Leon Draisaitl scores his 400th NHL goal in the Oilers' opening shootout loss to the Flames

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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored his 400th NHL goal in the Edmonton Oilers' 4-3 shootout loss to the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night in the regular-season opener for both team.

Playing his 791st regular-season game, Draisaitl gave the Oilers a 3-0 lead at 8:32 of the second period. He tapped in David Tomasek’s cross-crease feed, with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also assisting.

Draisaitl also had an assist to push his points total to 958. The 29-year-old German star is the 111th player in NHL history to score 400 goals.

Draisaitl was the only Edmonton player to score in the eight-round shootout.

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