last season.
If he continues to be the player that Oilers fans have become accustomed to watching, that celebration shouldn’t be too far away.