There is a large collection of supremely talented hockey players in the NHL today. But it’s not just today or the modern era. We’ve also witnessed several future Hall of Fame greats, like Washington’s Alexander Ovechkin, dominate on the ice in recent time.
Still, not even Ovi has done what Connor McDavid is accomplishing this season.
As the leading NHL MVP candidate, it’s no surprise that the Edmonton Oilers superstar is generating more headlines as the season goes on, but it’s his ridiculous scoring rate that has the hockey community buzzing.
On Monday night, McDavid scored yet again, assisting Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on a goal in the third period. Only this point was a new milestone, not only for McDavid but also for the game of hockey.
McDavid’s assist gave him his 140th point of the season, which hasn’t been reached since 1996 when both Pittsburgh Penguins Hall of Famers Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr accomplished the feat. In fact, McDavid is just the 10th player in NHL history to reach 140 points in a single season.
Just look at that list of names McDavid has joined. Any time you can be mentioned with the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Lemieux, or Jagr, you’re doing something right.
- Connor McDavid stats this year: 60 goals, 80 assists, 140 points, 10 game-winning goals
McDavid leads the NHL in all three scoring categories. He’s eight goals ahead of Boston’s David Pastrnak, six assists ahead of Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov, and a ridiculous 26 points ahead of Leon Draisaitl, his star teammate on the Oilers.
While his personal achievements are incredible, the next biggest goal on McDavid’s mind has to be hoisting the Stanley Cup, a feat he’s yet to accomplish in his eight-year career.
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