{"id":442944,"date":"2024-06-17T09:32:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T13:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=442944"},"modified":"2024-06-17T09:32:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T13:32:49","slug":"edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-amazing-scoring-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/06\/17\/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-amazing-scoring-run\/","title":{"rendered":"The Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid Amazing Scoring Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To honour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcdavco01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-17_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor McDavid<\/a> eclipsing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gretzwa01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-17_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wayne Gretzky<\/a> record for most assists in a single post-season, let&#8217;s discuss just how dominant of a career run the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/oilers\/\" target=\"_self\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a> captain is on. When we think of the all-time, single-season scoring records, a couple of teams in particular come to mind, the 1985 Edmonton Oilers and the 1996 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/penguins\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>. Yes, this year&#8217;s version of the Edmonton Oilers may or may not claim the Stanley Cup Championship, but that should do nothing to deter people&#8217;s opinion of one of the greatest stretches of productivity currently underway with <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the likes of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Connor McDavid.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Connor McDavid\u2019s Record for Playoff Assists Apart of a Bigger Picture<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Going back to the third period of Game 3 in this year&#8217;s 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Final <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in particular<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, McDavid <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">has<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> seemed to have made it his mission to will his club to a Stanley Cup victory. Even if it doesn&#8217;t come to fruition in this year&#8217;s final, McDavid and the Oilers are going nowhere when it comes to NHL supremacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In terms of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the scoring records specifically, Connor McDavid has already established himself as one of the all-time greats. Furthermore, scoring tends to come in spans, whether <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">that is<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> game-to-game, with scoring streaks, or year-to-year with team dynasties. Today we will analyze three-year totals. Therefore, let&#8217;s <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">take a<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> look at McDavid&#8217;s statistics from the past three seasons, regular season and playoffs.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>21-22 Regular Season &#8211; 80 GP &#8211; 44 g 79 a 123 pts<\/li>\n<li>Playoffs 16 gp &#8211; 10 g &#8211; 23 a &#8211; 33 pts<\/li>\n<li>22-23 Regular Season &#8211; 82 GP &#8211; 64 g 89 a 153 pts<\/li>\n<li>Playoffs 12 gp &#8211; 8 g &#8211; 12 a &#8211; 20 pts<\/li>\n<li>23-24 Regular Season &#8211; 76 GP &#8211; 32 g 100 a 132 pts<\/li>\n<li>Playoffs 32 gp &#8211; 6 g &#8211; 32 a &#8211; 38 pts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Within these three years, McDavid holds the claim to fame for some notable scoring accomplishments having him amongst rare company. First of all, from Saturday night&#8217;s Game 4 performance in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, McDavid&#8217;s four points will go down in infamy. Not only did it save the Oilers season, in staving off elimination, down 3-0, but his third assist set a playoff record. McDavid leapfrogged Wayne Gretzky&#8217;s record for most assists in a single playoff season with 32. Moreover, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/04\/08\/whos-stats-chase-is-more-impressive-connor-mcdavids-100-assists-or-auston-matthews-70-goals\/\" target=\"_self\">100 assists from this year&#8217;s regular season<\/a>, made McDavid one of only five players to ever achieve that mark. Finally, the 153 points from 2022-23 are quite remarkable as well. Only three different players have ever eclipsed that total Gretzky, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lemiema01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-17_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mario Lemieux<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/y\/yzermst01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-17_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Yzerman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CONNOR MCDAVID HAS BROKEN THE RECORD FOR MOST ASSISTS IN A SINGLE POSTSEASON \ud83c\udf4e\ud83d\udea8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MA6q8giUXf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/MA6q8giUXf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; B\/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BR_OpenIce\/status\/1802171083803549846?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Best Three Year Runs for NHL Scorers<\/h3>\n<p>If we study McDavid&#8217;s regular season cumulative point total (408) for the three seasons, that also puts him in very elite company. Here is the list of different players best, three-year regular season point total.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Wayne Gretzky<\/strong> &#8211; 83-84 to 85-86 &#8211; <strong>628 pts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mario Lemieux<\/strong> &#8211; 87-88 to 89-90 &#8211; <strong>490 pts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/esposph01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-17_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phil Esposito<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; 70-71 to 72-73 &#8211; <strong>412 pts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Connor McDavid<\/strong> &#8211; 21-22 to 23-24 &#8211; <strong>408 pts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/dionnma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-17_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcel Dionne<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; 78-79 to 80-81 &#8211; <strong>402 pts<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>So, as we see, McDavid&#8217;s point total from the past three seasons, has only been surpassed by three different NHLers in history.