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Connor McDavid
Connor McDavid
	McDavid with the Edmonton Oilers in 2022
Born	January 13, 1997 (age 27); Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NHL team	Edmonton Oilers
National team	Canada
NHL draft	1st overall, 2015; Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	2015–present

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Connor Andrew McDavid (born January 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Oilers selected him first overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

McDavid spent his childhood playing ice hockey against older children. Coached by his father, McDavid won four Ontario Minor Hockey Association championships with the York Simcoe Express, but he left the team in 2011 to join the Toronto Marlboros of the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL). There, McDavid was named the GTHL Player of the Year and the winner of the Tim Adams Memorial Trophy. He was granted exceptional player status in 2012 by Hockey Canada, which allowed him to begin playing junior ice hockey at the age of 15. The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) selected him first overall in that year's draft, and he played there until 2015. McDavid's OHL career concluded with a 2014–15 season in which he recorded 120 points and received a number of OHL and Canadian Hockey League (CHL) awards, including the Red Tilson Trophy, Wayne Gretzky 99 Award, and CHL Player of the Year awards. McDavid also represented Canada at several international competitions during this time, winning gold medals at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships and 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

After finishing his junior hockey career, McDavid joined the Oilers for their 2015–16 season. Despite missing three months of his rookie season due to a fractured clavicle, he was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team and was a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy. The following year, the Oilers appointed a 19-year-old McDavid the youngest captain in NHL history. Recording 100 points during the 2016–17 season, McDavid also became the youngest player to win the Art Ross Trophy for the leading scorer in the NHL. He was also awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy, Ted Lindsay Award, and was selected to the NHL First All-Star Team. Although the Oilers missed the Stanley Cup playoffs during the next two seasons, McDavid scored 41 goals in consecutive years. He injured his knee in the final game of the 2018–19 season but underwent a nonsurgical rehabilitation process that allowed him to return in time for the start of the 2019–20 season. In 2020–21, despite the COVID-19 pandemic shortening the NHL season to only 56 games, McDavid recorded 100 points for the fourth time in his career.

McDavid is considered one of the best players in the NHL by other players, fans, and journalists, and he has drawn comparisons to players such as Sidney Crosby and Wayne Gretzky. His opponents have praised his speed on the ice, and McDavid has won Fastest Skater at the NHL All-Star Skills Competition three times. He is a four-time NHL First Team All-Star, a five-time recipient of the Art Ross Trophy, a three-time winner of the Ted Lindsay Award, a two-time recipient of the Hart Memorial Trophy, and the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy winner for 2022–23 as the league's leading goal-scorer. He is one of only two players – after fellow Oilers captain Wayne Gretzky in 1982 – to unanimously win the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player.

Early life

McDavid was born on January 13, 1997, in Richmond Hill, Ontario.^[1] His mother Kelly played one year of recreational ice hockey as a child before turning her attention towards skiing, while his father Brian was a high school ice hockey player and dedicated Boston Bruins fan.^[2] McDavid began playing hockey around the age of three, practicing on rollerblades in the family basement.^[3] He began playing organized youth hockey the next year, as his parents lied about his age to allow him to play with the other five-year-olds.^[4] When he was six, the local youth hockey association in his hometown of Newmarket forbade McDavid to play against older children, and his parents, believing that he would be "bored out of his mind" in house league hockey, enrolled him in an Aurora, Ontario, hockey program.^[5] From there, he won four Ontario Minor Hockey Association championships with the York Simcoe Express, a team coached by his father.^[5] In 2009, McDavid participated in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with his York Simcoe team, which also featured future professional ice hockey player Sam Bennett.^[6]

In 2011, McDavid left the Express for the Toronto Marlboros of the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), the team that he and his father had defeated in the previous year's Ontario Hockey Federation championship. The decision came at a social cost, as he lost many of the friends that he had made with York Simcoe.^[7] He won the GTHL Player of the Year Award in 2012 after scoring 33 goals and recording 39 assists in 33 regular season games. McDavid added another 19 points (11 goals and eight assists) in seven OHL Cup games, the most by any player since Sam Gagner recorded 17 points in five games during the 2005 tournament.^[8] Although he received the Tim Adams Memorial Trophy as the tournament MVP, McDavid's team was defeated 2–1 in the OHL Cup final by the Mississauga Rebels.^[9]

Playing career

Junior

Although McDavid contemplated playing NCAA Division I hockey, he ultimately decided to enter the junior ice hockey circuit as an adolescent rather than waiting to begin a college career.^[10] McDavid applied for exceptional player status through Hockey Canada, and after passing through evaluations of his athleticism, academics, and maturity, he was allowed to enter the junior hockey draft at the age of 15 rather than 16.^[11] He was only the third Ontario Hockey League (OHL) player to be granted such an exception, following John Tavares in 2005 and Aaron Ekblad in 2011.^[12] On April 7, 2012, the Erie Otters selected McDavid first overall in the 2012 OHL Priority Selection,^[13] and he signed with the team that June.^[14] As the first overall selection in that year's OHL draft, McDavid was the recipient of the 2012 Jack Ferguson Award.^[15]

McDavid joined the Otters for the 2012–13 season, where he scored his first OHL goal on September 21, in an 8–2 loss to the London Knights.^[16] That October, he was named the OHL Rookie of the Month after recording at least one point in all 10 games he played.^[17] He took home the award again in November with a rookie-leading 17 points in 13 games.^[18] That same month, McDavid became the youngest OHL player ever to participate in the Subway Super Series.^[19] In January and February, the physical toll of moving from minor to junior hockey, as well as frustration playing for the last-place Otters, limited McDavid's effectiveness on the ice, and his scoring began to slow.^[20] On March 10, 2013, despite the Otters falling 6–4 to the Owen Sound Attack, McDavid picked up his 37th assist of the season, setting a franchise record for rookie assists. It was also his 62nd point of the season, tying with Tim Connolly for the most rookie points in Otters history.^[21] He went on to record four more points in the regular season, breaking Connolly's record.^[22] McDavid finished his rookie season with 25 goals and 41 assists in 63 regular season games, second in scoring to Nikolay Goldobin among all OHL rookies. In addition to being named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team, McDavid took home the 2013 Emms Family Award for OHL rookie of the year.^[23] He was also a finalist for CHL Rookie of the Year, a title which ultimately went to Valentin Zykov of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.^[24]

In contrast to their poor finish during the previous season, the Otters opened the 2013–14 season with 25 points in their first 15 games, including a 10-game winning streak. During this stretch, McDavid personally had five goals and 28 points, three points behind OHL leader and teammate Connor Brown.^[25] He was named the OHL Player of the Month in October and received another Subway Super Series selection, appearing as the youngest player in the tournament for the second year in a row.^[26] After experiencing two consecutive four-point outings in an 11–2 win against the Plymouth Whalers and 6–1 victory over the Windsor Spitfires in March, McDavid was named both the OHL and CHL Player of the Week. Later that week, his 25th goal of the season helped the Otters to reach 100 points as a team for the first time since 2001.^[27] He finished the regular season fourth in the OHL with 99 points (28 goals and 71 assists) in 56 games. His 20 penalty minutes, meanwhile, were the lowest among the top 12 scorers in the league, and McDavid was awarded the William Hanley Trophy for the most sportsmanlike player in the OHL.^[28] With a 92 per cent average at McDowell High School, McDavid both won the 2014 Bobby Smith Trophy for the OHL's Scholastic Player of the Year^[29] and was named the 2014 CHL Scholastic Player of the Year.^[30] He was also named to the OHL Second All-Star Team alongside Otters defenceman Adam Pelech and coach Kris Knoblauch.^[31] The Otters, meanwhile, finished the regular season second in the OHL, and McDavid added an additional four goals and 19 points in 14 postseason games before Erie fell to the Guelph Storm in the Western Conference finals.^[32]

The Otters named McDavid their captain for the 2014–15 season during training camp.^[33] McDavid recorded at least one point in all but one of the first 18 games of the season and led the OHL with 51 points before breaking his hand in a fight with Bryson Cianfrone of the Mississauga Steelheads on November 11. McDavid had already recorded a goal and assist at the time of his injury, giving him a Gordie Howe hat trick, but was forced to miss both the Subway Super Series and several regular season games.^[34]^[35] He missed six weeks of the regular OHL season, first to injury and then international competition, before returning on January 8 for a 4–3 defeat from the Sarnia Sting.^[36] Shortly after his return, McDavid was named the captain of Team Cherry at the 2015 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game; teammate Dylan Strome was selected to captain Team Orr.^[37] After recording his first OHL hat-trick on February 25 against the Guelph Storm, McDavid recorded his 100th point of the season with a goal and assist against the Owen Sound Attack. He was the fourth OHL player that season to reach 100 points, doing so in only 38 games due to his injury, and was named OHL Player of the Month for February.^[38] He finished the regular season with 44 goals and 120 points in 47 games, with at least one point in all but two of those games, and he led the OHL with a +60 plus–minus rating.^[39]

At the end of the 2014–15 season, McDavid received a number of awards from the OHL and CHL. In addition to winning the Bobby Smith Trophy and CHL Scholastic Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, he was also named to the OHL First All-Star Team, received the Red Tilson Trophy for the most outstanding player in the OHL, the CHL Player of the Year title, and the CHL Top Draft Prospect Award.^[40]^[41]^[42] Although the Otters were defeated in the J. Ross Robertson Cup finals by the Oshawa Generals,^[43] McDavid recorded 21 goals and 49 points in 20 postseason games, including two goals and six points in five championship series games, and received the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award for the most valuable player in the OHL playoffs.^[44] With five individual OHL awards in his three-year career, McDavid also finished his junior hockey tenure as the most decorated player in league history.^[45] Altogether, McDavid had 285 points in his career with the Otters, 24 fewer than franchise leader Brad Boyes, and led the franchise with 188 assists.^[46]

Professional

2015–2019: Rookie season, playoff debut, individual success, team disappointments

The Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL), who were coming off of a 24–44–14 season, selected McDavid first overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.^[47] On July 3, 2015, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the team; the total deal was worth $11.3 million, including up to $3.775 million annually in bonus incentives.^[48]^[49] He made his NHL debut on October 9, 2015, nearly scoring twice but stopped by Brian Elliott both times in a 3–1 loss to the St. Louis Blues.^[50] His first goal came five days later in his third NHL game, when McDavid scored on Kari Lehtonen in the second period of a 4–2 loss to the Dallas Stars.^[51] On November 3, McDavid suffered a fractured left clavicle after a collision into the boards with Brandon Manning and Michael Del Zotto of the Philadelphia Flyers.^[52] At the time of the injury, he had five goals and 12 points through 13 games.^[53] He missed a total of 37 games with the injury, by which point the Oilers had fallen well out of playoff contention, but returned on February 3 for a goal and two assists in Edmonton's 5–1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.^[54] On February 11, while facing his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs, McDavid was involved in all five of the Oilers' points: in addition to scoring twice, he also had assists on every part of Jordan Eberle's hat trick. That single-game performance helped boost McDavid to tenth overall in NHL rookie scoring despite playing in only 19 games of the 2015–16 season.^[55] Despite appearing in only 45 games due to injury, McDavid finished his rookie season with 16 goals and 32 assists and 48 points, fourth in rookie scoring. He was the second runner-up in Calder Memorial Trophy voting, behind Shayne Gostisbehere and winner Artemi Panarin, and all three players were named to the 2015–16 NHL All-Rookie Team.^[56]

On October 5, 2016, the Oilers named McDavid their captain for the 2016–17 season. At 19 years and 266 days old, McDavid became the youngest captain in NHL history, unseating Gabriel Landeskog, who was 20 days older when he became captain of the Colorado Avalanche in September 2012.^[57] After a 10-game goal drought early in the season, McDavid recorded his first NHL hat-trick on November 19 in a 5–2 victory over the Dallas Stars.^[58] The following month, he scored his first shootout goal against Ben Bishop to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2.^[59] With two assists against the New Jersey Devils on January 13, 2017, his 20th birthday, McDavid became the first player to reach 50 points during the 2016–17 season.^[60] Five days later, he recorded his 100th NHL point with an assist on Zack Kassian's goal against the Florida Panthers.^[61] He reached the milestone in only 92 games, following Wayne Gretzky (61 games) and Blair MacDonald (85) as the third-fastest Oiler to reach 100 career points.^[62] With a league-leading 16 goals and 56 points halfway through the season, McDavid earned his first NHL All-Star Game selection in 2017, playing on the same line as Anaheim Ducks rival Ryan Kesler for the Pacific Division team.^[63] He also won Fastest Skater at the NHL All-Star Skills Competition with a time of 13.02 seconds.^[64] In the final regular season game of the year, McDavid recorded two assists to finish the season with 100 points. In doing so, he became the youngest player to win the Art Ross Trophy for the NHL scoring leader since a 19-year-old Sidney Crosby won in the 2006–07 season.^[65] Playing in all 82 games of the season, McDavid recorded 30 goals and 70 assists, with at least one point in 59 games and a 14-game point streak to close out the regular season.^[66] The Oilers ended a 10-year playoff drought on March 29, 2017, when they defeated the Los Angeles Kings to clinch a berth in the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs.^[67] McDavid scored his first NHL postseason goal short-handed in the Oilers' 2–0 shutout win over the San Jose Sharks in the opening-round series.^[68] Edmonton defeated the Sharks in six games of the best-of-seven series and went on to face the Ducks in the second round of playoffs.^[69] That series went to seven games, with the Oilers falling 2–1 in the winner-takes-all match.^[70] McDavid added five goals and nine points in 13 playoff games before elimination.^[71] Once the Stanley Cup playoffs concluded, McDavid was honoured at the 2017 NHL Awards with the Hart Memorial Trophy for the most valuable player in the NHL, the Ted Lindsay Award for the most outstanding player as decided by the National Hockey League Players' Association, and a selection to the NHL First All-Star Team at centre.^[72]

On July 5, 2017, McDavid signed an eight-year, $100 million contract extension with the Oilers, which went into effect at the beginning of the 2018–19 season.^[73] His second hat-trick, meanwhile, came in the first game of the 2017–18 season, when McDavid scored every Edmonton goal in their 3–0 shutout of the Calgary Flames.^[74] With a team-leading 14 goals and 45 points by the halfway point of the season, McDavid won the fan vote to captain the Pacific Division at the 2018 NHL All-Star Game, his second such selection.^[75] He successfully defended his Fastest Skater title at the Skills Competition, completing the course in 13.454 seconds to narrowly defeat Brayden Point of the Tampa Bay Lightning.^[76] On February 5, shortly after the All-Star Game, McDavid had his first NHL four-goal game with a 6–2 win over the Lightning, breaking Edmonton's 0-for-17 power play cold streak in the process.^[77] McDavid's third hat-trick of the season came on February 18, when he broke both the Oilers' six-game losing streak and the Colorado Avalanche's 10-game at-home winning streak.^[78] While the Oilers finished the season well outside of playoff contention, finishing 17 points behind the Avalanche in the wild-card race, McDavid set career highs with 41 goals and 108 points, and he led the NHL with 84 even-strength points.^[79] Although his team's poor performance left McDavid out of serious contention for the Hart Trophy,^[80] he became the first player to receive the Art Ross Trophy in back-to-back years since Jaromír Jágr in 2000 and 2001. McDavid additionally took home the Ted Lindsay Award and was named to the NHL First All-Star Team.^[81]

