Connor McDavid is having the season of the century

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With a pair of goals in last night's 3-2 win at Buffalo, Connor McDavid established a new career high of 124 points — with 17 games still to play. Here are some more fun facts about the Edmonton Oilers superstar's mind-blowing 2022-23 season:

Season of the century: Since 2000-01, only two players have finished with as many or more points than McDavid's 124. And just barely. Joe Thornton had 125 in 2005-06 with Boston and San Jose (the Bruins traded Jumbo Joe as he was en route to winning the scoring title and MVP) before Nikita Kucherov topped him with 128 in 2018-19 with Tampa Bay. Again, McDavid still has 17 (!) games left. Barring catastrophe, he's going to obliterate the 21st-century scoring record.

Gretzky. Lemieux. McDavid: With 124 points in just 65 games, McDavid is on pace to finish with 156 points. That would be the most in NHL history by anyone not named Wayne Gretzky or Mario Lemieux, surpassing the 155 that Detroit's Steve Yzerman piled up in 1988-89. McDavid is also on pace for the most points by any player since Lemieux's 161 in 1995-96.

State of the Art (Ross): With 27 points during his active 11-game points streak, McDavid has opened up an incredible 28-point lead in the Art Ross Trophy race. To put that chasm in perspective, there's a larger gap behind McDavid and second-place Leon Draisaitl (his Edmonton teammate) than between Draisaitl and 22nd place. Assuming a piano doesn't fall on his head, McDavid is going to win his third consecutive scoring title and the fifth of his career. Only Gretzky (10), Lemieux (6) and Gordie Howe (6) have done it more