Leon Draisaitl scores his flukiest goal of the year

As the old saying goes -- they don't as how they ask how many.

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard led the rush on the partial 2-on-1 finding Leon Draisaitl with a nifty back-hand pass.

The pass wasn't perfectly executed, and Leon Draisaitl flubbed the shot, but in an odd turn of events, the puck ricocheted of his "canoe paddle" and fount its way into the Wild net -- putting the Oilers up 5-1.

As another old saying goes -- when you're hot, you're hot.

To no one's surprise, Leon Draisaitl also got an assist on the first goal of the game.

Initially, it was Leon Draisaitl who was awarded the goal, but upon further review, the goal was reverted to Zach Hyman to mark his 7th of the year.

Additionally, at 15:40 of the 1st period, Edmonton Oilers superstar Leon Draisaitl picked up the puck on his backhand, skillfully navigating around the Minnesota Wild net before delivering a perfect backhand pass to Kaperi Kapenen.

Leon Draisaitl also earned an assist on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins power-play goal, and it looks like he's poised to rack up a few more points heading into the 3rd period.

The Deutsch Dangler also earned an assist on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' power-play goal, and it looks like he's primed to rack up a few more as the game heads into the third period.