With a point in all nine of the Oilers' first goals of the 2018–19 season, McDavid broke Adam Oates's record, set in 1986–87 when Oates was involved in the Detroit Red Wings' first seven goals of the season.^[82] With an overtime goal against the Chicago Blackhawks on October 28, 2018, McDavid became the first Oiler to record at least 17 points through the first 10 games of an NHL season since Mark Messier in 1989–90.^[83] On December 13, 2018, with two assists in his 240th NHL game, McDavid became the ninth player to reach 300 points before his 22nd birthday and tied Evgeni Malkin of the Penguins as the 21st century NHL player to reach the milestone in the fewest games.^[84] While serving as the Pacific Division captain at his third consecutive NHL All-Star Game,^[85] McDavid set an NHL record with his third Fastest Skater victory, defeating Jack Eichel and Mathew Barzal with a speed of 13.378 seconds.^[86] On February 22, McDavid received a two-game suspension from the NHL Department of Player Safety for what was deemed an illegal check to the head of New York Islanders defenceman Nick Leddy.^[87] He finished the season with a career-tying 41 goals, as well as a career-high 75 assists and 116 points, and he came in third behind Sidney Crosby and Nikita Kucherov in Hart Trophy voting.^[88] McDavid also received his third NHL First All-Star Team selection, finishing ahead of Crosby in voting for centre.^[89] On April 6, 2019, the final game of the Oilers' regular season, McDavid crashed into the Calgary Flames' net at a velocity of over 40 km/h (25 mph), slamming his left knee into the post. He was diagnosed with a complete tear of the posterior cruciate ligament and popliteus muscle, tears to both the medial and lateral meniscus, and a tibial plateau fracture.^[90] With the Oilers already eliminated from possible playoff contention, McDavid elected not to undergo surgery but to participate in an extensive rehabilitation program that would allow him to return in time for the beginning of the 2019–20 season.^[91]^[92]^[93] The season also saw significant developments for the Oilers as a team, with general manager Peter Chiarelli sacked midway through after years of criticism for his inability to assemble a competitive team around McDavid.^[94]^[95]^[96] Subsequently, Ken Holland was hired as the team's new general manager.^[97]

2019–present: Rising team success, pandemic season, Western Conference Final run, Rocket Richard Trophy, "season of the century"

McDavid started the 2019–20 season as the NHL First Star of the Week with 12 points through the first five games of the year, all of which the Oilers came back from behind to win.^[98] With the first goal of his hat-trick against the Anaheim Ducks on November 10, 2019, McDavid reached 400 NHL points in 306 games, joining Sidney Crosby as the only other active NHL player to reach the milestone in that many games. It was also 64 days before his 23rd birthday, making McDavid the eighth player to record 400 points before turning 23.^[99] Five days later, McDavid recorded another hat-trick as part of a career-high six-point game against the Colorado Avalanche.^[100] Although he reached 50 points on December 1 in a 3–2 win against the Vancouver Canucks,^[101] McDavid's scoring pace began to slow after his pair of hat tricks: he recorded 48 points in the first 25 games of the season but only 10 in the next nine, a stretch which also included four pointless outings.^[102] McDavid made his fourth All-Star Game appearance in 2020 as captain of the Pacific Division.^[103] He was kept from a fourth consecutive Fastest Skater win by Mathew Barzal, who finished the course in 13.175 seconds, ahead of McDavid's 13.215-second lap.^[104] With their February 9, 2020 outing against the Nashville Predators, during which Draisaitl scored twice and McDavid had an assist, the pair became the first teammates to reach 30 goals and 80 points apiece in 55 games since Mario Lemieux and Jaromír Jágr with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1996–97 season.^[105] McDavid injured his knee in a collision with Dante Fabbro during the second period of that game, and although the knee itself did not suffer any serious damage, MRI scans revealed a quadriceps injury.^[106] He missed six games before returning on February 23 for a three-point outing in the Oilers' 4–2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.^[107] By the time that the NHL indefinitely suspended the season on March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, McDavid had 34 goals, 63 assists and 97 points in 64 games.^[108] When the NHL returned to play that July for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, McDavid was one of 31 skaters that the Oilers took into their quarantine bubble.^[109] He added an additional five goals and nine points in four postseason games before the Chicago Blackhawks eliminated the Oilers in the qualifying round.^[110] That included a postseason hat-trick in Game 2 to help the Oilers to a 6–3 win.^[111]

In the second game of the COVID-19 pandemic shortened 2020–21 season, McDavid scored the first hat-trick of any player that year as the Oilers won 5–2 against the Vancouver Canucks.^[112] With eight goals and 14 assists in the first 11 games of the season, McDavid joined Wayne Gretzky as the only Oilers in history to reach 20 points in 11 games during back-to-back seasons, a feat for which he was named the NHL North Division Star of the Month for January.^[113] His 500th career point came on an assist against the Winnipeg Jets on February 17, 2021. The point came in McDavid's 369th NHL game, tying Sidney Crosby as the eighth-fastest player to reach the milestone.^[114] Four days later, he had a natural hat-trick and a five-point game in a 7–1 rout of the Calgary Flames.^[115] He won the North Division Star of the Month again for March after recording 23 points in 14 games, including an 11-game point streak between March 6 and 29.^[116] On May 9, 2021, in only the 53rd game of the pandemic-shortened season, McDavid reached his 100th point of the year in a four-point outing against the Canucks. He was the first player to reach the milestone in so few games since Mario Lemieux during the 1995–96 season.^[117] He finished the regular season with 33 goals and 72 assists for a league-leading 105 points in all 56 games, 21 more than runner-up and teammate Leon Draisaitl, and took home his third career Art Ross Trophy.^[118] At the end of the regular season, he was named to his fourth NHL First All-Star Team,^[119] won his third Ted Lindsay Award, and joined Wayne Gretzky as the only players in the 97-year history of the award to win the Hart Memorial Trophy by unanimous selection.^[120] The Oilers were unexpectedly swept by the Winnipeg Jets in the first round of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, with McDavid recording only one goal and three assists in the four-game series.^[121] The officiating standards during the playoffs subsequently became a public point of contention, with McDavid joining many fans and commentators in saying that referees allowed the Jets' players to foul him with impunity. It was noted that McDavid did not draw a single penalty during the series against the Jets, and had only drawn one in the preceding year's playoff series against the Blackhawks. McDavid asked that referees "call the rule book, that's what it's there for."^[122]^[123]

McDavid began the 2021–22 season on a 17-game point streak, which came to an end on November 23, 2021, in a 4–1 loss to the Dallas Stars. It was the eighth-longest point streak to begin a season in NHL history and third-longest for the Oilers, behind Wayne Gretzky's 51- and 30-game streaks in 1983–84 and 1982–83, respectively.^[124] While the Oilers started the season with a franchise-best 9–1 record, McDavid and Leon Draisaitl became the first pair of Edmonton teammates to individually reach 20 points within the first 10 games of the season since Gretzky and Jari Kurri in 1984–85.^[125] After an excellent start to the season, both the Oilers and McDavid began suffering a marked decline in results, culminating in a 2–11–2 stretch of games in December and January. By early February they had dropped out of a playoff spot. Amidst extensive media discussion of the Oilers' lack of depth scoring and questionable goaltending, general manager Holland fired coach Dave Tippett and replaced him with Jay Woodcroft, previously the coach of the Oilers AHL affiliate Bakersfield Condors.^[126]^[127] McDavid was once again selected as the captain of the Pacific Division team at the 2022 NHL All-Star Game,^[128] where he was upset by Jordan Kyrou of the St. Louis Blues in the Fastest Skater competition.^[129] The Oilers recovered their form under Woodcroft, finishing the season in second place in the Pacific Division to qualify for the playoffs after posting the third-best points percentage in the league after the coaching change with a 26–9–3 record.^[130] McDavid finished the season with 44 goals and 123 points in 80 games to secure his fourth career Art Ross Trophy.^[131] This point total was eight points more than runner-up Johnny Gaudreau of the Calgary Flames and Jonathan Huberdeau of the Florida Panthers, who both finished with 115 points.^[132] McDavid was again named a finalist for both the Hart Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award.^[133]^[134] The Oilers advanced in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs to meet the Los Angeles Kings, seen as favourites to advance beyond the first round for only the second time in McDavid's career.^[135] The Kings proved a greater challenge than many had expected, and after five games led the series 3–2. With the Oilers facing elimination in Game 6 in Los Angeles, McDavid led the team to victory, posting a goal and two assists in a game-leading 24:02 minutes of ice time to force Game 7.^[136] Two days later, McDavid had a primary assist on Cody Ceci's game-winning goal, before burying a backhand shot in the final minutes to secure a 2–0 Oilers win and clinch the series. McDavid's 4 goals and 10 assists led the league in the first round of the playoffs, and he became only the second player in history to record six multi-point games in a single playoff series.^[137]^[138] The Oilers drew the Calgary Flames in the second round, the first playoff "Battle of Alberta" in 31 years.^[139] With two goals and four assists in the first two games of the second round, McDavid hit 20 career playoff points in the fewest games of any player in 30 years.^[140] McDavid scored the series-clinching goal in overtime in Game 5 to send the Oilers to the Western Conference Final for the first time since 2006.^[141] The Oilers were ultimately defeated by the Colorado Avalanche, the eventual Stanley Cup champions, in four games, bringing his postseason to an end. With 10 goals and 23 assists, he led all players in scoring in the 2022 playoffs. He became the first player since Peter Forsberg in 2002 to be first in scoring without playing in the final round.^[142]^[143]

During the Oilers' 2022–23 season opener against the Vancouver Canucks, McDavid scored a hat-trick and increased his total career points to 700. This made him the sixth-fastest player to reach the milestone, and the fastest player since the 1980s.^[144] In a season marked by increased scoring generally across the league, McDavid once again lead the league in points from the beginning, this time while also scoring goals at the highest pace of his career thus far.^[145]^[146]^[147] On January 22, McDavid scored his 40th goal of the season in a win over the Canucks, becoming the fastest NHL player to notch 40 goals in a season since Pavel Bure during the 1999–2000 season.^[148] McDavid reached 800 career points in a February 21, 2023 game, the fifth-fastest pace of any player in league history.^[149] That game was the first of four consecutive two-goal games that saw him reach the 50-goal mark for the first time in a single season on February 27.^[150] He notched a fifth consecutive two-goal game on March 1, becoming only the fifth player in league history to do so.^[151] With a goal and an assist in a game against the Ottawa Senators on March 14, 2023, he reached 129 points on the season, surpassing Nikita Kucherov's 21st century record set four years prior.^[152] He then reached the 60-goal mark for the first time in his career on March 22, scoring the game-winning goal in overtime against the Arizona Coyotes. He was only the fourth player to do so in the 21st century, and, in 72 games, reached it faster than anyone since Mario Lemieux in 1995–96.^[153] McDavid scored his 64th goal on April 8, 2023, which made him the sixth player in NHL history to hit the 150-point threshold,^[154] whilst leading the league in goals for the first time in his career. He finished the season with 64 goals and 153 points, winning his fifth (and third consecutive) Art Ross Trophy and, for the first time in his career, earning the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy for leading the NHL in goal-scoring. He was the first Oiler to win the Richard Trophy, and the first to lead the NHL in goals since Gretzky in 1986–87.^[155] His 64 goals were 1 short of Alexander Ovechkin's post-lockout record of 65 in the 2007–08 season.^[156] His 153 points were the most for a player since Lemieux in 1996, and the fourth-most for any player in NHL history, behind Gretzky, Lemieux and Steve Yzerman.^[157] The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation dubbed it "the season of the century."^[158] He was once again named finalist for both the Hart Memorial Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award.^[159]^[160] The Oilers finished second in the Pacific Division and sixth in the Western Conference, qualifying for the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs. They drew the Kings in the first round for the second consecutive year, entering as the favourite to advance.^[161]^[162] The Oilers ousted the Kings in six games, with McDavid and Draisaitl again credited as dominant forces in the contest, and moved to face the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round.^[163] The second round matchup attracted media attention due to the presence of Jack Eichel on the Golden Knights roster. Eichel had been drafted second overall in the same year as McDavid, and was viewed at the time as a potential career rivalry, albeit one that had largely not materialized in the intervening years due to Eichel's original Buffalo Sabres team not achieving much success.^[164]^[165]^[166] The Oilers were ultimately defeated by the Golden Knights in a six-game series, bringing their postseason to an end.^[167]

International play

Junior

McDavid's international ice hockey career began with the 2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he led the sixth-place Team Ontario with nine points in five games, including two goals and an assist in their 7–6 tournament-ending loss to Team Pacific.^[168] Despite his team's disappointing performance, McDavid was named to the tournament all-star team.^[169] The next year, a 16-year-old McDavid was the youngest player in the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships in Sochi. Playing for the Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team, he skated on a line with Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett, recording two goals and two assists in Canada's 4–1 opening-round win over Slovakia.^[170] He led the tournament in scoring with eight goals and 14 assists, including a hat-trick during Canada's 6–0 quarterfinal win over the Czech Republic.^[171] Canada defeated the United States team 3–2 in the gold medal match, breaking Team USA's four-year championship streak, and McDavid was named both the Best Forward and Tournament MVP after the win.^[172]

In 2014, McDavid became the sixth 16-year-old in history to join the Canadian junior team for that year's World Junior Ice Hockey Championship. Although McDavid recorded a goal and three assists in the tournament, he went pointless in the last three games and spent most of the bronze medal match, in which Canada fell 2–1 to Russia, on the bench.^[173] He rejoined the team for the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Canada, serving as an alternate captain and as the only 17-year-old on a team that was otherwise 19 years of age.^[174]^[175] Canada took the gold medal in the tournament, defeating Russia 5–4 in the championship match, and McDavid's 11 points (three goals and eight assists) tied Sam Reinhart and Nic Petan for first in the tournament. He was named to the media all-star team at the end of the championships.^[176]

Senior

McDavid first joined the Canadian senior team for the 2016 IIHF World Championship in Russia. Although he had eight assists in the tournament, McDavid did not score a goal until the gold-medal match against Finland, who the Canadians shut out 2–0 to win the tournament.^[177] McDavid's was the only goal of the game until the final second, when Matt Duchene scored in an empty net.^[178] That same year, McDavid was named captain of Team North America, a team of Canadian and United States players aged 23 or under, at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.^[179] Centreing a line with Auston Matthews and Mark Scheifele,^[180] McDavid had three assists in six games during the pre-tournament and round robin stages of the World Cup.^[181] Team North America was eliminated after the round-robin portion of the tournament, with Russia winning the tiebreaker.^[182] Two years later, McDavid was named captain of Team Canada at the 2018 IIHF World Championship in Denmark,^[183] where he recorded five goals and 13 points through the opening rounds of the tournament.^[184] With a 4–1 loss to the United States team in the bronze medal game, Canada finished the World Championship without a medal for the first time since 2014.^[185] McDavid, who was joined by Oilers teammates Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Darnell Nurse, finished the tournament third in scoring with five goals and 17 points in 10 games.^[186] McDavid intended to play for Canada again at the 2019 IIHF World Championship, but suffered a leg injury at the end of the NHL season that kept him from participating.^[187]

McDavid was one of the first three players named to the Canadian roster for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, joining Sidney Crosby and Alex Pietrangelo.^[188] In December 2021, however, the NHL declared that no players would be allowed to participate in the Olympic Games, citing COVID-19 outbreaks throughout the league. McDavid, who had already missed a chance to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics due to financial concerns from the NHL, was upset with the league's decision, saying, "It's always been a dream of mine to play at the Olympics since I was a little kid. So to have that kind of squashed as we were getting close was disappointing."^[189]

Player profile

Nicknamed "McJesus",^[190] McDavid is considered by fellow players, fans, and sportswriters to be one of the best players in the modern era of the NHL, with frequent comparisons to both Sidney Crosby and Wayne Gretzky.^[191]^[192] Responding to a 2017 survey from the Associated Press, defenceman Seth Jones described McDavid as "what Crosby was when he was 20", while Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask said that McDavid "just skates and he stickhandles and it's something I've never seen before as a goalie".^[193] Between 2016 and 2021, McDavid ranked first in TSN Hockey's preseason fan poll of the top 50 players in the NHL.^[194] The NHLPA also voted McDavid the best forward in the league in both 2019 and 2020.^[195] In 2021, McDavid joined Gretzky as the only players to unanimously win the Hart Memorial Trophy, as voted by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.^[196]

Through his first five seasons in the NHL, McDavid's 1.34 points per game have been on par with Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin.^[197] When asked by ESPN in 2016 what made McDavid such a strong player, several, including Auston Matthews, Ryan Getzlaf, Joe Thornton, and Brendan Gallagher, mentioned his speed on the ice. John Tavares praised McDavid's adaptability, while defenceman Cam Fowler said, "I don't think there's a specific way to shut him down."^[198] In 2021, Gretzky praised McDavid's increased maturity and physicality compared to previous seasons, saying, "His body language is that he doesn't want to lose, and it's infectious through the hockey club."^[199] Despite the praise for the offensive aspects of his game, McDavid has received criticism from sports journalists for his defensive elements, particularly his high rate of turning over the puck to his opponents while in the Oilers' defensive zone.^[200]^[201]

Personal life

McDavid and his girlfriend, interior designer Lauren Kyle, designed their Edmonton house.^[202] After displaying pictures of the house for EDify magazine in 2020 and recording a video tour in 2021 for Architectural Digest, the minimalist design and the poor view of the Edmonton River Valley outside became an Internet meme.^[203]^[204]

As a sports fan in Ontario, McDavid was a dedicated childhood fan of Mats Sundin and the Toronto Maple Leafs NHL team. He described his childhood bedroom as "pretty embarrassing" for its volume of Maple Leafs memorabilia.^[205] Outside of hockey, he supports the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Blue Jays game in 2016.^[206]

On June 21, 2017, Electronic Arts revealed that McDavid would be the cover athlete for NHL 18, their annual instalment of the NHL video game series.^[207] Additionally, McDavid's unique skating style inspired the Real Player Motion technology used in NHL 19, in which player size and other attributes affect their skating speed and power.^[208] In 2022, McDavid was one of several Canadian athletes to appear on boxes of Cheerios cereal as part of their "Be the Cheer" promotion, in which customers could write personalized messages to athletes competing at the Olympic Games.^[209] That same year, McDavid became the first active professional athlete to serve as a brand ambassador for sports betting company BetMGM.^[210]

Philanthropy

McDavid is involved in charitable efforts with Edmonton's indigenous community and has raised $85,000 to help indigenous children play sports.^[211] He is also involved in a shuttle program to help sick kids.^[212]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Career statistics derived from Elite Prospects.^[213]
Bold indicates led league.

