Leon Draisaitl hailed after scoring 4 goals in Game 1-"He's the best out there"

Since the start of the postseason, Leon Draisaitl has been the driving force behind the Edmonton Oilers' offensive line. On Wednesday, during the Oilers' Round 2 Game 1 against the Vegas Golden Knights, Draisaitl scored four goals.NHL Public Relations@PR_NHLDid you really think he was done? 🤯 Leon Draisaitl netted his fourth goal of the night and became the fifth different @EdmontonOilers player to score as many in a single #StanleyCup Playoffs game. #NHLStats: media.nhl.com/public/live-up…33646Did you really think he was done? 🤯 Leon Draisaitl netted his fourth goal of the night and became the fifth different @EdmontonOilers player to score as many in a single #StanleyCup Playoffs game. #NHLStats: media.nhl.com/public/live-up… https://t.co/Tx6OF0eob4A brilliant showdown from Draisaitl went into complete waste as the Edmonton Oilers suffered a 6-4 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. This was the second time in a row that a player has scored four goals in a single playoff game.Despite all these remarkable individual performances, the team's have failed to win games. On Tuesday, Joe Pavelski scored four goals for the Dallas Stars, however, his team failed to register a victory and lost to the Seattle Kraken 5-4 (OT).Fans were quick to react to the brilliant individual run of the show from Draisaitl and went onto Twitter to applaud him.Here are some of the top reactions from the fans:Eric K@Eric_K44@HockeyDaily365 He’s the best out there by a lot@HockeyDaily365 He’s the best out there by a lotNathan@nd_joyce@espn Spoiler: 4 goals in a game is good. And so is Draisaitl.1@espn Spoiler: 4 goals in a game is good. And so is Draisaitl.Objective@AllAboutRings1@NHL @EdmontonOilers @espn @Sportsnet Best player in the world1@NHL @EdmontonOilers @espn @Sportsnet Best player in the worldCJ Fogler account may or may not be notable@cjzeroLeon Draisaitl is a wizard32494Leon Draisaitl is a wizard https://t.co/bDJDq1Pb7wBob Is Here To Explain@ExplainThisBob@johnnyboylane Conor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are two hockey players who are very good at playing together. They are so good that people call them the &quot;Splash Bros&quot; because they make a big splash when they play together.@johnnyboylane Conor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are two hockey players who are very good at playing together. They are so good that people call them the &quot;Splash Bros&quot; because they make a big splash when they play together.LUCILA.SHAFFER / Temu promoter 🛒@LS722380529469@NHL @espn @Sportsnet @TVASports Leon Draisaitl is a team player and an unstoppable force on the ice! Go Oilers go! 🏒 Check my bio plz@NHL @espn @Sportsnet @TVASports Leon Draisaitl is a team player and an unstoppable force on the ice! Go Oilers go! 🏒🔥 Check my bio plzAceofGamesUK@AceofGamesUK@oilersfan071973 @jpolly22 You wanna know what’s hilarious? Leon Draisaitl scoring 4 goals and still losing in regulation@oilersfan071973 @jpolly22 You wanna know what’s hilarious? Leon Draisaitl scoring 4 goals and still losing in regulation#PochIn@CFCexalted@Sportsnet back to back nights of this madness@Sportsnet back to back nights of this madnessLuke Garrison (SonicHockeyCoolFanAccount)@SHCBackupAcc@NHL Joe Pavelski and Leon Draisatil:321@NHL Joe Pavelski and Leon Draisatil: https://t.co/9rNzVxYZXQEmma Downs@EmmaDowns0813@NHL @EdmontonOilers @espn @Sportsnet aww you saw pavs do it and wanted to be like him… cute2@NHL @EdmontonOilers @espn @Sportsnet aww you saw pavs do it and wanted to be like him… cuteWith four goals on the night, Leon Draisaitl has now extended his goal streak to four games and has garnered at least a point in all seven playoff games so far. Meanwhile, two of his four goals on Wednesday were scored from the powerplay, taking the Edmonton Oilers' powerplay goal tally to 11.Leon Draisaitl is now the leading goal scorer in the 2023 playoffsWith his four goals in Game1 against the Vegas Golden Knights, Leon Draisaitl is now the leading goal-scorer in the 2023 playoffs. He's now scored 11 goals and posted the first four-game playoff game in the history of the Oilers since Jari Kurri in 1987.The Oilers, however, failed to put a full stop to the Knights' offense to waste the four-goal night from their superstar forward.Head coach Jay Woodcraft wasn't happy with his team's performance on the night and accepted that the team was not at all up to the mark as to where they should have been in the game (via NHL.com):&quot;I don't think our team was anywhere near what it needed to be to walk away with a road win in the playoffs. Leon had a great effort. He's been good all playoffs here, but our team can do things a lot better than we did tonight. … We had a chance, but there are things to clean up the goals against.&quot;The Edmonton Oilers and the Vegas Golden Knights will be in action for Game 2 at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.

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