Connor McDavid continues to make his mark on the NHL record book.
The Edmonton Oilers captain hit the 800-point mark for his career with an assist in the third period on Tuesday against the Philadelphia Flyers. The assist gave him 103 points on the season.
McDavid didn't stay at 800 for long, however, as not long after his assist, he scored his 43rd goal of the season to put the Oilers up 3-2 late in the third period.
The 26-year-old then scored an empty netter in the final minutes to give him his second of the night 44th of the year.
McDavid reached 800 points in just 545 games making him the fifth-fastest player to reach that milestone. Only Wayne Gretzky (352 games), Mario Lemieux (410), Mike Bossy (525) and Peter Stastny (531) did it quicker.
McDavid is the fastest among active players to reach 800 points, doing it ahead of Sidney Crosby (571 games), Alex Ovechkin (658), Evgeni Malkin (680), Steven Stamkos (779) and Patrick Kane (786).
At age 26, he's only the ninth player to reach 800 points before turning 27, joining Hall of Famers Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Dale Hawerchuk, Steve Yzerman, Bryan Trottier, Bobby Orr, Denis Savard and future Hall of Famer Jaromir Jagr.
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