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011–12	Toronto Marlboros	GTHL U16 AAA	88	79	130	209	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Toronto Marlboros	GTHL U16	33	27	50	77	14	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Erie Otters	OHL	63	25	41	66	36	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Erie Otters	OHL	57	28	71	99	20	14	4	15	19	2
2014–15	Erie Otters	OHL	47	44	76	120	48	20	21	28	49	12
2015–16	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	45	16	32	48	18	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	82	30	70	100	26	13	5	4	9	2
2017–18	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	82	41	67	108	26	—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	78	41	75	116	20	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	64	34	63	97	28	4	5	4	9	2
2020–21	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	56	33	72	105	20	4	1	3	4	0
2021–22	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	80	44	79	123	45	16	10	23	33	10
2022–23	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	82	64	89	153	36	12	8	12	20	0
NHL totals			569	303	547	850	219	49	29	46	75	14

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2013	Canada	U18		7	8	6	14	2
2014	Canada	WJC	4th	7	1	3	4	4
2015	Canada	WJC		7	3	8	11	0
2016	Canada	WC		10	1	8	9	6
2016	Team North America	WCH	5th	3	0	3	3	4
2018	Canada	WC	4th	10	5	12	17	10
Junior totals				21	12	17	29	6
Senior totals				23	6	23	29	20

Awards, honours, and records

Awards and honours

Award	Year	Ref.
GTHL
Player of the Year	2012	^[8]
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy	2012	^[9]
OHL
Jack Ferguson Award	2012	^[15]
Emms Family Award	2013	^[23]
OHL First All-Rookie Team	2013	^[23]
William Hanley Trophy	2014	^[28]
Bobby Smith Trophy	2014, 2015	^[29]^[40]
OHL Second All-Star Team	2014	^[31]
Red Tilson Trophy	2015	^[40]
OHL First All-Star Team	2015	^[42]
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award	2015	^[44]
CHL
Subway Super Series participant	2012, 2013	^[19]^[26]
CHL Scholastic Player of the Year	2014, 2015	^[30]^[41]
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (Team Cherry captain)	2015	^[37]
CHL Player of the Year	2015	^[41]
CHL Top Draft Prospect Award	2015	^[41]
NHL
NHL All-Rookie Team	2016	^[56]
NHL All-Star Game appearance	2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023	^[63]^[75]^[85]^[103]^[128]
NHL All-Star Skills Competition Fastest Skater	2017, 2018, 2019	^[64]^[76]^[86]
Art Ross Trophy	2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023	^[65]^[81]^[118]^[131]
Hart Memorial Trophy	2017, 2021	^[72]^[120]
Ted Lindsay Award	2017, 2018, 2021	^[72]^[81]^[120]
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy	2023
NHL First All-Star Team	2017, 2018, 2019, 2021	^[72]^[81]^[89]^[119]
NHL Second All-Star Team	2022
International
World U-17 Hockey Challenge All-Star Team	2013	^[169]
IIHF World U18 Championship Best Forward	2013	^[172]
IIHF World U18 Championship Most Valuable Player	2013	^[172]
IIHF World Junior Championship Media All-Star Team	2015	^[176]

Records

Most individual awards given to any OHL player (5)^[45]
Youngest captain in NHL history (19 years, 266 days at time of appointment)^[57]
Most points on consecutive goals to begin an NHL season (9, in 2018–19 season)^[82]

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External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Connor McDavid player profile at Ontario Hockey League

