Connor McDavid has joined exclusive company with his latest performance.
The Edmonton Oilers have have incredible players on their team. Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri, Mark Messier, Doug Weight, Chris Pronger, Taylor Hall are just some of the names to come through the Oilers ranks.
Connor McDavid.One of the best players in the NHL today is the Oilers captain - Connor McDavid. In tonight's game against the Philadelphia Flyers he proved that.
First off, he tallied his 899th point by scoring this goal:
The move before the actual shot is probably the most impressive part of this sequence. You have to feel for Carter Hart, who probably though he had the puck, even though it tricked through.
Why score one point when you can have more? That might have been going through McDavid's head as the following chain of events unfolded:
With that assist McDavid now has 900 career points in his 602nd game. He's the fifth fastest player to reach that total behind Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Mike Bossy and Peter Stastny.
Connor McDavid.Now that he's hit 900, is 1000 in the cards this season?
We wait and see what the final 47 games of the season bring. But when it comes to McDavid, don't count him out.
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