Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid’s spectacular season has put him in the company of some of the league’s top players of all time.
McDavid had a goal and assist in the first period against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday afternoon to reach 150 points this season.
The last to hit that milestone was Mario Lemieux, who had 161 points in the 1995-96 season. McDavid joins Wayne Gretzky (nine times), Lemieux (four), Steve Yzerman, Phil Esposito and Bernie Nicholls as the league’s only players who have had 150-point seasons.
McDavid drew an assist on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins’ opening goal, then scored with 1:44 left in the first period. That gave him 63 goals and 87 assists on t.
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McDavid hit the milestone on a busy Saturday in which the NHL had 16 games scheduled for the first time in league history.
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby also hit a milestone Saturday, picking up his 1,500th career point with two goals and an assist in a 5-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings. He’s the 15th NHL player to hit that milestone and the sixth fastest (1,188 games).
It was an important win for the Penguins, who are trying to keep their 16-season playoff streak alive.
The Boston Bruins were playing the New Jersey Devils later Saturday with a chance to tie the NHL record of 62 wins in a season, held by the 1995-96 Red Wings and the 2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning.
Contributing: Associated Press
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Oilers’ Connor McDavid scores 150th point of season
