Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl have had a season for the ages (and the record books). As the Edmonton Oilers enter their final four games of the regular season, let’s take a look at some numbers that define the duo’s historic season.
2: The Oilers have only played two games this season in which Draisaitl and McDavid both played and were held pointless. The Kings and Islanders were the only ones who managed to keep both superstars off the board for an entire game.
30: Draisaitl is just the fifth player in NHL history to score more than 30 powerplay goals in a season and he picked up his 31st on Tuesday. If he can notch two more powerplay assists, he will become the second player in history to have at least 30 goals and 30 assists on the man advantage in one season. Additionally, Draisaitl is three powerplay goals away from tying the all-time single-season record of 34.
32.7: Draisaitl and McDavid’s dominance with the man advantage has propelled the Oilers to a 32.7 powerplay percentage. If they can finish the year above 31.9 per cent they will break the previous record for best powerplay in a season, set by the 1977-78 Montreal Canadiens.
36.6: Draisaitl and McDavid have scored 36.6 per cent of the Oiler’s goals this season. That’s the highest percentage of team goals by a duo, ahead of the Avalanche’s Mackinnon and Rantanen (34 per cent) and the Lightning’s Point and Stamkos (30.7).
62: McDavid’s 62 goals this season are tied for the fifth-most in a season, including playoffs, among active skaters. If McDavid can score eight goals in his last four regular season games and the playoffs he will pass Alex Ovechkin, who scored 69 in the 2007-8 season and playoffs.
69: McDavid has an NHL-high 69 power-play points this season. Only Mario Lemieux has recorded more power-play points in a season, doing it three times including the all-time record of 80 in 1987-88.
147: McDavid’s 147 points give him the 20th highest-scoring season in NHL history. With four games remaining, he sits five points away from cracking the top-15.
156: If McDavid can score nine points in his final four games to reach 156 points, he will hold the 14th-highest single-season point total in NHL history. The most for any player not named Gretzky or Lemieux. Gretzky owns the four highest-scoring seasons in league history and nine of the top 13, Lemieux holds the remaining four.