Oilers’ Connor McDavid becomes third player in NHL history to score 40 points in a single post-season

Connor McDavid continued etching his name in the record books Tuesday night.

During Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers, McDavid became the third player in NHL history to record 40 points in a single post-season, joining Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.

Going into the game with 38 points, the Oilers’ captain assisted forward Zach Hyman’s power play goal two minutes into the second period to make it 2-0 Oilers. A few minutes later, he reached the 40-point mark when he beat Panthers’ netminder Sergei Bobrovsky short-side to give Edmonton a 3-0 lead.

McDavid’s offense did not stop there. After Florida made it 3-1, the Oilers were on the power play when McDavid carried the puck into the Panthers’ zone, deked around several Florida skaters and made a cross-crease pass to Corey Perry to make it 4-1

As of the five-minute mark of the second period in Game 5, McDavid has scored nine points in his last six periods, dating back to the third period in Game 3.

The 2023-24 season was already a historic one for the Oilers’ captain, who became just the fourth player in NHL history to record 100 assists in a single season. It was the fourth time he led the league in assists. He finished the regular season with 32 goals and 132 total points, the second-highest mark of his career.

This current playoff campaign has seen the highest production of McDavid’s career. With a goal on top of his three assists, McDavid has seven goals and 34 assists for 41 points, eight more points than what he recorded in the 2022 post-season.