In Tuesday night’s 5–2 victory versus the Philadelphia Flyers, Connor McDavid recorded his 900th career point. And it was a spectacular play as he sent a backhand pass from the boards to Zach Hyman charging the net for a goal, his second point of the game.
Not letting teammate Warren Foegele, who had five points himself against the Anaheim Ducks over the weekend, outshine him, McDavid ended the night with five points.
The victory puts the Oilers on a six-game win streak as they have overtaken the Seattle Kraken for fourth place in the Pacific Division.
Fastest players to 900 points in NHL history
With this feat, McDavid has hit yet another milestone at a pace that is putting his name amongst the all-time greats. He became the fifth fastest player to reach 900 points in NHL history, accomplishing the feat in just 602 games. The only players faster than McDavid are Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Mike Bossy, and Peter Stastny.
How many points can McDavid get this season?
It seems that McDavid never stops getting better, as his offensive production has steadily increased throughout his career up until this season. Although after one of the biggest slumps of his career that saw him record just one point in five games he has rebounded in a big way.
Since then, McDavid has 41 points in 22 games, approximately a 152 point pace over 82 games. He has been held off the scoresheet twice over this time.
Although his total points may decline from last season due to the slower start and injury through the first month of the season, McDavid has bounced back in a big way as the Oilers look to turn around a potentially disastrous year in the second half of the season.
And after a five point night against the Flyers, McDavid now has 903 points, leaving him 97 shy of the 1000 point milestone. Will we be on the 1000 point watch by the end of this season? It isn’t entirely inconceivable for him to average just over two points per game through the remainder of the season, he had had 105 points in 56 games a few seasons ago.
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