McDavid is gonna do this, isn't he... 

judging by mcdavid if he wanted he could probably do it, though it could be detrimental to the team and wins

@@heeelion134 I agree, scoring more goals can be detrimental to a teams success.

Agree. Another record likely unbreakable is 50 in 39.

@@joshuacolt2630 Now, now... An overfocus on one area of the game takes away from others. For example, if your aim is simply to score more and you don't care how, the Oilers could turn every game into a track meet and see what happens. Frankly, I'd love to see what happens, but the risk of losing control of games because you're not exactly focused on defence is too great (i.e., a certainty), and that's why no one does it. Maybe there's a hockey equivalent of Mike D'Antoni or Paul Westhead out there, but he won't be coaching in the NHL any time soon.

163 assists won't get touched by anyone active. The rules would need to change again

Signs of an unselfish player for sure. Adam Oates would be proud

its unreal ,till u realize gretzky averaged 2.77 for a whole season , and 3.00 for 51 games

@@8799crosbyit’s hard to compare eras in hockey, much like in basketball. But in his day Wayne was great, in both Edmonton and LA

​@@darrelladams4886 True it's hard to compare eras, but Gretzky's era is easier to compare to now than Wilt in his era for example. More like Lebron to Michael. Problem is, there is only one dude who can reaaaaaally even try and compare to Gretzky in his own era and that's Lemieux, and now McDavid.

@@brettvandermeer5297Super Mario was incredible. Imagine if he never had his back problems. And of course Jagr

least insane gretzky stat

Way different league these days then back then. They are equivalent in talent and skill in their respective time frames

@@aroundtheleaguehighlightse6163 why didn't more players hit the milestone back then, if it was such a different league?

@@aortisstent5076 becuase just like today's game nobody is at the same level as McDavid. Way harder to score in this era. The players are much faster and the game is played faster. Like then nobody came close to Gretzky. Gretzky was the greatest of all time of his era and McDavid will be the greatest of all time in the new era

@@aroundtheleaguehighlightse6163 Wayne became the all time points leader before turning 29. The closest to him is Jagr with 936 less points, and also has almost 300 more games played. Just stop. He has like 70+ records and is the statistical most dominant athlete of all time. Part of being the greatest of all time is being way ahead of your peers, and Wayne was in a different universe. Davo will go down as one of the best to ever do it but he is not Gretzkys level.... Also Gretzky played in the clutch and grab era, with no 3 on 3 overtime, and the 2 line pass rule, so imagine how many more points he could have had if the benefited from all those things like Connor. I mean even the advancement in sports medicine! If Davo played in the 80's and got the leg injury he had a couple of years back then his whole career would of been derailed. Era comparisons are so stupid.

And he'll do it

@@johanstinson that’s why we don’t call him mcdavid but MCJESUS

or mcsoft, mcregular season or mcdusty lol @@PotatoToesMaster

@@ethanparker7900bros mad he doesn’t have him on his team, your tune would change 😂

As an Oilers fan, yes please

watch him be the best defenseman in the league next year, while playing centre LMAO.

McDavid: You want me to get a shutout? No problem.... get out the way!

McDavid: you wanna see me lift the cup? McDavid: 😢

@@bluyxx6482 but, if he did that he’d give up his offensive abilities probably.

@@JojoB0iMan doubt it, being 2 way doesnt mean you cant be a playmaker

Now he wants the Lord Stanley

Lucky. They were in Vancouver twice early in the season and I went to both games and both of them were garbage. I was so mad I stopped watching Edmonton and then of course they go on a historic winning streak. I completely ignored them until I looked up the score from the first game after the All-Star game and it was the first one they lost. FML

@@jasondashney Haha, yeah, there was definitely one or more problems at the beginning of the season. I don't pretend to be enough of an expert to know exactly what they were, but something was wrong that has gotten better since then.

@@dtmrea247 Both games the Oilers started hot but Van got the first goal and the Oilers fell apart. I'm in the wrong tax bracket to pay Canadian NHL prices to see a dumpster fire like that. Plus I work 60 a week now so I have no time to watch games.

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does he though?

​@@ethanparker7900it couldnt be more obvious. Are u blind?

probably not blind, but definitely a hater@@dudelove69

Bro wants to statpad dudes purposely not shooting to get assist like hof statpad

they rested him last year and year before for a game or 2

jesus rest when your retired, got to max your prime years

He’s at 48. He’s probably getting 55 or even 60 if he gets REALLY hot.

@@JojoB0iMan Just needs to stand infront of the net and the pucks will come to him... or off of him.

Ooo tough place to live. I’m in Saskatchewan, but there’s more Oilers fans here than anything else really.

05-06 was a wild season though, I think that season particularly doesn't get counted as "dead puck era" because scoring was *WAY* up coming out of the lockout. But I agree, Thornton's 96-assist season is as close as we've seen since the Gretzky/Lemieux days.

He had 92 in the season following, too... pretty sure only he, 99, and 66 have ever done that trick (90+ in consecutive seasons).

Goal scoring started to increase in 2005-06 and that season was also a bit of an offensive anomaly compared to years before and after. When I think dead puck era, late 90s to early 2000s stand out the most.

Yeah, I'm feeling optimistic about this season the cup will come back to edmonton where it belongs!!

There were times in the game last night that Buffalo was TRIPLE teaming him, and he was still making plays...

The goal against New York was a solo 4v1

yes, in ONE season, as a defenceman - thats equally if not more impressive

I’m not a huge +/- guy but damn that is one insane stat.

Settle down bud. No one will hit 100 goals. Even my lord an savior McDavid.

No one cares about Tampa

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He mentioned Stammer

Actually that is not true. Kuch is on pace for 100 assists too. And he probably will get it the way he is playing. You think McDavid is on a scoring streak? Well Kuch is on a better one. The last 12 games he is scoring at 1980s Gretzky and Lemieux levels.

@@chelious1973 who are you talking to

Thornton also had 96 the year before that

Now down to needing 5 assists in 11 games.

Not a fan of Kucherov at all but I would say the insane part of his stat (McD had a higher ppg last year) is that he's 44 points clear of second on his team (Brayden Point).

No.

No he’s not, he’s only on pace for 95 assists

@@thepuffypenguin4470 Yes he is. try 99. Not 95. Over the last 12 games he has 28pts. He is only 5 assists behind McDavid but 10 ahead in points. He is actually gaining on McDavid in assists. He might even surpass him if he keeps his current pace. Kuch has 23 assists in his last 12 games with no signs of slowing down. McDavid has 18 assists in his last 12 games.

If the guy played for another team other than Tampa I might actually be a fan.

@@Evan-C That makes zero sense.

@@chelious1973 feeble minds can't comprehend I guess hah jk

To the golf course.