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Aaron Ekblad	Jack Ferguson Award 2012	Succeeded by Travis Konecny
Preceded by Aaron Ekblad	Winner of the Emms Family Award 2013	Succeeded by Travis Konecny
Preceded by Patrick Kane Leon Draisaitl	Art Ross Trophy 2017, 2018 2021, 2022, 2023	Succeeded by Nikita Kucherov Incumbent
Preceded by Auston Matthews	Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy 2023	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Patrick Kane Leon Draisaitl	Hart Memorial Trophy 2017 2021	Succeeded by Taylor Hall Auston Matthews
Preceded by Patrick Kane Leon Draisaitl	Ted Lindsay Award 2017, 2018 2021	Succeeded by Nikita Kucherov Auston Matthews
Preceded by Vladimir Tarasenko	EA Sports NHL Cover Athlete NHL 18	Succeeded by P. K. Subban
Preceded by Aaron Ekblad	NHL first overall draft pick 2015	Succeeded by Auston Matthews
Preceded by Leon Draisaitl	Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick 2015	Succeeded by Jesse Puljujärvi
Sporting positions
Preceded by Andrew Ference	Edmonton Oilers captain 2016–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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 ===Professional===
-====2015–2016: Rookie season====
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 [[File:Connor McDavid 07042015.jpg|thumb|McDavid with the Oilers in 2015]]
-The [[Edmonton Oilers]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL), who were coming off of a 24–44–14 season, selected McDavid first overall in the [[2015 NHL Entry Draft]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Strang |first=Katie |title=Connor McDavid goes No. 1 to Oilers; Sabres get Jack Eichel at No. 2 |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/13155772/2015-nhl-draft-edmonton-oilers-draft-connor-mcdavid-no-1-overall |work=[[ESPN]] |date=June 26, 2015 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205191656/https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/13155772/2015-nhl-draft-edmonton-oilers-draft-connor-mcdavid-no-1-overall |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 3, 2015, he signed a three-year, [[entry-level contract]] with the team; the total deal was worth $11.3 million, including up to $3.775 million annually in bonus incentives.<ref>{{cite news |last=Van Diest |first=Derek |title=No. 1 pick McDavid agrees to first contract with Oilers |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/no-1-pick-mcdavid-agrees-to-first-contract-with-oilers/c-773810 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=July 3, 2015 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205191700/https://www.nhl.com/news/no-1-pick-mcdavid-agrees-to-first-contract-with-oilers/c-773810 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Greenberg |first=Neil |title=The Oilers wasted Connor McDavid's entry-level contract. Is a roster blow-up next? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2018/01/25/the-oilers-wasted-connor-mcdavids-entry-level-contract-is-a-roster-blow-up-next/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=January 25, 2018 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331174854/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2018/01/25/the-oilers-wasted-connor-mcdavids-entry-level-contract-is-a-roster-blow-up-next/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He made his NHL debut on October 9, 2015, nearly scoring twice but stopped by [[Brian Elliott]] both times in a 3–1 loss to the [[St. Louis Blues]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Rosen |first=Dan |title=McDavid impressive if not spectacular in NHL debut |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/mcdavid-impressive-if-not-spectacular-in-nhl-debut/c-782389 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=October 9, 2015 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205191657/https://www.nhl.com/news/mcdavid-impressive-if-not-spectacular-in-nhl-debut/c-782389 |url-status=live }}</ref> His first goal came five days later in his third NHL game, when McDavid scored on [[Kari Lehtonen]] in the second period of a 4–2 loss to the [[Dallas Stars]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Oilers forward McDavid scores first NHL goal |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-forward-mcdavid-scores-first-nhl-goal/c-783093 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=October 14, 2015 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205191657/https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-forward-mcdavid-scores-first-nhl-goal/c-783093 |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 3, McDavid suffered a fractured left [[clavicle]] after a collision into the boards with [[Brandon Manning]] and [[Michael Del Zotto]] of the [[Philadelphia Flyers]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Van Diest |first=Derek |title=Oilers' McDavid has fractured clavicle, out months |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-mcdavid-has-fractured-clavicle-out-months/c-786300 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=November 4, 2015 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205180533/https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-mcdavid-has-fractured-clavicle-out-months/c-786300 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the time of the injury, he had five goals and 12 points through 13 games.<ref>{{cite news |title=Connor McDavid: 'It's good to feel normal again' |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/14482587/connor-mcdavid-returns-edmonton-oilers-practice-fractured-clavicle |work=[[ESPN]] |date=January 1, 2016 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205180543/https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/14482587/connor-mcdavid-returns-edmonton-oilers-practice-fractured-clavicle |url-status=live }}</ref> He missed a total of 37 games with the injury, by which point the Oilers had fallen well out of playoff contention, but returned on February 3 for a goal and two assists in Edmonton's 5–1 victory over the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Vollman |first=Rob |title=McDavid's return may not lift Oilers to playoffs |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavids-impact-on-edmonton-oilers/c-278282616 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=February 4, 2016 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205180542/https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavids-impact-on-edmonton-oilers/c-278282616 |url-status=live }}</ref> On February 11, while facing his hometown [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], McDavid was involved in all five of the Oilers' points: in addition to scoring twice, he also had assists on every part of [[Jordan Eberle]]'s [[hat trick]]. That single-game performance helped boost McDavid to tenth overall in NHL rookie scoring despite playing in only 19 games of the [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16 season]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Feschuk |first=Dave |title=Connor McDavid has five-point night as Oilers down Leafs |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2016/02/11/connor-mcdavid-has-five-point-night-as-oilers-down-leafs.html |work=Toronto Star |date=February 11, 2016 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205191700/https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2016/02/11/connor-mcdavid-has-five-point-night-as-oilers-down-leafs.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite appearing in only 45 games due to injury, McDavid finished his rookie season with 16 goals and 32 assists, fourth in rookie scoring. He was the second runner-up in [[Calder Memorial Trophy]] voting, behind [[Shayne Gostisbehere]] and winner [[Artemi Panarin]], and all three players were named to the 2015–16 [[NHL All-Rookie Team]].<ref name="rookie">{{cite news |title=Oilers' Connor McDavid finishes 3rd in voting for rookie of the year |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/mcdavid-calder-voting-1.3648573 |publisher=[[CBC News]] |date=June 22, 2016 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205191700/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/mcdavid-calder-voting-1.3648573 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+The [[Edmonton Oilers]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL), who were coming off of a 24–44–14 season, selected McDavid first overall in the [[2015 NHL Entry Draft]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Strang |first=Katie |title=Connor McDavid goes No. 1 to Oilers; Sabres get Jack Eichel at No. 2 |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/13155772/2015-nhl-draft-edmonton-oilers-draft-connor-mcdavid-no-1-overall |work=[[ESPN]] |date=June 26, 2015 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205191656/https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/13155772/2015-nhl-draft-edmonton-oilers-draft-connor-mcdavid-no-1-overall |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 3, 2015, he signed a three-year, [[entry-level contract]] with the team; the total deal was worth $11.3 million, including up to $3.775 million annually in bonus incentives.<ref>{{cite news |last=Van Diest |first=Derek |title=No. 1 pick McDavid agrees to first contract with Oilers |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/no-1-pick-mcdavid-agrees-to-first-contract-with-oilers/c-773810 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=July 3, 2015 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205191700/https://www.nhl.com/news/no-1-pick-mcdavid-agrees-to-first-contract-with-oilers/c-773810 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Greenberg |first=Neil |title=The Oilers wasted Connor McDavid's entry-level contract. Is a roster blow-up next? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2018/01/25/the-oilers-wasted-connor-mcdavids-entry-level-contract-is-a-roster-blow-up-next/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=January 25, 2018 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331174854/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2018/01/25/the-oilers-wasted-connor-mcdavids-entry-level-contract-is-a-roster-blow-up-next/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He made his NHL debut on October 9, 2015, nearly scoring twice but stopped by [[Brian Elliott]] both times in a 3–1 loss to the [[St. Louis Blues]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Rosen |first=Dan |title=McDavid impressive if not spectacular in NHL debut |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/mcdavid-impressive-if-not-spectacular-in-nhl-debut/c-782389 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=October 9, 2015 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205191657/https://www.nhl.com/news/mcdavid-impressive-if-not-spectacular-in-nhl-debut/c-782389 |url-status=live }}</ref> His first goal came five days later in his third NHL game, when McDavid scored on [[Kari Lehtonen]] in the second period of a 4–2 loss to the [[Dallas Stars]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Oilers forward McDavid scores first NHL goal |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-forward-mcdavid-scores-first-nhl-goal/c-783093 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=October 14, 2015 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205191657/https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-forward-mcdavid-scores-first-nhl-goal/c-783093 |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 3, McDavid suffered a fractured left [[clavicle]] after a collision into the boards with [[Brandon Manning]] and [[Michael Del Zotto]] of the [[Philadelphia Flyers]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Van Diest |first=Derek |title=Oilers' McDavid has fractured clavicle, out months |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-mcdavid-has-fractured-clavicle-out-months/c-786300 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=November 4, 2015 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205180533/https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-mcdavid-has-fractured-clavicle-out-months/c-786300 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the time of the injury, he had five goals and 12 points through 13 games.<ref>{{cite news |title=Connor McDavid: 'It's good to feel normal again' |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/14482587/connor-mcdavid-returns-edmonton-oilers-practice-fractured-clavicle |work=[[ESPN]] |date=January 1, 2016 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205180543/https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/14482587/connor-mcdavid-returns-edmonton-oilers-practice-fractured-clavicle |url-status=live }}</ref> He missed a total of 37 games with the injury, by which point the Oilers had fallen well out of playoff contention, but returned on February 3 for a goal and two assists in Edmonton's 5–1 victory over the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Vollman |first=Rob |title=McDavid's return may not lift Oilers to playoffs |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavids-impact-on-edmonton-oilers/c-278282616 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=February 4, 2016 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205180542/https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavids-impact-on-edmonton-oilers/c-278282616 |url-status=live }}</ref> On February 11, while facing his hometown [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], McDavid was involved in all five of the Oilers' points: in addition to scoring twice, he also had assists on every part of [[Jordan Eberle]]'s [[hat trick]]. That single-game performance helped boost McDavid to tenth overall in NHL rookie scoring despite playing in only 19 games of the [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16 season]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Feschuk |first=Dave |title=Connor McDavid has five-point night as Oilers down Leafs |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2016/02/11/connor-mcdavid-has-five-point-night-as-oilers-down-leafs.html |work=Toronto Star |date=February 11, 2016 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205191700/https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2016/02/11/connor-mcdavid-has-five-point-night-as-oilers-down-leafs.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite appearing in only 45 games due to injury, McDavid finished his rookie season with 16 goals and 32 assists and 48 points, fourth in rookie scoring. He was the second runner-up in [[Calder Memorial Trophy]] voting, behind [[Shayne Gostisbehere]] and winner [[Artemi Panarin]], and all three players were named to the 2015–16 [[NHL All-Rookie Team]].<ref name="rookie">{{cite news |title=Oilers' Connor McDavid finishes 3rd in voting for rookie of the year |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/mcdavid-calder-voting-1.3648573 |publisher=[[CBC News]] |date=June 22, 2016 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205191700/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/mcdavid-calder-voting-1.3648573 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-====2016–2017: League MVP and playoff debut====
-On October 5, 2016, the Oilers named McDavid their captain for the [[2016–17 NHL season|2016–17 season]]. At 19 years and 266 days old, McDavid became the youngest captain in NHL history, unseating [[Gabriel Landeskog]], who was 20 days older when he became captain of the [[Colorado Avalanche]] in 2012.<ref name="youngest">{{cite news |last=Custance |first=Craig |title=Oilers make Connor McDavid the youngest captain in NHL history |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/17722392/connor-mcdavid-named-edmonton-oilers-captain-youngest-league-history |work=[[ESPN]] |date=October 5, 2016 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205175425/https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/17722392/connor-mcdavid-named-edmonton-oilers-captain-youngest-league-history |url-status=live }}</ref> After a 10-game goal drought early in the season, McDavid recorded his first NHL hat-trick on November 19 in a 5–2 victory over the Dallas Stars.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shapiro |first=Sean |title=Connor McDavid gets first hat trick, Oilers win |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-dallas-stars-game-recap/c-283904072 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=November 19, 2016 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205180544/https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-dallas-stars-game-recap/c-283904072 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following month, he scored his first [[Shootout (ice hockey)|shootout]] goal against [[Ben Bishop]] to defeat the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] 3–2.<ref>{{cite news |last=Matheson |first=Jim |title=Oilers notes: Connor McDavid gets his first NHL shootout goal |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/oilers-notes-connor-mcdavid-gets-his-first-nhl-shootout-goal |work=[[Edmonton Journal]] |date=December 18, 2016 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220193635/https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/oilers-notes-connor-mcdavid-gets-his-first-nhl-shootout-goal |url-status=live }}</ref> With two assists against the [[New Jersey Devils]] on January 13, McDavid became the first player to reach 50 points during the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wescott |first=Chris |title=McDavid in elite company |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/mcdavid-in-elite-company/c-285652634 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Edmonton Oilers |date=January 13, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220194324/https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/mcdavid-in-elite-company/c-285652634 |url-status=live }}</ref> Five days later, he recorded his 100th NHL point with an assist on [[Zack Kassian]]'s goal against the [[Florida Panthers]].<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Brien |first=James |title=Connor McDavid hits the 100-point mark, scores OT-winner (or did he?) |url=https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/01/18/connor-mcdavid-hits-the-100-point-mark-with-assist/ |work=Pro Hockey Talk |publisher=[[NBC Sports]] |date=January 18, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221005518/https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/01/18/connor-mcdavid-hits-the-100-point-mark-with-assist/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He reached the milestone in only 92 games, following [[Wayne Gretzky]] (61 games) and [[Blair MacDonald]] (85) as the third-fastest Oiler to reach 100 career points.<ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Tim |title=Connor McDavid breezes past 100 points |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-reaches-100-point-milestone/c-285860840 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=January 19, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220193638/https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-reaches-100-point-milestone/c-285860840 |url-status=live }}</ref> With a league-leading 16 goals and 56 points halfway through the season, McDavid earned his first [[NHL All-Star Game]] selection in 2017, playing on the same line as [[Anaheim Ducks]] rival [[Ryan Kesler]] for the [[Pacific Division (NHL)|Pacific Division]] team.<ref name="as17">{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Tim |title=Connor McDavid relishes All-Star experience |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-mcdavid-enjoys-memorable-weekend-at-first-nhl-all-star-experience/c-286252094 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=January 29, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221001702/https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-mcdavid-enjoys-memorable-weekend-at-first-nhl-all-star-experience/c-286252094 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also won Fastest Skater at the [[NHL All-Star Skills Competition]] with a time of 13.02 seconds.<ref name="fastest">{{cite news |last=Basu |first=Arpon |title=Connor McDavid wins Fastest Skater |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-wins-fastest-skater/c-286225958 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=January 28, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220193635/https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-wins-fastest-skater/c-286225958 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the final regular season game of the year, McDavid recorded two assists to finish the season with 100 points. In doing so, he became the youngest player to win the [[Art Ross Trophy]] for the NHL scoring leader since a 19-year-old [[Sidney Crosby]] won in the [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]].<ref name="art ross 17">{{Cite news |last=Van Diest |first=Derek |title=Connor McDavid gets 100th point, Oilers top Canucks |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vancouver-canucks-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-288632038 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=April 10, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220193633/https://www.nhl.com/news/vancouver-canucks-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-288632038 |url-status=live }}</ref> Playing in all 82 games of the season, McDavid recorded 30 goals and 70 assists, with at least one point in 59 games and a 14-game point streak to close out the regular season.<ref>{{cite news |title=McDavid, Crosby, Holtby earn regular-season trophies |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-sidney-crosby-braden-holtby-win-trophies/c-288641520 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=April 10, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220193646/https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-sidney-crosby-braden-holtby-win-trophies/c-288641520 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+On October 5, 2016, the Oilers named McDavid their captain for the [[2016–17 NHL season|2016–17 season]]. At 19 years and 266 days old, McDavid became the youngest captain in NHL history, unseating [[Gabriel Landeskog]], who was 20 days older when he became captain of the [[Colorado Avalanche]] in September 2012.<ref name="youngest">{{cite news |last=Custance |first=Craig |title=Oilers make Connor McDavid the youngest captain in NHL history |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/17722392/connor-mcdavid-named-edmonton-oilers-captain-youngest-league-history |work=[[ESPN]] |date=October 5, 2016 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205175425/https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/17722392/connor-mcdavid-named-edmonton-oilers-captain-youngest-league-history |url-status=live }}</ref> After a 10-game goal drought early in the season, McDavid recorded his first NHL hat-trick on November 19 in a 5–2 victory over the Dallas Stars.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shapiro |first=Sean |title=Connor McDavid gets first hat trick, Oilers win |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-dallas-stars-game-recap/c-283904072 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=November 19, 2016 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205180544/https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-dallas-stars-game-recap/c-283904072 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following month, he scored his first [[Shootout (ice hockey)|shootout]] goal against [[Ben Bishop]] to defeat the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] 3–2.<ref>{{cite news |last=Matheson |first=Jim |title=Oilers notes: Connor McDavid gets his first NHL shootout goal |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/oilers-notes-connor-mcdavid-gets-his-first-nhl-shootout-goal |work=[[Edmonton Journal]] |date=December 18, 2016 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220193635/https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/oilers-notes-connor-mcdavid-gets-his-first-nhl-shootout-goal |url-status=live }}</ref> With two assists against the [[New Jersey Devils]] on January 13, 2017, his 20th birthday, McDavid became the first player to reach 50 points during the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wescott |first=Chris |title=McDavid in elite company |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/mcdavid-in-elite-company/c-285652634 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Edmonton Oilers |date=January 13, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220194324/https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/mcdavid-in-elite-company/c-285652634 |url-status=live }}</ref> Five days later, he recorded his 100th NHL point with an assist on [[Zack Kassian]]'s goal against the [[Florida Panthers]].