The Edmonton Oilers’ star Connor McDavid continues to be a menace for opposing teams in the 2022-23 NHL season. On Tuesday night, McDavid scored twice and added one assists to lead the Oilers to a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. This also meant that he reached a career total of 800 points in the NHL.
McDavid needed 545 games in the league to become a member of the 800 club. This made him the fifth-fastest player to do so, placing him behind hockey legends Wayne Gretzky (352 games), Mario Lemieux (410 games), Mike Bossy (525 games), and Peter Stastny (531 games).
On the same night when McDavid got to the 800 mark, his teammate Leon Draisaitl got to 700 points in his career.
McDavid scored his two goals against the Flyers while the game was tied at 2-2. The win moved the Oilers to a 31-18-8 record and helped them remain in the Stanley Cup playoff hunt.
“It’s cliche that good teams find a way to win when they don’t have their stuff, and that was tonight,” said McDavid after the game. “We did just enough to get a win. It’s going to take a lot more than that to win coming down the stretch, but give the boys credit.”
Connor McDavid is currently the league leader in goals (44), assists (61), and points (105). He is on a good track to pick up his career fifth and third straight Art Ross Trophy, given to the league leader in points at the end of the regular season.
