Connor McDavid simply continues to comply with within the footsteps of Edmonton Oilers nice and Hockey Corridor of Famer Wayne Gretzky’s legacy.
On Thursday evening he logged two assists in his crew’s 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils, his 59th and sixtieth helpers of the 2024-25 season.
With the latter, McDavid joined Gretzky as the one gamers in NHL historical past to file 9 consecutive 60 help seasons.
In fact, “The Nice One,” as Gretzky is dubbed, recorded extra such seasons, 13 to be actual from 1979-92 whereas as a member of the Oilers and Los Angeles Kings.
McDavid was drafted first general by Edmonton in 2015. His rookie season was the one event he failed to achieve the 60 help mark as a result of he performed simply 45 video games.
Barring any critical accidents, McDavid is nicely on tempo to match or break Gretzky’s benchmark. He is solely logged lower than 70 helpers twice outdoors of his rookie 12 months (2017-18 and 2019-20).
On prime of that important achievement, McDavid additionally grew to become the primary participant since Hockey Corridor of Famer Mario Lemieux to file a degree in 16 consecutive contests towards the identical opponent.
McDavid and his teammate Leon Draisaitl each factored on Edmonton’s game-tying aim within the third interval, the eighty fifth time they’ve finished so. That tied them with Mike Bossy and Bryan Trottier for fifth-most all time.
Historical past simply follows Connor McDavid the place ever he skates. If followers discover the Oilers are taking part in on any given evening, it is in all probability a secure wager to tune in and watch him do one thing unprecedented.