<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Brien |first=James |title=Connor McDavid hits the 100-point mark, scores OT-winner (or did he?) |url=https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/01/18/connor-mcdavid-hits-the-100-point-mark-with-assist/ |work=Pro Hockey Talk |publisher=[[NBC Sports]] |date=January 18, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221005518/https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/01/18/connor-mcdavid-hits-the-100-point-mark-with-assist/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He reached the milestone in only 92 games, following [[Wayne Gretzky]] (61 games) and [[Blair MacDonald]] (85) as the third-fastest Oiler to reach 100 career points.<ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Tim |title=Connor McDavid breezes past 100 points |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-reaches-100-point-milestone/c-285860840 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=January 19, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220193638/https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-reaches-100-point-milestone/c-285860840 |url-status=live }}</ref> With a league-leading 16 goals and 56 points halfway through the season, McDavid earned his first [[NHL All-Star Game]] selection in 2017, playing on the same line as [[Anaheim Ducks]] rival [[Ryan Kesler]] for the [[Pacific Division (NHL)|Pacific Division]] team.<ref name="as17">{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Tim |title=Connor McDavid relishes All-Star experience |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-mcdavid-enjoys-memorable-weekend-at-first-nhl-all-star-experience/c-286252094 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=January 29, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221001702/https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-mcdavid-enjoys-memorable-weekend-at-first-nhl-all-star-experience/c-286252094 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also won Fastest Skater at the [[NHL All-Star Skills Competition]] with a time of 13.02 seconds.<ref name="fastest">{{cite news |last=Basu |first=Arpon |title=Connor McDavid wins Fastest Skater |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-wins-fastest-skater/c-286225958 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=January 28, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220193635/https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-wins-fastest-skater/c-286225958 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the final regular season game of the year, McDavid recorded two assists to finish the season with 100 points. In doing so, he became the youngest player to win the [[Art Ross Trophy]] for the NHL scoring leader since a 19-year-old [[Sidney Crosby]] won in the [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]].<ref name="art ross 17">{{Cite news |last=Van Diest |first=Derek |title=Connor McDavid gets 100th point, Oilers top Canucks |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vancouver-canucks-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-288632038 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=April 10, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220193633/https://www.nhl.com/news/vancouver-canucks-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-288632038 |url-status=live }}</ref> Playing in all 82 games of the season, McDavid recorded 30 goals and 70 assists, with at least one point in 59 games and a 14-game point streak to close out the regular season.<ref>{{cite news |title=McDavid, Crosby, Holtby earn regular-season trophies |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-sidney-crosby-braden-holtby-win-trophies/c-288641520 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=April 10, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220193646/https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-sidney-crosby-braden-holtby-win-trophies/c-288641520 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 The Oilers ended a 10-year playoff drought on March 29, 2017, when they defeated the [[Los Angeles Kings]] to clinch a berth in the [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Spector |first=Mark |title=Playoff drought behind them, Oilers shift focus to task ahead |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/playoff-drought-behind-oilers-shift-focus-task-ahead/ |work=[[Sportsnet]] |date=March 29, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220194823/https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/playoff-drought-behind-oilers-shift-focus-task-ahead/ |url-status=live }}</ref> McDavid scored his first NHL postseason goal [[short-handed]] in the Oilers' 2–0 [[shutout]] win over the [[San Jose Sharks]] in the opening-round series.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Van Diest |first=Derek |title=Oilers shut out Sharks in Game 2, tie series |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/san-jose-sharks-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-288801870 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=April 15, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220194823/https://www.nhl.com/news/san-jose-sharks-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-288801870 |url-status=live }}</ref> Edmonton defeated the Sharks in six games of the best-of-seven series and went on to face the Ducks in the second round of playoffs.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gilmore |first=Eric |title=Oilers advance with Game 6 win against Sharks |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-san-jose-sharks-game-recap/c-289036190 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=April 23, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220194827/https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-san-jose-sharks-game-recap/c-289036190 |url-status=live }}</ref> That series went to seven games, with the Oilers falling 2–1 in the winner-takes-all match.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Arritt |first=Dan |title=Ducks win Game 7, eliminate Oilers to reach Western Final |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-anaheim-ducks-game-recap/c-289385314 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=May 11, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221010154/https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-anaheim-ducks-game-recap/c-289385314 |url-status=live }}</ref> McDavid added five goals and nine points in 13 playoff games before elimination.<ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Tim |title=Connor McDavid, Oilers gained plenty despite Game 7 elimination |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-mcdavid-gain-vital-playoff-experience/c-289401222 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=May 11, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220194825/https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-mcdavid-gain-vital-playoff-experience/c-289401222 |url-status=live }}</ref> Once the Stanley Cup playoffs concluded, McDavid was honoured at the 2017 NHL Awards with the [[Hart Memorial Trophy]] for the most valuable player in the NHL, the [[Ted Lindsay Award]] for the most outstanding player as decided by the [[National Hockey League Players' Association]], and a selection to the [[NHL First All-Star Team]] at centre.<ref name="2017 awards">{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Tim |title=Connor McDavid of Oilers has big night at NHL Awards |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-connor-mcdavid-has-big-night-at-nhl-awards/c-290057714 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=June 22, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220195221/https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-connor-mcdavid-has-big-night-at-nhl-awards/c-290057714 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-====2017–2019: Individual success, team disappointments====
 On July 5, 2017, McDavid signed an eight-year, $100 million contract extension with the Oilers, which went into effect at the beginning of the [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19 season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Connor McDavid signs eight-year, $100 million extension with Oilers |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-signs-extension-with-edmonton/c-290298656 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=July 5, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220195454/https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-signs-extension-with-edmonton/c-290298656 |url-status=live }}</ref> His second hat-trick, meanwhile, came in the first game of the [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18 season]], when McDavid scored every Edmonton goal in their 3–0 shutout of the [[Calgary Flames]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Van Diest |first=Derek |title=McDavid scores hat trick in Oilers victory |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/calgary-flames-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-291593768 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=October 5, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220195452/https://www.nhl.com/news/calgary-flames-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-291593768 |url-status=live }}</ref> With a team-leading 14 goals and 45 points by the halfway point of the season, McDavid won the fan vote to captain the Pacific Division at the 2018 NHL All-Star Game, his second such selection.<ref name="as18">{{cite news |title=McDavid tops NHL All-Star Fan Vote |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-all-star-game-captains-announced/c-294616820 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=January 3, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508230904/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-all-star-game-captains-announced/c-294616820 |url-status=live }}</ref> He successfully defended his Fastest Skater title at the Skills Competition, completing the course in 13.454 seconds to narrowly defeat [[Brayden Point]] of the Tampa Bay Lightning.<ref name="fastest 2">{{cite news |last=Long |first=Corey |title=McDavid wins fastest skater at Skills Competition |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/mcdavid-wins-fastest-skater-for-second-straight-year/c-295360966 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=January 27, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116005713/https://www.nhl.com/news/mcdavid-wins-fastest-skater-for-second-straight-year/c-295360966 |url-status=live }}</ref> On February 5, shortly after the All-Star Game, McDavid had his first NHL four-goal game with a 6–2 win over the Lightning, breaking Edmonton's 0-for-17 [[Power play (sporting term)|power play]] cold streak in the process.<ref>{{cite news |title=Connor McDavid scores four as streaking Oilers drub Lightning |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2018/02/06/mcdavid-scores-4-goals-rising-oilers-beat-lightning-6-2/110144660/ |work=[[USA Today]] |agency=Associated Press |date=February 6, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=April 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411004414/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2018/02/06/mcdavid-scores-4-goals-rising-oilers-beat-lightning-6-2/110144660/ |url-status=live }}</ref> McDavid's third hat-trick of the season came on February 18, when he broke both the Oilers' six-game losing streak and the Colorado Avalanche's 10-game at-home winning streak.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chambers |first=Mike |title=Connor McDavid's hat trick, Oilers end Avalanche's home winning streak |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/02/18/connor-mcdavid-hat-trick-oilers-beat-avalanche/ |work=[[The Denver Post]] |date=February 18, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614164233/https://www.denverpost.com/2018/02/18/connor-mcdavid-hat-trick-oilers-beat-avalanche/ |url-status=live }}</ref> While the Oilers finished the season well outside of playoff contention, finishing 17 points behind the Avalanche in the wild-card race, McDavid set career highs with 41 goals and 108 points, and he led the NHL with 84 even-strength points.<ref>{{cite news |last=Blinn |first=Michael |title=Connor McDavid Wants to Score More in Fourth Season With Oilers |url=https://www.si.com/nhl/2018/08/28/connor-mcdavid-wants-score-goals-oilers |work=Sports Illustrated |date=August 27, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920192356/https://www.si.com/nhl/2018/08/28/connor-mcdavid-wants-score-goals-oilers |url-status=live }}</ref> Although his team's poor performance left McDavid out of serious contention for the Hart Trophy,<ref>{{cite news |last=Vollman |first=Rob |title=Why Connor McDavid belongs in the Hart Trophy discussion |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/22968369/nhl-connor-mcdavid-hart-trophy-case-2017-18-season |work=ESPN |date=March 30, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408174440/http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/22968369/nhl-connor-mcdavid-hart-trophy-case-2017-18-season |url-status=live }}</ref> he became the first player to receive the Art Ross Trophy in back-to-back years since [[Jaromír Jágr]] in 2000 and 2001. McDavid additionally took home the Ted Lindsay Award and was named to the NHL First All-Star Team.<ref name="2018 awards">{{cite news |last=McCurdy |first=Bruce |title=Connor McDavid's remarkable season may have been Hart-less, but it sure wasn't pointless |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/connor-mcdavids-remarkable-season-may-have-been-hart-less-but-it-sure-wasnt-pointless |work=Edmonton Journal |date=June 21, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=March 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324222347/https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/connor-mcdavids-remarkable-season-may-have-been-hart-less-but-it-sure-wasnt-pointless |url-status=live }}</ref>
-With a point in all nine of the Oilers' first goals of the 2018–19 season, McDavid broke [[Adam Oates]]'s record, set in [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]] when Oates was involved in the [[Detroit Red Wings]]' first seven goals of the season.<ref name="points">{{Cite news |last=Billeck |first=Scott |title=McDavid breaks record, helps Oilers rally for OT win against Jets |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-winnipeg-jets-game-recap/c-301004128 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=October 16, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222193454/https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-winnipeg-jets-game-recap/c-301004128 |url-status=live }}</ref> With an overtime goal against the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] on October 28, McDavid became the first Oiler to record at least 17 points through the first 10 games of an NHL season since [[Mark Messier]] in [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Facts and Figures: McDavid joins select company with Oilers |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/facts-and-figures-connor-mcdavid-joins-select-company-with-edmonton-oilers/c-301392922 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=October 29, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=October 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030232438/https://www.nhl.com/news/facts-and-figures-connor-mcdavid-joins-select-company-with-edmonton-oilers/c-301392922 |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 13, with two assists in his 240th NHL game, McDavid became the ninth player to reach 300 points before his 22nd birthday and tied [[Evgeni Malkin]] of the Penguins as the 21st century NHL player to reach the milestone in the fewest games.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Facts and Figures: McDavid overtakes 300-point milestone |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/facts-and-figures-edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-overtakes-300-point-milestone/c-302923950 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=December 14, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408115828/https://www.nhl.com/news/facts-and-figures-edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-overtakes-300-point-milestone/c-302923950 |url-status=live }}</ref> While serving as the Pacific Division captain at his third consecutive NHL All-Star Game,<ref name="as19">{{cite news |title=Release: Fans elect Connor McDavid as Pacific Division captain |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-fans-elect-connor-mcdavid-as-pacific-division-captain/c-303264328 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Edmonton Oilers |date=December 27, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222193505/https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-fans-elect-connor-mcdavid-as-pacific-division-captain/c-303264328 |url-status=live }}</ref> McDavid set an NHL record with his third Fastest Skater victory, defeating [[Jack Eichel]] and [[Mathew Barzal]] with a speed of 13.378 seconds.<ref name="fastest 3">{{cite news |last=Brar |first=Tony |title=All-Star: McDavid makes history capturing third fastest skater title |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/all-star-mcdavid-makes-history-capturing-third-fastest-skater-title/c-304225288 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Edmonton Oilers |date=January 25, 2019 |access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref> On February 22, McDavid received a two-game suspension from the NHL Department of Player Safety for what was deemed an illegal [[Checking (ice hockey)|check]] to the head of [[New York Islanders]] defenceman [[Nick Leddy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=McDavid suspended two games for actions in Oilers game against Islanders |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-connor-mcdavid-suspended-two-games-for-actions-against-islanders/c-305105788 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=NHL Public Relations |date=February 22, 2019 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=November 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107231727/https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-connor-mcdavid-suspended-two-games-for-actions-against-islanders/c-305105788 |url-status=live }}</ref> He finished the season with a career-tying 41 goals, as well as a career-high 75 assists and 116 points, and he came in third behind Sidney Crosby and [[Nikita Kucherov]] in Hart Trophy voting.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mallory |first=Jace |title=Connor McDavid makes preseason debut in Oilers' loss to Arizona |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/connor-mcdavid-preseason-debut-oilers-loss-arizona/rjy9vvbxmt9g1p5v4xe0b0gtx |publisher=The Sporting News |date=September 25, 2019 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=October 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008111431/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/connor-mcdavid-preseason-debut-oilers-loss-arizona/rjy9vvbxmt9g1p5v4xe0b0gtx |url-status=live }}</ref> McDavid also received his third NHL First All-Star Team selection, finishing ahead of Crosby in voting for centre.<ref name="2019 awards">{{cite news |title=NHL names 2018–19 All-Star Teams |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-all-star-teams-announced-for-2018-19-season/c-307914356 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=NHL Public Relations |date=June 19, 2019 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108000340/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-all-star-teams-announced-for-2018-19-season/c-307914356 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+With a point in all nine of the Oilers' first goals of the 2018–19 season, McDavid broke [[Adam Oates]]'s record, set in [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]] when Oates was involved in the [[Detroit Red Wings]]' first seven goals of the season.<ref name="points">{{Cite news |last=Billeck |first=Scott |title=McDavid breaks record, helps Oilers rally for OT win against Jets |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-winnipeg-jets-game-recap/c-301004128 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=October 16, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222193454/https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-winnipeg-jets-game-recap/c-301004128 |url-status=live }}</ref> With an overtime goal against the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] on October 28, 2018, McDavid became the first Oiler to record at least 17 points through the first 10 games of an NHL season since [[Mark Messier]] in [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Facts and Figures: McDavid joins select company with Oilers |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/facts-and-figures-connor-mcdavid-joins-select-company-with-edmonton-oilers/c-301392922 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=October 29, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=October 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030232438/https://www.nhl.com/news/facts-and-figures-connor-mcdavid-joins-select-company-with-edmonton-oilers/c-301392922 |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 13, 2018, with two assists in his 240th NHL game, McDavid became the ninth player to reach 300 points before his 22nd birthday and tied [[Evgeni Malkin]] of the Penguins as the 21st century NHL player to reach the milestone in the fewest games.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Facts and Figures: McDavid overtakes 300-point milestone |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/facts-and-figures-edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-overtakes-300-point-milestone/c-302923950 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=December 14, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408115828/https://www.nhl.com/news/facts-and-figures-edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-overtakes-300-point-milestone/c-302923950 |url-status=live }}</ref> While serving as the Pacific Division captain at his third consecutive NHL All-Star Game,<ref name="as19">{{cite news |title=Release: Fans elect Connor McDavid as Pacific Division captain |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-fans-elect-connor-mcdavid-as-pacific-division-captain/c-303264328 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Edmonton Oilers |date=December 27, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222193505/https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-fans-elect-connor-mcdavid-as-pacific-division-captain/c-303264328 |url-status=live }}</ref> McDavid set an NHL record with his third Fastest Skater victory, defeating [[Jack Eichel]] and [[Mathew Barzal]] with a speed of 13.378 seconds.<ref name="fastest 3">{{cite news |last=Brar |first=Tony |title=All-Star: McDavid makes history capturing third fastest skater title |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/all-star-mcdavid-makes-history-capturing-third-fastest-skater-title/c-304225288 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Edmonton Oilers |date=January 25, 2019 |access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref> On February 22, McDavid received a two-game suspension from the NHL Department of Player Safety for what was deemed an illegal [[Checking (ice hockey)|check]] to the head of [[New York Islanders]] defenceman [[Nick Leddy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=McDavid suspended two games for actions in Oilers game against Islanders |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-connor-mcdavid-suspended-two-games-for-actions-against-islanders/c-305105788 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=NHL Public Relations |date=February 22, 2019 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=November 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107231727/https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-connor-mcdavid-suspended-two-games-for-actions-against-islanders/c-305105788 |url-status=live }}</ref> He finished the season with a career-tying 41 goals, as well as a career-high 75 assists and 116 points, and he came in third behind Sidney Crosby and [[Nikita Kucherov]] in Hart Trophy voting.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mallory |first=Jace |title=Connor McDavid makes preseason debut in Oilers' loss to Arizona |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/connor-mcdavid-preseason-debut-oilers-loss-arizona/rjy9vvbxmt9g1p5v4xe0b0gtx |publisher=The Sporting News |date=September 25, 2019 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=October 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008111431/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/connor-mcdavid-preseason-debut-oilers-loss-arizona/rjy9vvbxmt9g1p5v4xe0b0gtx |url-status=live }}</ref> McDavid also received his third NHL First All-Star Team selection, finishing ahead of Crosby in voting for centre.