EDMONTON -- Growing up in Cologne, Germany, Leon Draisaitl never envisioned joining the NHL’s exclusive 1,000-point club.

“It’s certainly something that I never thought would be possible, something that was only truly a dream,” Draisaitl said. “So to be closing in on that and hopefully being able to achieve that in the near future, is something that is hard to explain.”

The dream is about to become a reality for the Edmonton Oilers forward.

Draisaitl pulled within one point of the milestone with three assists in a 6-3 win at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, bringing his NHL career total to 999 points (416 goals, 583 assists) in 822 games.

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He can reach the milestone as early as Sunday, when the Oilers play the Montre

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