\u00a0If we narrow in on single season totals, again, McDavid&#8217;s current run is something straight out of the Guinness r<a href=\"https:\/\/records.nhl.com\/records\/skater-records\/points\/most-points-one-season-including-playoffs\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ecord books for NHL scoring<\/a> greatness. The 2023-24 playoffs are still not over, and yet McDavid finds himself tied for fifth in most points in a single playoff.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Points in a Single Post-Season<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>1984-85 &#8211; Gretzky &#8211; EDM &#8211; 47 pts<\/li>\n<li>1990-91 &#8211; Lemieux &#8211; PIT &#8211; 44 pts<\/li>\n<li>1987-88 &#8211; Gretzky &#8211; EDM &#8211; 43 pts<\/li>\n<li>1992-93 &#8211; Gretzky &#8211; LAK &#8211; 40 pts<\/li>\n<li>(tied) Gretzky (82-32) McDavid (23-24) &#8211; 38 pts<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Another way to look at, is combined dominance from the regular season and playoff of a particular campaign.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Seasons Ever Points with Ranks Combined Regular Season and Playoffs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st &#8211; <strong>Gretzky<\/strong> &#8211; 84-85 &#8211;<strong> 255 pts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>5th &#8211; <strong>Gretzky<\/strong> &#8211; 81-82 &#8211; <strong>224 pts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>6th &#8211; <strong>Lemieux<\/strong> &#8211; 88-89 &#8211; <strong>218 pts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>10th &#8211; <strong>Lemieux<\/strong> &#8211; 95-96 &#8211; <strong>188 pts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>14th &#8211; <strong>Bossy<\/strong> &#8211; 81-82 &#8211; <strong>174 pts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>15th &#8211; <strong>McDavid<\/strong> &#8211; 22-23 &#8211; <strong>173 pts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>16th &#8211; <strong>Jagr<\/strong> &#8211; 95-96 &#8211; <strong>172 pts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>17th &#8211; <strong>McDavid<\/strong> &#8211; 23-24 &#8211; <strong>170 pts<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note on the above list that the top 13 spots are all either Gretzky or Lemieux, with Lemieux included three times total, and the rest are Gretzky.<\/p>\n<h3>One Player Does Not a Team Make<\/h3>\n<p>One more statistic, since we haven&#8217;t brought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/draisle01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-17_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leon Draisaitl<\/a> and another active player, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mackina01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-17_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nathan MacKinnon<\/a> into the discussion. That is the top-five for points-per-game in the post-season (minimum 40 games played).<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Gretzky &#8211; 208 games &#8211; 1.84 PPG<\/li>\n<li>Lemieux &#8211; 107 games &#8211; 1.61 PPG<\/li>\n<li>McDavid &#8211; 71 games &#8211; 1.59 PPG<\/li>\n<li>Draisaitl &#8211; 71 games &#8211; 1.51 PPG<\/li>\n<li>MacKinnon &#8211; 88 games &#8211; 1.30 PPG<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"IA8qX5MYei\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/06\/08\/as-stanley-cup-finals-begin-edmonton-oiler-chasing-history\/\" target=\"_self\">As the Stanley Cup Finals Begin, Edmonton Oiler Players Chasing History<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;As the Stanley Cup Finals Begin, Edmonton Oiler Players Chasing History&#8221; &#8212; Last Word On Hockey\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/06\/08\/as-stanley-cup-finals-begin-edmonton-oiler-chasing-history\/embed\/#?secret=y3L2vokOcg#?secret=IA8qX5MYei\" data-secret=\"IA8qX5MYei\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If we haven&#8217;t noticed, McDavid and the rest of the Oilers are a very special group. In a previous article, besides Connor McDavid&#8217;s record for playoff assists, we analyzed other potential records for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hymanza01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-17_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zach Hyman<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bouchev01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-17_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evan Bouchard<\/a> could approach. However, given the way the final series has gone thus far McDavid&#8217;s current run will be felt as a failure if the Oilers can&#8217;t claim a Stanley Cup Championship, if not this year, definitely for 2025. Conversely, his scoring prowess over the past few seasons will go down in history. Outside of Wayne Gretzky&#8217;s run until about 1993, McDavid&#8217;s run is one of the greatest stretches of scoring dominance the league has ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>Fans should revel in the spectacle that they are witnessing, and honour the league&#8217;s history with all the great names that have passed through, and McDavid has topped many of them in different respects. Will McDavid continue to add to his 2023-24 scoring totals, or will current <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/06\/14\/whos-mvp-winner-for-2024-stanley-cup-final\/\" target=\"_self\">Conn Smythe Trophy favourite<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bobrose01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-17_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sergei Bobrovsky<\/a> and his <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/panthers\/\" target=\"_self\">Florida Panthers<\/a> put a stop to the scoring?<\/p>\n<p>Main photo: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To honour Connor McDavid eclipsing a Wayne Gretzky record for most assists in a single post-season, let&#8217;s discuss just how dominant of a career run the Edmonton Oilers captain is on. 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