<ref name="2019 awards">{{cite news |title=NHL names 2018–19 All-Star Teams |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-all-star-teams-announced-for-2018-19-season/c-307914356 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=NHL Public Relations |date=June 19, 2019 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108000340/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-all-star-teams-announced-for-2018-19-season/c-307914356 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 On April 6, 2019, the final game of the Oilers' regular season, McDavid crashed into the Calgary Flames' net at a velocity of over {{convert|40|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, slamming his left knee into the post. He was diagnosed with a complete tear of the [[posterior cruciate ligament]] and [[popliteus muscle]], tears to both the [[Medial meniscus|medial]] and [[lateral meniscus]], and a [[tibial plateau fracture]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Staples |first=David |title=The mystery of Connor McDavid's knee injury and recovery finally solved |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/the-mystery-of-connor-mcdavids-knee-injury-solved |work=Edmonton Journal |date=January 22, 2020 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221192455/https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/the-mystery-of-connor-mcdavids-knee-injury-solved |url-status=live }}</ref> With the Oilers already eliminated from possible playoff contention, McDavid elected not to undergo surgery but to participate in an extensive rehabilitation program that would allow him to return in time for the beginning of the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Zeisberger |first=Mike |title=McDavid declined surgery to play this season for Oilers |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-declined-surgey-to-play-this-season/c-314292808 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=January 25, 2020 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221221226/https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-declined-surgey-to-play-this-season/c-314292808 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bell |first=Stephania |title=What Connor McDavid faces in his rehab from PCL injury |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/26553611/what-connor-mcdavid-faces-rehab-pcl-injury |work=ESPN |date=April 22, 2019 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221192457/https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/26553611/what-connor-mcdavid-faces-rehab-pcl-injury |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Matheson |first=Jim |title='Rehab starts immediately': Edmonton Oilers' McDavid has a small ligament tear in left knee |url=https://edmontonsun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/edmonton-oilers/rehab-starts-immediately-edmonton-oilers-mcdavid-has-a-small-ligament-tear-in-left-knee |work=[[Edmonton Sun]] |date=April 13, 2019 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221192453/https://edmontonsun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/edmonton-oilers/rehab-starts-immediately-edmonton-oilers-mcdavid-has-a-small-ligament-tear-in-left-knee |url-status=live }}</ref> The season also saw significant developments for the Oilers as a team, with general manager [[Peter Chiarelli (ice hockey)|Peter Chiarelli]] sacked midway through after years of criticism for his inability to assemble a competitive team around McDavid.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oilers fire GM Chiarelli |url= https://www.tsn.ca/oilers-fire-gm-chiarelli-1.1245915 |website=TSN.ca |accessdate=January 23, 2019 |date=January 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Somehow, Peter Chiarelli made the Oilers worse, despite having Connor McDavid |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/columnist/allen/2019/01/23/peter-chiarelli-oilers-gm-fired/2655473002/ |last=Allen |first=Kevin |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |accessdate=May 15, 2022 |date=January 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Chiarelli inherited a mess he made worse |url= https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/peter-chiarelli-inherited-a-mess-he-made-worse-1.4989822 |last=Wharnsby |first=Tim |website=[[CBC Sports]] |accessdate=May 15, 2022 |date=January 23, 2019}}</ref> Subsequently, [[Ken Holland]] was hired as the team's new general manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-hire-ken-holland-as-general-manager/c-307262752 |title=Holland hired by Oilers as general manager |website=NHL.com |date=May 7, 2019|access-date=May 7, 2019}}</ref>
+====2019–present: Rising team success, pandemic season, Western Conference Final run, Rocket Richard Trophy, "season of the century"====
-====2019–2021: Pandemic seasons====
-McDavid started the [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20 season]] as the NHL First Star of the Week with 12 points through the first five games of the year, all of which the Oilers came back from behind to win.<ref>{{cite news |title=Release: McDavid named NHL First Star of the Week |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-mcdavid-named-nhl-first-star-of-the-week/c-310080804 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Edmonton Oilers |date=October 14, 2019 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145419/https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-mcdavid-named-nhl-first-star-of-the-week/c-310080804 |url-status=live }}</ref> With the first goal of his hat-trick against the Anaheim Ducks on November 10, McDavid reached 400 NHL points in 306 games, joining Sidney Crosby as the only other active NHL player to reach the milestone in that many games. It was also 64 days before his 23rd birthday, making McDavid the eighth player to record 400 points before turning 23.<ref>{{cite news |title=Facts and Figures: McDavid earns 400th point in 306th game for Oilers |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-news-and-notes-november-11/c-311165102 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=November 11, 2019 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221150659/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-news-and-notes-november-11/c-311165102 |url-status=live }}</ref> Five days later, McDavid recorded another hat-trick as part of a career-high six-point game against the Colorado Avalanche.<ref>{{cite news |title=Facts and figures: McDavid, Draisaitl make history for Oilers |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-leon-draisaitl-make-history-for-edmonton-facts-and-figures/c-311344672 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=November 15, 2019 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145413/https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-leon-draisaitl-make-history-for-edmonton-facts-and-figures/c-311344672 |url-status=live }}</ref> Although he reached 50 points on December 1 in a 3–2 win against the [[Vancouver Canucks]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Woodley |first=Kevin |title=McDavid, Draisaitl reach 50 points, Oilers defeat Canucks |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-vancouver-canucks-game-recap/c-312042332 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=December 2, 2019 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318225140/https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-vancouver-canucks-game-recap/c-312042332 |url-status=live }}</ref> McDavid's scoring pace began to slow after his pair of hat tricks: he recorded 48 points in the first 25 games of the season but only 10 in the next nine, a stretch which also included four pointless outings.<ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Tim |title=Oilers searching for answers to end struggles after hot start |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/struggling-oilers-searching-for-answers/c-312628574 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=December 15, 2019 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221150726/https://www.nhl.com/news/struggling-oilers-searching-for-answers/c-312628574 |url-status=live }}</ref> McDavid made his fourth All-Star Game appearance in 2020 as captain of the Pacific Division.<ref name="as20">{{cite news |last=Kimelman |first=Adam |title=McDavid, Ovechkin, MacKinnon, Pastrnak voted NHL All-Star Game captains |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/all-star-game-division-captains-voted-in-by-fans/c-312890724 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=December 21, 2019 |access-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-date=December 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202160614/https://www.nhl.com/news/all-star-game-division-captains-voted-in-by-fans/c-312890724 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was kept from a fourth consecutive Fastest Skater win by Mathew Barzal, who finished the course in 13.175 seconds, ahead of McDavid's 13.215-second lap.<ref>{{cite news |last=Zeisberger |first=Mike |title=Barzal wins Fastest Skater, upsets McDavid at All-Star Skills |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/islanders-barzal-wins-fastest-skater-at-all-stars-skills/c-314272918 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=January 25, 2020 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=November 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108190521/https://www.nhl.com/news/islanders-barzal-wins-fastest-skater-at-all-stars-skills/c-314272918 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+McDavid started the [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20 season]] as the NHL First Star of the Week with 12 points through the first five games of the year, all of which the Oilers came back from behind to win.<ref>{{cite news |title=Release: McDavid named NHL First Star of the Week |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-mcdavid-named-nhl-first-star-of-the-week/c-310080804 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Edmonton Oilers |date=October 14, 2019 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145419/https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-mcdavid-named-nhl-first-star-of-the-week/c-310080804 |url-status=live }}</ref> With the first goal of his hat-trick against the Anaheim Ducks on November 10, 2019, McDavid reached 400 NHL points in 306 games, joining Sidney Crosby as the only other active NHL player to reach the milestone in that many games. It was also 64 days before his 23rd birthday, making McDavid the eighth player to record 400 points before turning 23.<ref>{{cite news |title=Facts and Figures: McDavid earns 400th point in 306th game for Oilers |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-news-and-notes-november-11/c-311165102 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=November 11, 2019 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221150659/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-news-and-notes-november-11/c-311165102 |url-status=live }}</ref> Five days later, McDavid recorded another hat-trick as part of a career-high six-point game against the Colorado Avalanche.<ref>{{cite news |title=Facts and figures: McDavid, Draisaitl make history for Oilers |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-leon-draisaitl-make-history-for-edmonton-facts-and-figures/c-311344672 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=November 15, 2019 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145413/https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-leon-draisaitl-make-history-for-edmonton-facts-and-figures/c-311344672 |url-status=live }}</ref> Although he reached 50 points on December 1 in a 3–2 win against the [[Vancouver Canucks]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Woodley |first=Kevin |title=McDavid, Draisaitl reach 50 points, Oilers defeat Canucks |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-vancouver-canucks-game-recap/c-312042332 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=December 2, 2019 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318225140/https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-vancouver-canucks-game-recap/c-312042332 |url-status=live }}</ref> McDavid's scoring pace began to slow after his pair of hat tricks: he recorded 48 points in the first 25 games of the season but only 10 in the next nine, a stretch which also included four pointless outings.<ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Tim |title=Oilers searching for answers to end struggles after hot start |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/struggling-oilers-searching-for-answers/c-312628574 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=December 15, 2019 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221150726/https://www.nhl.com/news/struggling-oilers-searching-for-answers/c-312628574 |url-status=live }}</ref> McDavid made his fourth All-Star Game appearance in 2020 as captain of the Pacific Division.<ref name="as20">{{cite news |last=Kimelman |first=Adam |title=McDavid, Ovechkin, MacKinnon, Pastrnak voted NHL All-Star Game captains |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/all-star-game-division-captains-voted-in-by-fans/c-312890724 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=December 21, 2019 |access-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-date=December 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202160614/https://www.nhl.com/news/all-star-game-division-captains-voted-in-by-fans/c-312890724 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was kept from a fourth consecutive Fastest Skater win by Mathew Barzal, who finished the course in 13.175 seconds, ahead of McDavid's 13.215-second lap.<ref>{{cite news |last=Zeisberger |first=Mike |title=Barzal wins Fastest Skater, upsets McDavid at All-Star Skills |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/islanders-barzal-wins-fastest-skater-at-all-stars-skills/c-314272918 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=January 25, 2020 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=November 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108190521/https://www.nhl.com/news/islanders-barzal-wins-fastest-skater-at-all-stars-skills/c-314272918 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+With their February 9, 2020 outing against the [[Nashville Predators]], during which Draisaitl scored twice and McDavid had an assist, the pair became the first teammates to reach 30 goals and 80 points apiece in 55 games since [[Mario Lemieux]] and Jaromír Jágr with the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] during the [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97 season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Facts and figures: Draisaitl, McDavid join elite company for Oilers |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/facts-and-figures-edmonton-oilers-forwards-join-elite-company-february-9/c-314843576 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=February 9, 2020 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145420/https://www.nhl.com/news/facts-and-figures-edmonton-oilers-forwards-join-elite-company-february-9/c-314843576 |url-status=live }}</ref> McDavid injured his knee in a collision with [[Dante Fabbro]] during the second period of that game, and although the knee itself did not suffer any serious damage, MRI scans revealed a [[quadriceps]] injury.<ref>{{cite news |last=West |first=Jenna |title=Oilers' Connor McDavid Out 2–3 Weeks With Quad Injury |url=https://www.si.com/nhl/2020/02/11/connor-mcdavid-injury-quad-oilers |work=Sports Illustrated |date=February 11, 2020 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145408/https://www.si.com/nhl/2020/02/11/connor-mcdavid-injury-quad-oilers |url-status=live }}</ref> He missed six games before returning on February 23 for a three-point outing in the Oilers' 4–2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.<ref>{{cite news |title=Facts and Figures: McDavid sparks Oilers to win in return |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-propels-edmonton-oilers-february-24/c-315472550 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=February 24, 2020 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145422/https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-propels-edmonton-oilers-february-24/c-315472550 |url-status=live }}</ref> By the time that the NHL indefinitely suspended the season on March 12, 2020 due to the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports|COVID-19 pandemic]], McDavid had 34 goals, 63 assists and 97 points in 64 games.<ref>{{cite news |last=Van Diest |first=Derek |title=McDavid 'got faster over the break,' wows Oilers with goal |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-connor-mcdavid-shows-speed-on-scrimmage-goal/c-317524190 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=July 19, 2020 |access-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206213519/https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-connor-mcdavid-shows-speed-on-scrimmage-goal/c-317524190 |url-status=live }}</ref> When the NHL returned to play that July for the [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs]], McDavid was one of 31 skaters that the Oilers took into their quarantine bubble.<ref>{{cite news |title=Blog: Oilers finalize roster for Stanley Cup Qualifiers |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/blog-oilers-finalize-roster-for-stanley-cup-qualifiers/c-317638862 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Edmonton Oilers |date=July 26, 2020 |access-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203155825/https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/blog-oilers-finalize-roster-for-stanley-cup-qualifiers/c-317638862 |url-status=live }}</ref> He added an additional five goals and nine points in four postseason games before the Chicago Blackhawks eliminated the Oilers in the qualifying round.<ref>{{cite news |title=Blackhawks eliminate Oilers from Stanley Cup Playoffs contention |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/blackhawks-eliminate-oilers-stanley-cup-playoffs-contention/ |work=Sportsnet |agency=The Canadian Press |date=August 7, 2020 |access-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206213527/https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/blackhawks-eliminate-oilers-stanley-cup-playoffs-contention/ |url-status=live }}</ref> That included a postseason hat-trick in Game 2 to help the Oilers to a 6–3 win.<ref>{{cite news |title=McDavid scores his first NHL postseason hat trick for Oilers in Game 2 |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-scores-first-postseason-hat-trick/c-317853380 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=August 4, 2020 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145406/https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-scores-first-postseason-hat-trick/c-317853380 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-With their February 9 outing against the [[Nashville Predators]], during which Draisaitl scored twice and McDavid had an assist, the pair became the first teammates to reach 30 goals and 80 points apiece in 55 games since [[Mario Lemieux]] and Jaromír Jágr with the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] during the [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97 season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Facts and figures: Draisaitl, McDavid join elite company for Oilers |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/facts-and-figures-edmonton-oilers-forwards-join-elite-company-february-9/c-314843576 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=February 9, 2020 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145420/https://www.nhl.com/news/facts-and-figures-edmonton-oilers-forwards-join-elite-company-february-9/c-314843576 |url-status=live }}</ref> McDavid injured his knee in a collision with [[Dante Fabbro]] during the second period of that game, and although the knee itself did not suffer any serious damage, MRI scans revealed a [[quadriceps]] injury.<ref>{{cite news |last=West |first=Jenna |title=Oilers' Connor McDavid Out 2–3 Weeks With Quad Injury |url=https://www.si.com/nhl/2020/02/11/connor-mcdavid-injury-quad-oilers |work=Sports Illustrated |date=February 11, 2020 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145408/https://www.si.com/nhl/2020/02/11/connor-mcdavid-injury-quad-oilers |url-status=live }}</ref> He missed six games before returning on February 23 for a three-point outing in the Oilers' 4–2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.<ref>{{cite news |title=Facts and Figures: McDavid sparks Oilers to win in return |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-propels-edmonton-oilers-february-24/c-315472550 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=February 24, 2020 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145422/https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-propels-edmonton-oilers-february-24/c-315472550 |url-status=live }}</ref> By the time that the NHL indefinitely suspended the season on March 12 due to the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports|COVID-19 pandemic]], McDavid had 34 goals and 97 points in 64 games.<ref>{{cite news |last=Van Diest |first=Derek |title=McDavid 'got faster over the break,' wows Oilers with goal |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-connor-mcdavid-shows-speed-on-scrimmage-goal/c-317524190 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=July 19, 2020 |access-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206213519/https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-connor-mcdavid-shows-speed-on-scrimmage-goal/c-317524190 |url-status=live }}</ref> When the NHL returned to play that July for the [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs]], McDavid was one of 31 skaters that the Oilers took into their quarantine bubble.<ref>{{cite news |title=Blog: Oilers finalize roster for Stanley Cup Qualifiers |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/blog-oilers-finalize-roster-for-stanley-cup-qualifiers/c-317638862 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Edmonton Oilers |date=July 26, 2020 |access-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203155825/https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/blog-oilers-finalize-roster-for-stanley-cup-qualifiers/c-317638862 |url-status=live }}</ref> He added an additional five goals and nine points in four postseason games before the Chicago Blackhawks eliminated the Oilers in the qualifying round.<ref>{{cite news |title=Blackhawks eliminate Oilers from Stanley Cup Playoffs contention |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/blackhawks-eliminate-oilers-stanley-cup-playoffs-contention/ |work=Sportsnet |agency=The Canadian Press |date=August 7, 2020 |access-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206213527/https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/blackhawks-eliminate-oilers-stanley-cup-playoffs-contention/ |url-status=live }}</ref> That included a postseason hat-trick in Game 2 to help the Oilers to a 6–3 win.<ref>{{cite news |title=McDavid scores his first NHL postseason hat trick for Oilers in Game 2 |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-scores-first-postseason-hat-trick/c-317853380 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=August 4, 2020 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145406/https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-scores-first-postseason-hat-trick/c-317853380 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-In the second game of the [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21 season]], McDavid scored the first hat-trick of any player that year as the Oilers won 5–2 against the Vancouver Canucks.<ref>{{cite news |last=Van Diest |first=Derek |title=McDavid scores hat trick, Oilers defeat Canucks to split two-game set |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vancouver-canucks-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-320039462 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=January 15, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221182902/https://www.nhl.com/news/vancouver-canucks-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-320039462 |url-status=live }}</ref> With eight goals and 14 assists in the first 11 games of the season, McDavid joined Wayne Gretzky as the only Oilers in history to reach 20 points in 11 games during back-to-back seasons, a feat for which he was named the NHL North Division Star of the Month for January.