To reach the 90-point milestone for the eighth straight season, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid assisted winger Zach Hyman on a goal late in the first period of Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Kings.
Along with Wayne Gretzky, Mike Bossy, Jari Kurri, Dale Hawerchuk, and Marcel Dionne, McDavid became the eighth player in NHL history to record eight straight seasons with 90 points or more.
In the last minute of the first period on Monday, the 27-year-old center assisted the Oilers in taking advantage of a mistake made by Kings forward Pierre-Luc Dubois. He took possession of the puck in the high slot and set up Hyman for his 38th goal of the year.
After 54 games this year, McDavid has exactly 80 points (21 goals, 69 assists). He had joked earlier in the day that he was “not going to shoot the puck anymore,” and he went into Monday’s action having not scored in his previous nine games.
The Oilers and Kings are currently tied at two after two periods of play at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Similar to Kurri, Hawerchuk, and Dionne in the past, McDavid has now earned 90 points or more in precisely eight straight seasons. Bossy accomplished the milestone nine times in a row, while Gretzky did it thirteen times in a row, from 1979–1980 to 1991–1992. In the 2015 NHL Draft, McDavid was originally chosen by the Oilers with the first overall choice. With 64 goals and 153 points in 82 games during the 2022–2023 season, the Richmond Hill, Ontario native reached new career highs. Nevertheless, the Oilers eventually lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round of the playoffs.During his nine NHL seasons with the Oilers, McDavid has played in 623 games and amassed 324 goals and 940 points. He has scored 75 points and tallied 29 goals in 49
The Oilers currently rank third in the Pacific Division with a 33-20-2 record and 68 points in 55 games this season. Although their playoff berth is likely safe, the Oilers are just two points up on the Nashville Predators for the final wild card spot in the Western Conference.
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