Stunning numbers: Another 100-point season for Connor McDavid

During the 2021-22 NHL season we will take an occasional look at some stunning numbers from around the league. Here is what is standing out to us right now as Connor McDavid reaches the 100-point mark yet again.

With a goal and an assist in the Edmonton Oilers’ 4-3 shootout win against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night Connor McDavid became the first player in the NHL to hit the 100-point mark this season. He will almost certainly be joined by teammate Leon Draisaitl in the very near future.

For McDavid it is already the fifth 100-point season of his career, which puts him in some pretty exclusive company.

Let’s take a look at some stunning numbers on his offensive performance.

McDavid is just the 19th player in the history of the league to have at least five 100-point seasons. The majority of the other players on that list played their careers during the golden years of goal scoring in the NHL during the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s.

Among active players, he is only the second player to have at least five such seasons, joining Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby, who has six of them. Crosby has recorded his six in 17 years. McDavid has five in seven seasons.

Furthermore, here is the list of current NHL players with at least three 100-point seasons:

McDavid would already be at six 100-point seasons had it not been for the 2019-20 season being cut short. He had 97 points in 64 games that year.

•  There have been 14 100-point seasons in the NHL since McDavid’s rookie year in 2015-16. He already has five of them. No player in the league has more than two during that stretch (though, Draisaitl will soon have his third).

•  McDavid’s 1.42 points per game average since his debut is by far and away the highest