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pavelski, McDavid, Kopitar, van Riemsdyk named NHL Stars of Month |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-stars-of-the-month-january/c-320997650 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=February 2, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221211755/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-stars-of-the-month-january/c-320997650 |url-status=live }}</ref> His 500th career point came on an assist against the [[Winnipeg Jets]] on February 17. The point came in McDavid's 369th NHL game, tying Sidney Crosby as the eighth-fastest player to reach the milestone.<ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Tim |title=McDavid scores 500th NHL point with assist for Oilers, equals Crosby |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-connor-mcdavid-gets-500th-nhl-point-on-assist/c-321511694 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=February 18, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=January 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114155246/https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-connor-mcdavid-gets-500th-nhl-point-on-assist/c-321511694 |url-status=live }}</ref> Four days later, he had a [[Hat-trick#Variations|natural hat-trick]] and a five-point game in a 7–1 rout of the Calgary Flames.<ref>{{cite news |last=Van Diest |first=Derek |title=McDavid has five points, Oilers score seven in win against Flames |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/calgary-flames-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-321265336 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=February 21, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221182910/https://www.nhl.com/news/calgary-flames-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-321265336 |url-status=live }}</ref> He won the North Division Star of the Month again for March after recording 23 points in 14 games, including an 11-game point streak between March 6 and 29.<ref>{{cite news |title=Release: McDavid, Aranha named Scotia North Division Stars of the Month |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-mcdavid-aranha-named-scotia-north-division-stars-of-the-month/c-323151288 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Edmonton Oilers |date=April 1, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221211800/https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-mcdavid-aranha-named-scotia-north-division-stars-of-the-month/c-323151288 |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 9, 2021, in only the 53rd game of the pandemic-shortened season, McDavid reached his 100th point of the year in a four-point outing against the Canucks. He was the first player to reach the milestone in so few games since Mario Lemieux during the [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96 season]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Gazzola |first=Paul |title=Feature: McDavid achieves 100 points in historic performance |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/feature-mcdavid-achieves-100-points-in-historical-performance/c-324523586 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Edmonton Oilers |date=May 9, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221182911/https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/feature-mcdavid-achieves-100-points-in-historical-performance/c-324523586 |url-status=live }}</ref> He finished the regular season with 33 goals and 72 assists for a league-leading 105 points in 56 games, 21 more than runner-up and teammate Leon Draisaitl, and took home his third career Art Ross Trophy.<ref name="art ross 21">{{cite news |last=Satriano |first=David |title=McDavid wins Art Ross Trophy as NHL leading scorer |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-art-ross-trophy-winner-for-2020-21/c-324824992 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=May 19, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221182903/https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-art-ross-trophy-winner-for-2020-21/c-324824992 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the end of the regular season, he was named to his fourth NHL First All-Star Team,<ref name="2021 first">{{cite news |title=NHL announces 2020–21 First and Second All-Star teams |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-announces-2020-21-first-and-second-all-star-teams/c-325521184 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=NHL Public Relations |date=June 29, 2021 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=January 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116101840/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-announces-2020-21-first-and-second-all-star-teams/c-325521184 |url-status=live }}</ref> won his third Ted Lindsay Award, and joined Wayne Gretzky as the only players in the 97-year history of the award to win the Hart Memorial Trophy by unanimous selection.<ref name="2021 awards">{{cite news |title=Talking Points: McDavid discusses NHL Awards, officiating and Olympics |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/talking-points-mcdavid-discusses-nhl-awards-officiating-and-olympics/c-325529506 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Edmonton Oilers |date=June 30, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221182908/https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/talking-points-mcdavid-discusses-nhl-awards-officiating-and-olympics/c-325529506 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+In the second game of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] shortened [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21 season]], McDavid scored the first hat-trick of any player that year as the Oilers won 5–2 against the Vancouver Canucks.<ref>{{cite news |last=Van Diest |first=Derek |title=McDavid scores hat trick, Oilers defeat Canucks to split two-game set |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vancouver-canucks-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-320039462 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=January 15, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221182902/https://www.nhl.com/news/vancouver-canucks-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-320039462 |url-status=live }}</ref> With eight goals and 14 assists in the first 11 games of the season, McDavid joined Wayne Gretzky as the only Oilers in history to reach 20 points in 11 games during back-to-back seasons, a feat for which he was named the NHL North Division Star of the Month for January.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pavelski, McDavid, Kopitar, van Riemsdyk named NHL Stars of Month |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-stars-of-the-month-january/c-320997650 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=February 2, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221211755/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-stars-of-the-month-january/c-320997650 |url-status=live }}</ref> His 500th career point came on an assist against the [[Winnipeg Jets]] on February 17, 2021. The point came in McDavid's 369th NHL game, tying Sidney Crosby as the eighth-fastest player to reach the milestone.<ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Tim |title=McDavid scores 500th NHL point with assist for Oilers, equals Crosby |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-connor-mcdavid-gets-500th-nhl-point-on-assist/c-321511694 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=February 18, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=January 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114155246/https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-connor-mcdavid-gets-500th-nhl-point-on-assist/c-321511694 |url-status=live }}</ref> Four days later, he had a [[Hat-trick#Variations|natural hat-trick]] and a five-point game in a 7–1 rout of the Calgary Flames.<ref>{{cite news |last=Van Diest |first=Derek |title=McDavid has five points, Oilers score seven in win against Flames |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/calgary-flames-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-321265336 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=February 21, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221182910/https://www.nhl.com/news/calgary-flames-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-321265336 |url-status=live }}</ref> He won the North Division Star of the Month again for March after recording 23 points in 14 games, including an 11-game point streak between March 6 and 29.<ref>{{cite news |title=Release: McDavid, Aranha named Scotia North Division Stars of the Month |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-mcdavid-aranha-named-scotia-north-division-stars-of-the-month/c-323151288 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Edmonton Oilers |date=April 1, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221211800/https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-mcdavid-aranha-named-scotia-north-division-stars-of-the-month/c-323151288 |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 9, 2021, in only the 53rd game of the pandemic-shortened season, McDavid reached his 100th point of the year in a four-point outing against the Canucks. He was the first player to reach the milestone in so few games since Mario Lemieux during the [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96 season]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Gazzola |first=Paul |title=Feature: McDavid achieves 100 points in historic performance |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/feature-mcdavid-achieves-100-points-in-historical-performance/c-324523586 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Edmonton Oilers |date=May 9, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221182911/https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/feature-mcdavid-achieves-100-points-in-historical-performance/c-324523586 |url-status=live }}</ref> He finished the regular season with 33 goals and 72 assists for a league-leading 105 points in all 56 games, 21 more than runner-up and teammate Leon Draisaitl, and took home his third career Art Ross Trophy.<ref name="art ross 21">{{cite news |last=Satriano |first=David |title=McDavid wins Art Ross Trophy as NHL leading scorer |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-art-ross-trophy-winner-for-2020-21/c-324824992 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=May 19, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221182903/https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-art-ross-trophy-winner-for-2020-21/c-324824992 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the end of the regular season, he was named to his fourth NHL First All-Star Team,<ref name="2021 first">{{cite news |title=NHL announces 2020–21 First and Second All-Star teams |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-announces-2020-21-first-and-second-all-star-teams/c-325521184 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=NHL Public Relations |date=June 29, 2021 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-date=January 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116101840/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-announces-2020-21-first-and-second-all-star-teams/c-325521184 |url-status=live }}</ref> won his third Ted Lindsay Award, and joined Wayne Gretzky as the only players in the 97-year history of the award to win the Hart Memorial Trophy by unanimous selection.<ref name="2021 awards">{{cite news |title=Talking Points: McDavid discusses NHL Awards, officiating and Olympics |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/talking-points-mcdavid-discusses-nhl-awards-officiating-and-olympics/c-325529506 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Edmonton Oilers |date=June 30, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221182908/https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/talking-points-mcdavid-discusses-nhl-awards-officiating-and-olympics/c-325529506 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 The Oilers were unexpectedly swept by the Winnipeg Jets in the first round of the [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs]], with McDavid recording only one goal and three assists in the four-game series.<ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Tim |title=Oilers in shock, disbelief after sweep by Jets in first round of playoffs |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-in-shock-disbelief-after-sweep-by-winnipeg/c-324989708 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=May 25, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221182913/https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-in-shock-disbelief-after-sweep-by-winnipeg/c-324989708 |url-status=live }}</ref> The officiating standards during the playoffs subsequently became a public point of contention, with McDavid joining many fans and commentators in saying that referees allowed the Jets' players to foul him with impunity. It was noted that McDavid did not draw a single penalty during the series against the Jets, and had only drawn one in the preceding year's playoff series against the Blackhawks. McDavid asked that referees "call the rule book, that's what it's there for."<ref>{{cite news |title=McDavid says enforcing the NHL's rules might actually be worth a try |url=https://edmontonsun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/edmonton-oilers/mcdavid-says-enforcing-the-nhls-rules-might-actually-be-worth-a-try |last=Tychkowski |first=Robert |newspaper=[[Edmonton Sun]] |date=September 15, 2021 |access-date=May 15, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Call the rulebook': Oilers' Connor McDavid asks for consistency from NHL referees |url=https://theathletic.com/2826819/2021/09/14/call-the-rulebook-oilers-connor-mcdavid-asks-for-consistency-from-nhl-referees/ |last=Nugent-Bowman |first=Daniel |website=[[The Athletic]] |date=September 14, 2021 |access-date=May 15, 2022 }}</ref>
+[[File:Garnet Hathaway fights Connor McDavid (cropped).jpg|thumb|McDavid (left) defends against [[Garnet Hathaway]] in February 2022]]
-====2021–2022: Western Conference Final run====
-[[File:Garnet Hathaway fights Connor McDavid (cropped).jpg|thumb|McDavid (left) defends against [[Garnet Hathaway]] in 2022]]
 McDavid began the [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22 season]] on a 17-game point streak, which came to an end on November 23, 2021, in a 4–1 loss to the Dallas Stars. It was the eighth-longest point streak to begin a season in NHL history and third-longest for the Oilers, behind Wayne Gretzky's 51- and 30-game streaks in [[1983–84 NHL season|1983–84]] and [[1982–83 NHL season|1982–83]], respectively.<ref>{{cite news |title=Connor McDavid's point streak ends at 17 games as Oilers lose to Stars |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/connor-mcdavids-point-streak-ends-at-17-games-as-oilers-lose-to-stars/ |work=[[Sportsnet]] |date=November 23, 2021 |access-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206212355/https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/connor-mcdavids-point-streak-ends-at-17-games-as-oilers-lose-to-stars/ |url-status=live }}</ref> While the Oilers started the season with a franchise-best 9–1 record, McDavid and [[Leon Draisaitl]] became the first pair of Edmonton teammates to individually reach 20 points within the first 10 games of the season since Gretzky and [[Jari Kurri]] in [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Ricks |first=William E. |title=Connor McDavid's miraculous goal and more behind Edmonton Oilers' comeback OT win against New York Rangers |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/32563322/connor-mcdavid-miraculous-goal-more-edmonton-oilers-comeback-ot-win-new-york-rangers |work=ESPN |date=November 6, 2021 |access-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206212344/https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/32563322/connor-mcdavid-miraculous-goal-more-edmonton-oilers-comeback-ot-win-new-york-rangers |url-status=live }}</ref> After an excellent start to the season, both the Oilers and McDavid began suffering a marked decline in results, culminating in a 2–11–2 stretch of games in December and January. By early February they had dropped out of a playoff spot. Amidst extensive media discussion of the Oilers' lack of depth scoring and questionable goaltending, general manager Holland fired coach [[Dave Tippett]] and replaced him with [[Jay Woodcroft]], previously the coach of the Oilers [[American Hockey League|AHL]] affiliate [[Bakersfield Condors]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 10, 2022 |title=Oilers fire head coach Dave Tippett; Woodcroft to take over|url=https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2022/02/10/oilers-fire-head-coach-dave-tippett-woodcroft-to-take-over/ |last=Leahy |first=Sean |access-date=May 15, 2022 |website=[[NBC Sports]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 10, 2022 |title=Why the Oilers fired Dave Tippett and replaced him with Jay Woodcroft|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/oilers-dave-tippett-jay-woodcroft/cukljvpzyf0c2kqy74l7qfrv |last=Lancaster |first=Marc |access-date=May 15, 2022 |website=[[The Sporting News]]}}</ref>
 McDavid was once again selected as the captain of the Pacific Division team at the 2022 NHL All-Star Game,<ref name="as22">{{cite news |last=Aferiat |first=Jake |title=NHL All-Star Game rosters 2022: Full list of players, captains, coaches for each division |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/nhl-all-star-game-2022-rosters-captains-coaches/18cid1qgrqz481t7mvztjf9bqr |work=[[The Sporting News]] |date=January 14, 2022 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221191227/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/nhl-all-star-game-2022-rosters-captains-coaches/18cid1qgrqz481t7mvztjf9bqr |url-status=live }}</ref> where he was upset by [[Jordan Kyrou]] of the St. Louis Blues in the Fastest Skater competition.<ref>{{cite news |last=Whyshynski |first=Greg |title=St. Louis Blues' Jordan Kyrou upsets Connor McDavid to win fastest skater at NHL All-Star Weekend |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/33219065/st-louis-blues-jordan-kyrou-upsets-connor-mcdavid-win-fastest-skater-nhl-all-star-weekend |work=ESPN |date=February 4, 2022 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222072510/https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/33219065/st-louis-blues-jordan-kyrou-upsets-connor-mcdavid-win-fastest-skater-nhl-all-star-weekend |url-status=live }}</ref> The Oilers recovered their form under Woodcroft, finishing the season in second place in the Pacific Division to qualify for the playoffs after posting the third-best points percentage in the league after the coaching change with a 26–9–3 record.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 30, 2022 |title=Inside Oilers' adjustments that saved their season: 'That's what was missing in our game'|url=https://theathletic.com/3283954/2022/04/30/oilers-playoffs-woodcroft-coaching/ |last1=Nugent-Bowman |first1=Daniel |last2=Goldman |first2=Shayna |access-date=May 15, 2022 |website=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref> McDavid finished the season with 44 goals and 123 points in 80 games to secure his fourth career Art Ross Trophy.<ref name="art ross 22">{{cite news |title=McDavid gets Art Ross Trophy again; Matthews gets Rocket Richard |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/mcdavid-wins-art-ross-matthews-wins-rocket-richard/c-333657068 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=May 1, 2022 |access-date=April 22, 2022}}</ref> This point total was eight points more than runner-up Johnny Gaudreau of the Calgary Flames and Jonathan Huberdeau of the Florida Panthers, who both finished with 115 points.<ref>{{cite web |title=7 Reasons Connor McDavid is the World's Best Hockey Player |url= https://thehockeywriters.com/7-reasons-mcdavid-worlds-best-hockey-player/ |last=Bochon |first=Edward |website=The Hockey Writers |accessdate=August 4, 2022 |date=July 5, 2022}}</ref> McDavid was again named a finalist for both the Hart Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Matthews, McDavid, Shesterkin named finalists for Hart Trophy |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/matthews-mcdavid-shesterkin-named-finalists-for-hart-trophy/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |website=[[Sportsnet]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2022 |title=Matthews, McDavid, Josi named finalists for Ted Lindsay Award |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/matthews-mcdavid-josi-named-finalists-for-ted-lindsay-award/ |access-date=May 13, 2022 |website=[[Sportsnet]]}}</ref>
 The Oilers advanced in the [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs]] to meet the Los Angeles Kings, seen as favourites to advance beyond the first round for only the second time in McDavid's career.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 1, 2022 |title=2022 NHL playoff preview: Oilers vs. Kings|url=https://theathletic.com/3284585/2022/05/01/oilers-kings-nhl-playoffs-preview/ |last1=Luszczyszyn |first1=Dom |last2=Goldman |first2=Shayna |access-date=May 15, 2022 |website=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref> The Kings proved a greater challenge than many had expected, and after five games led the series 3–2. With the Oilers facing elimination in Game 6 in [[Los Angeles]], McDavid led the team to victory, posting a goal and two assists in a game-leading 24:02 minutes of ice time to force Game 7.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2022 |title=When the Edmonton Oilers needed them most, McDavid and Draisaitl rose to the occasion|url=https://theathletic.com/3309922/2022/05/13/mcdavid-draisaitl-edmonton-oilers-nhl/ |last1=Nugent-Bowman |first1=Daniel |access-date=May 15, 2022 |website=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref> Two days later, McDavid had a primary assist on [[Cody Ceci]]'s game-winning goal, before burying a backhand shot in the final minutes to secure a 2–0 Oilers win and clinch the series. McDavid's 4 goals and 10 assists led the league in the first round of the playoffs, and he became only the second player in history to record six multi-point games in a single playoff series.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 15, 2022 |title=Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid is turning playoff dreams into reality|url=https://theathletic.com/3312693/2022/05/15/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-nhl/ |last1=Nugent-Bowman |first1=Daniel |access-date=May 15, 2022 |website=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2022 |title=Conn Smythe Power Rankings: Connor McDavid's opening act for the ages |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/conn-smythe-power-rankings-connor-mcdavids-opening-act-for-the-ages/ |last1=Boylen |first1=Rory |last2=Sadler |first2=Emily |access-date=May 16, 2022 |website=[[Sportsnet]]}}</ref> The Oilers drew the Calgary Flames in the second round, the first playoff "[[Battle_of_Alberta#Flames_vs._Oilers|Battle of Alberta]]" in 31 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2022 |title=Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 Preview: Flames vs. Oilers |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/stanley-cup-playoffs-round-2-preview-flames-vs-oilers/ |last=Boylen |first=Rory |access-date=May 16, 2022 |website=[[Sportsnet]]}}</ref> With two goals and four assists in the first two games of the second round, McDavid hit 20 career playoff points in the fewest games of any player in 30 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2022 |title=Not to be denied: McDavid responds to disallowed goal with a beauty|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/not-to-be-denied-mcdavid-responds-to-disallowed-goal-with-a-beauty/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |website=[[Sportsnet]]}}</ref> McDavid scored the series-clinching goal in overtime in Game 5 to send the Oilers to the Western Conference Final for the first time since [[2006 Stanley Cup playoffs|2006]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 27, 2022 |title=McDavid scores OT winner as Oilers eliminate Flames|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/oilers-flames-game-5-nhl-recap-may-26-1.6467397 |last=Clipperton |first=Joshua |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=[[CBC Sports]]}}</ref> The Oilers were ultimately defeated by the Colorado Avalanche, the eventual Stanley Cup champions, in four games, bringing his postseason to an end. With 10 goals and 23 assists, he led all players in scoring in the 2022 playoffs. He became the first player since [[Peter Forsberg]] in 2002 to be first in scoring without playing in the final round.<ref>{{cite web |title=Despite disappointing exit, Oilers learn valuable lessons from Avalanche |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/despite-disappointing-exit-oilers-learn-valuable-lessons-from-avalanche/ |last=Spector |first=Mark |website=[[Sportsnet]] |access-date=June 7, 2022 |date=June 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= NHL Playoffs Most Points |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/awards/nhl?name=NHL%20Playoffs%20Most%20Points |website=[[Elite Prospects]] |access-date=July 16, 2022 |date=July 16, 2022}}</ref>
