Draisaitl scores 900th point, Oilers beat Bruins 3-2 [Video]

EDMONTON –

When Leon Draisaitl saw teammate Connor McDavid get a silver stick for hitting 1,000 points earlier this season, he clearly wanted one of his own.

Draisaitl has been pounding the points of late, recording assists on all three goals Thursday to reach the 900-point plateau as the Edmonton Oilers came back for a 3-2 overtime victory over the Boston Bruins.

At 1:04 of overtime, Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman made the initial save on Draisaitl, but Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was there to corral the rebound and drop it to Mattias Ekholm, who scored his fourth goal of the season to secure the victory.

Draisaitl has now recorded multi-point performances in seven consecutive games. He has 18 points over the stretch. 

The 29-year-old German star said reaching the 900-point mark for his career is a significant achievement.

“It feels good,” he said. “It’s a hard league and you learn a lot along the …