Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers are fresh off a sensational come-from-behind series win against the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Oilers lost the first two games of that series before finding their groove and stitching together four victories in a row to eliminate Los Angeles in six games.
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While it’s a relief for the Oilers that they are still alive in the playoffs, it is not about to get much easier for them in the second round, where they will be facing off against Pacific Division winner Vegas Golden Knights.
Vegas topped that division with 110 points in the regular season, nine more than the Oilers, who finished third in the Pacific standings.
Before the series between the Oilers and the Golden Knights commences this Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Draisaitl’s fiancée, Celeste Desjardins, shared a relaxed photo of the former Hart Memorial Trophy winner wearing a baseball cap and chilling with a dog.
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The 29-year-old Draisaitl played a huge role in the Oilers’ success in the first round, as he racked up three goals and seven assists for 10 points in the Los Angeles series.
Meanwhile, Connor McDavid led Edmonton with 11 points on two goals and nine assists.
Oilers center Leon Draisaitl (29) moves the puck against the Kings. Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images
Draisaitl and McDavid will be relied upon by the Oilers against Vegas. The two teams last met in the playoffs in the second round of the 2022 postseason, with the Golden Knights winning in six games before beating the Dallas Stars in the conference finals and the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final.
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