+During the Oilers' [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23 season]] opener against the Vancouver Canucks, McDavid scored a hat-trick and increased his total career points to 700. This made him the sixth-fastest player to reach the milestone, and the fastest player since the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 13, 2022 |title=McDavid passes 700 NHL points, helps Oilers rally past Canucks in opener |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vancouver-canucks-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-335844908 |last1=Van Diest |first1=Derek |access-date=October 13, 2022 |website=NHL.com}}</ref> In a season marked by increased scoring generally across the league, McDavid once again lead the league in points from the beginning, this time while also scoring goals at the highest pace of his career thus far.<ref>{{cite web |title=Connor McDavid Can Join Legendary 150-Point Club |url= https://thehockeywriters.com/oilers-mcdavid-legendary-150-point-club/ |last=Blair |first=Scott |website=The Hockey Writers |access-date=January 22, 2023 |date=January 20, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=As Scoring Rises In The NHL In 2022-23, Connor McDavid Raises The Bar Again |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolschram/2022/12/29/as-scoring-rises-in-the-nhl-in-2022-23-connor-mcdavid-raises-the-bar-again/?sh=7305bf722d44 |last=Schram |first=Carol |magazine=[[Forbes]] |access-date=January 22, 2023 |date=December 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Handing out NHL midseason awards: Connor McDavid the runaway MVP |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/handing-out-nhl-midseason-awards-connor-mcdavid-the-runaway-mvp/ |website=[[Sportsnet]] |access-date=January 22, 2023 |date=December 29, 2022}}</ref> On January 22, McDavid scored his 40th goal of the season in a win over the Canucks, becoming the fastest NHL player to notch 40 goals in a season since [[Pavel Bure]] during the [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000 season]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 22, 2023 |title=McDavid scores 40th goal, Oilers defeat Canucks for 6th straight win |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-vancouver-canucks-game-recap/c-340065128 |last1=Woodley |first1=Kevin |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=NHL.com}}</ref> McDavid reached 800 career points in a February 21, 2023 game, the fifth-fastest pace of any player in league history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oilers' Connor McDavid becomes fifth-fastest player to reach 800 points|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/oilers-connor-mcdavid-becomes-fifth-fastest-player-to-reach-800-points/ |website=[[Sportsnet]] |access-date=March 1, 2023 |date=February 21, 2023}}</ref> That game was the first of four consecutive two-goal games that saw him reach the 50-goal mark for the first time in a single season on February 27.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Connor McDavid records his first career 50-goal season: How this elevates the Oilers captain's legacy|url=https://theathletic.com/4259194/2023/02/27/oilers-connor-mcdavid-50-goals/ |last1=Nugent-Bowman |first1=Daniel |access-date=March 1, 2023 |date=February 27, 2023 |website=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref> He notched a fifth consecutive two-goal game on March 1, becoming only the fifth player in league history to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oilers welcome Ekholm to Edmonton in style, topple Maple Leafs 5-2|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/player-grades-oilers-welcome-ekholm-to-edmonton-in-style-topple-maple-leafs-5-2 |last1=McCurdy |first1=Bruce |access-date=March 2, 2023 |date=March 2, 2023 |newspaper=[[Edmonton Journal]]}}</ref> With a goal and an assist in a game against the [[Ottawa Senators]] on March 14, 2023, he reached 129 points on the season, surpassing [[Nikita Kucherov]]'s 21st century record set [[2018–19 NHL season|four years prior]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Connor McDavid reaches 129 points, a single-season record for NHL salary cap era|url=https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/connor-mcdavid-reaches-129-points-a-single-season-record-for-nhl-salary-cap-era |last1=Larkin |first1=Matt |access-date=March 15, 2023 |date=March 15, 2023 |website=Daily Faceoff}}</ref> He then reached the 60-goal mark for the first time in his career on March 22, scoring the game-winning goal in overtime against the [[Arizona Coyotes]]. He was only the fourth player to do so in the 21st century, and, in 72 games, reached it faster than anyone since [[Mario Lemieux]] in [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2023 |title=McDavid's 60th goal of season lifts Oilers over Coyotes in OT for 5th straight win|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/edmonton-oilers-arizona-coyotes-nhl-recap-march-22-1.6787742 |last=Jones |first=Shane |access-date=March 23, 2023 |website=[[CBC Sports]]}}</ref>
-====2022–present: "Season of the Century" and Richard Trophy====
-During the Oilers' [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23 season]] opener against the Vancouver Canucks, McDavid scored a hat-trick and increased his total career points to 700. This made him the sixth-fastest player to reach the milestone, and the fastest player since the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 13, 2022 |title=McDavid passes 700 NHL points, helps Oilers rally past Canucks in opener |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vancouver-canucks-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-335844908 |last1=Van Diest |first1=Derek |access-date=October 13, 2022 |website=NHL.com}}</ref> In a season marked by increased scoring generally across the league, McDavid once again lead the league in points from the beginning, this time while also scoring goals at the highest pace of his career thus far.<ref>{{cite web |title=Connor McDavid Can Join Legendary 150-Point Club |url= https://thehockeywriters.com/oilers-mcdavid-legendary-150-point-club/ |last=Blair |first=Scott |website=The Hockey Writers |access-date=January 22, 2023 |date=January 20, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=As Scoring Rises In The NHL In 2022-23, Connor McDavid Raises The Bar Again |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolschram/2022/12/29/as-scoring-rises-in-the-nhl-in-2022-23-connor-mcdavid-raises-the-bar-again/?sh=7305bf722d44 |last=Schram |first=Carol |magazine=[[Forbes]] |access-date=January 22, 2023 |date=December 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Handing out NHL midseason awards: Connor McDavid the runaway MVP |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/handing-out-nhl-midseason-awards-connor-mcdavid-the-runaway-mvp/ |website=[[Sportsnet]] |access-date=January 22, 2023 |date=December 29, 2022}}</ref> On January 22, McDavid scored his 40th goal of the season in a win over the Canucks, becoming the fastest NHL player to notch 40 goals in a season since [[Pavel Bure]] during the [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000 season]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 22, 2023 |title=McDavid scores 40th goal, Oilers defeat Canucks for 6th straight win |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-vancouver-canucks-game-recap/c-340065128 |last1=Woodley |first1=Kevin |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=NHL.com}}</ref> McDavid reached 800 career points in a February 21 game, the fifth-fastest pace of any player in league history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oilers' Connor McDavid becomes fifth-fastest player to reach 800 points|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/oilers-connor-mcdavid-becomes-fifth-fastest-player-to-reach-800-points/ |website=[[Sportsnet]] |access-date=March 1, 2023 |date=February 21, 2023}}</ref> That game was the first of four consecutive two-goal games that saw him reach the 50-goal mark for the first time in a single season on February 27.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Connor McDavid records his first career 50-goal season: How this elevates the Oilers captain's legacy|url=https://theathletic.com/4259194/2023/02/27/oilers-connor-mcdavid-50-goals/ |last1=Nugent-Bowman |first1=Daniel |access-date=March 1, 2023 |date=February 27, 2023 |website=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref> He notched a fifth consecutive two-goal game on March 1, becoming only the fifth player in league history to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oilers welcome Ekholm to Edmonton in style, topple Maple Leafs 5-2|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/player-grades-oilers-welcome-ekholm-to-edmonton-in-style-topple-maple-leafs-5-2 |last1=McCurdy |first1=Bruce |access-date=March 2, 2023 |date=March 2, 2023 |newspaper=[[Edmonton Journal]]}}</ref> With a goal and an assist in a game against the [[Ottawa Senators]] on March 14, he reached 129 points on the season, surpassing [[Nikita Kucherov]]'s 21st century record set [[2018–19 NHL season|four years prior]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Connor McDavid reaches 129 points, a single-season record for NHL salary cap era|url=https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/connor-mcdavid-reaches-129-points-a-single-season-record-for-nhl-salary-cap-era |last1=Larkin |first1=Matt |access-date=March 15, 2023 |date=March 15, 2023 |website=Daily Faceoff}}</ref> He then reached the 60-goal mark for the first time in his career on March 22, scoring the game-winning goal in overtime against the [[Arizona Coyotes]]. He was only the fourth player to do so in the 21st century, and, in 72 games, reached it faster than anyone since [[Mario Lemieux]] in [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2023 |title=McDavid's 60th goal of season lifts Oilers over Coyotes in OT for 5th straight win|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/edmonton-oilers-arizona-coyotes-nhl-recap-march-22-1.6787742 |last=Jones |first=Shane |access-date=March 23, 2023 |website=[[CBC Sports]]}}</ref>
+McDavid scored his 64th goal on April 8, 2023, which made him the sixth player in NHL history to hit the 150-point threshold,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oilers' McDavid becomes 6th NHL player to record 150 points in a season, 1st since Lemieux in 1995-96|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/edmonton-oilers-san-jose-sharks-recap-apr-8-1.6805442 |date=April 8, 2023 |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=[[CBC Sports]]}}</ref> whilst leading the league in goals for the first time in his career. He finished the season with 64 goals and 153 points, winning his fifth (and third consecutive) Art Ross Trophy and, for the first time in his career, earning the [[Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy]] for leading the NHL in goal-scoring. He was the first Oiler to win the Richard Trophy, and the first to [[List of past NHL scoring leaders|lead the NHL in goals]] since Gretzky in [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 15, 2023 |title=McDavid scores two trophies at regular season wrap-up|url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/mcdavid-scores-two-trophies-at-regular-season-wrap-up-1.6356921 |last=Ekelund |first=Brittany |access-date=April 15, 2023 |website=[[CTV News]]}}</ref> His 64 goals were 1 short of [[Alexander Ovechkin]]'s post-[[2004–05 NHL season|lockout]] record of 65 in the [[2007–08 NHL season#Scoring leaders|2007–08 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid scores his 60th goal in a season for the first time in his career|url=https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-forward-connor-mcdavid-scores-his-60th-goal-in-a-season-for-the-first-time-in-his-career|last1= Laing |first1 = Zach |date=March 22, 2023 |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=Oilers Nation}}</ref> His 153 points were the most for a player since Lemieux in 1996, and the fourth-most for any player in NHL history, behind Gretzky, Lemieux and [[Steve Yzerman]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 14, 2023 |title=Only three NHL players have ever scored more points than McDavid did this year|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/mcdavid-oilers-more-points-ever-than-three-players |last=Williams |first=Rob |access-date=April 15, 2023 |website=Daily Hive}}</ref> The [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] dubbed it "the season of the century."<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 7, 2023 |title=Connor McDavid is having the season of the century|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/the-buzzer-newsletter-connor-mcdavid-2022-23-season-1.6771288 |last=Campigotto |first=Jesse |access-date=April 15, 2023 |website=[[CBC Sports]]}}</ref> He was once again named finalist for both the Hart Memorial Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2023 |title=Karlsson, McDavid, Pastrnak named Ted Lindsay Award finalists |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/karlsson-mcdavid-pastrnak-named-ted-lindsay-award-finalists/c-344296016?tid=280503612 |last1=Satriano |first1=David |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=NHL.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2023 |title=McDavid, Pastrnak, Tkachuk named Hart Trophy finalists |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-david-pastrnak-matthew-tkachuk-named-hart-trophy-finalists/c-344347836?tid=280503612 |last1=Satriano |first1=David |access-date=May 12, 2023 |website=NHL.com}}</ref>
+The Oilers finished second in the Pacific Division and sixth in the Western Conference, qualifying for the [[2023 Stanley Cup playoffs]]. They drew the Kings in the first round for the second consecutive year, entering as the favourite to advance.<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Stanley Cup Playoff Preview: Oilers vs. Kings|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/2023-stanley-cup-playoff-preview-oilers-vs-kings/ |last=Sadler |first=Emily |website=[[Sportsnet]] |access-date=April 15, 2023 |date=April 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 NHL playoff preview: Oilers vs. Kings|url=https://theathletic.com/4413663/2023/04/15/2023-nhl-playoffs-oilers-kings/ |last1=Luszczyszyn |first1=Dom |last2=Goldman |first2=Shayna |last3=Gentille |first3=Sean |access-date=March 1, 2023 |date=February 27, 2023 |website=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref> The Oilers ousted the Kings in six games, with McDavid and Draisaitl again credited as dominant forces in the contest, and moved to face the [[Vegas Golden Knights]] in the second round.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oilers punch ticket to Round 2 with Game 6 victory over Kings|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/oilers-punch-ticket-to-round-2-with-game-6-victory-over-kings/ |website=[[Sportsnet]] |date=April 30, 2023 |access-date=May 10, 2023}}</ref> The second round matchup attracted media attention due to the presence of [[Jack Eichel]] on the Golden Knights roster. Eichel had been drafted second overall in the same year as McDavid, and was viewed at the time as a potential career rivalry, albeit one that had largely not materialized in the intervening years due to Eichel's original [[Buffalo Sabres]] team not achieving much success.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2, 2023 |title=McDavid, Eichel set to face off in Western 2nd Round |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-jack-eichel-edmonton-oilers-vegas-golden-knights-set-to-face-off/c-344101478 |last1=Roarke |first1=Shawn P. |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=NHL.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 Preview: Who will win the McDavid-Eichel showdown?|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/stanley-cup-playoffs-round-2-preview-who-will-win-the-mcdavid-eichel-showdown/ |last= Dixon |first= Ryan |website=[[Sportsnet]] |access-date=May 10, 2023 |date=May 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jack Eichel holds his own against Oilers star Connor McDavid |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/sports-columns/ed-graney/jack-eichel-holds-his-own-against-oilers-star-connor-mcdavid-2774785/ |last=Graney |first=Ed |newspaper=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |access-date=May 10, 2023 |date=May 9, 2023}}</ref> The Oilers were ultimately defeated by the Golden Knights in a six-game series, bringing their postseason to an end.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 15, 2023 |title=Oilers out of Stanley Cup playoffs as Golden Knights use Marchessault's hat trick to win Game 6|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/edmonton-oilers-vegas-golden-knights-game-7-recap-may-14-1.6843328 |last=Spencer |first=Donna |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=[[CBC Sports]]}}</ref>
-McDavid scored his 64th goal on April 8, which made him the sixth player in NHL history to hit the 150-point threshold,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oilers' McDavid becomes 6th NHL player to record 150 points in a season, 1st since Lemieux in 1995-96|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/edmonton-oilers-san-jose-sharks-recap-apr-8-1.6805442 |date=April 8, 2023 |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=[[CBC Sports]]}}</ref> whilst leading the league in goals for the first time in his career. He finished the season with 64 goals and 153 points, winning his fifth (and third consecutive) Art Ross Trophy and, for the first time in his career, earning the [[Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy]] for leading the NHL in goal-scoring. He was the first Oiler to win the Richard Trophy, and the first to [[List of past NHL scoring leaders|lead the NHL in goals]] since Gretzky in [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 15, 2023 |title=McDavid scores two trophies at regular season wrap-up|url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/mcdavid-scores-two-trophies-at-regular-season-wrap-up-1.6356921 |last=Ekelund |first=Brittany |access-date=April 15, 2023 |website=[[CTV News]]}}</ref> His 64 goals were 1 short of [[Alexander Ovechkin]]'s post-[[2004–05 NHL season|lockout]] record of 65 in the [[2007–08 NHL season#Scoring leaders|2007–08 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid scores his 60th goal in a season for the first time in his career|url=https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-forward-connor-mcdavid-scores-his-60th-goal-in-a-season-for-the-first-time-in-his-career|last1= Laing |first1 = Zach |date=March 22, 2023 |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=Oilers Nation}}</ref> His 153 points were the most for a player since Lemieux in 1996, and the fourth-most for any player in NHL history, behind Gretzky, Lemieux and [[Steve Yzerman]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 14, 2023 |title=Only three NHL players have ever scored more points than McDavid did this year|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/mcdavid-oilers-more-points-ever-than-three-players |last=Williams |first=Rob |access-date=April 15, 2023 |website=Daily Hive}}</ref> The [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] dubbed it "the season of the century."<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 7, 2023 |title=Connor McDavid is having the season of the century|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/the-buzzer-newsletter-connor-mcdavid-2022-23-season-1.6771288 |last=Campigotto |first=Jesse |access-date=April 15, 2023 |website=[[CBC Sports]]}}</ref> He was once again named finalist for both the Hart Memorial Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2023 |title=Karlsson, McDavid, Pastrnak named Ted Lindsay Award finalists |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/karlsson-mcdavid-pastrnak-named-ted-lindsay-award-finalists/c-344296016?tid=280503612 |last1=Satriano |first1=David |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=NHL.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2023 |title=McDavid, Pastrnak, Tkachuk named Hart Trophy finalists |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-david-pastrnak-matthew-tkachuk-named-hart-trophy-finalists/c-344347836?tid=280503612 |last1=Satriano |first1=David |access-date=May 12, 2023 |website=NHL.com}}</ref>
-The Oilers finished second in the Pacific Division and sixth in the league, qualifying for the [[2023 Stanley Cup playoffs]]. They drew the Kings in the first round for the second consecutive year, entering as the favourite to advance.<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Stanley Cup Playoff Preview: Oilers vs. Kings|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/2023-stanley-cup-playoff-preview-oilers-vs-kings/ |last=Sadler |first=Emily |website=[[Sportsnet]] |access-date=April 15, 2023 |date=April 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 NHL playoff preview: Oilers vs. Kings|url=https://theathletic.com/4413663/2023/04/15/2023-nhl-playoffs-oilers-kings/ |last1=Luszczyszyn |first1=Dom |last2=Goldman |first2=Shayna |last3=Gentille |first3=Sean |access-date=March 1, 2023 |date=February 27, 2023 |website=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref> The Oilers ousted the Kings in six games, with McDavid and Draisaitl again credited as dominant forces in the contest, and moved to face the [[Vegas Golden Knights]] in the second round.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oilers punch ticket to Round 2 with Game 6 victory over Kings|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/oilers-punch-ticket-to-round-2-with-game-6-victory-over-kings/ |website=[[Sportsnet]] |date=April 30, 2023 |access-date=May 10, 2023}}</ref> The second round matchup attracted media attention due to the presence of [[Jack Eichel]] on the Golden Knights roster. Eichel had been drafted second overall in the same year as McDavid, and was viewed at the time as a potential career rivalry, albeit one that had largely not materialized in the intervening years due to Eichel's original [[Buffalo Sabres]] team not achieving much success.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2, 2023 |title=McDavid, Eichel set to face off in Western 2nd Round |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-mcdavid-jack-eichel-edmonton-oilers-vegas-golden-knights-set-to-face-off/c-344101478 |last1=Roarke |first1=Shawn P. |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=NHL.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 Preview: Who will win the McDavid-Eichel showdown?|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/stanley-cup-playoffs-round-2-preview-who-will-win-the-mcdavid-eichel-showdown/ |last= Dixon |first= Ryan |website=[[Sportsnet]] |access-date=May 10, 2023 |date=May 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jack Eichel holds his own against Oilers star Connor McDavid |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/sports-columns/ed-graney/jack-eichel-holds-his-own-against-oilers-star-connor-mcdavid-2774785/ |last=Graney |first=Ed |newspaper=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |access-date=May 10, 2023 |date=May 9, 2023}}</ref> The Oilers were ultimately defeated by the Golden Knights in a six-game series, bringing their postseason to an end.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 15, 2023 |title=Oilers out of Stanley Cup playoffs as Golden Knights use Marchessault's hat trick to win Game 6|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/edmonton-oilers-vegas-golden-knights-game-7-recap-may-14-1.6843328 |last=Spencer |first=Donna |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=[[CBC Sports]]}}</ref>
 ==International play==

v t e Current team captains in the National Hockey League
Pacific	Radko Gudas (Anaheim) Mikael Backlund (Calgary) Connor McDavid (Edmonton) Anze Kopitar (Los Angeles) Logan Couture (San Jose) Jordan Eberle (Seattle) Quinn Hughes (Vancouver) Mark Stone (Vegas)
Central	Nick Foligno (Chicago) Gabriel Landeskog (Colorado) Jamie Benn (Dallas) Jared Spurgeon (Minnesota) Roman Josi (Nashville) Brayden Schenn (St. Louis) Clayton Keller (Utah) Adam Lowry (Winnipeg)
Atlantic	Brad Marchand (Boston) Rasmus Dahlin (Buffalo) Dylan Larkin (Detroit) Aleksander Barkov (Florida) Nick Suzuki (Montreal) Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa) Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay) Auston Matthews (Toronto)
Metropolitan	Jordan Staal (Carolina) Boone Jenner (Columbus) Nico Hischier (New Jersey) Anders Lee (NY Islanders) Jacob Trouba (NY Rangers) Sean Couturier (Philadelphia) Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh) Alexander Ovechkin (Washington)