Edmonton Oilers

It seems like Connor McDavid can't go a game without setting a new standard.

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“He has an unbelievable desire to add layers to his game. The goals he's scoring now are much different from the ones he scored earlier in his career. That's ...

You know 10 games left to put ourselves in a good spot, here heading into you know when the real games count.” He was back and forth between Europe and the Toronto area. Okay now Leon say this but “I think now he needs to lift the Stanley Cup” “We skated a little bit together in the summer. But this is the best player in the world. He’s someone who pushes and that’s what the best do and he’s certainly the best player in the world.” It’s pretty hard to score in this league. … Every moment in his day is geared to being the best he can be. Leon on if Connor owes him dinner after those passes in overtime. Woodcroft always has a way with words and a lot of what he said about Connor can be used as motivation for anyone. Think about it, Connor McDavid who is by far the best player in the NHL continues to hone his craft and find ways to get better. It’s what gets him up in the morning.

Connor McDavid is only the fourth player to hit the 60-goal mark in a season since Mario Lemieux scored 69 in 1996-97. With 10 games still to go in the ...

Sitting at 138 points, McDavid could become one of just six players in NHL history to reach 150 points and the first since 1996. With 10 games still to go in the Oilers season, McDavid could set the mark for goals scored in a season in this century. "Leon makes a great play on the first pass, and I felt like I was kind of pressing for the 60th all night, and I was disappointed not to bury that one, you're not going to get many better looks than that," McDavid said.

The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Arizona Coyotes 4-3 in overtime while Connor McDavid scored his 60th goal and Leon Draisaitl got his 110th point.

The game on Saturday will a chance to do this. Not only is it important for the standings, but it is important to prove that they can hang with the league’s elite. As it sits right now the Edmonton Oilers are 4 points back of the Vegas Golden Knights for the lead in the division but have played one more game. For example, if they give up chance like this against the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday they likely will not win the game. The way these two players are running the league is something to admire. It is nice to see the Edmonton Oilers get the two points, but I would really like to see them dominate the lower-quality teams.

What McDavid is doing this season is starting to defy logic as he became the fastest player to reach 60 goals since Mario Lemieux in 1988.

McDavid’s first goal of the night was scored in such a manner and he tried it a second time later in the game. His ultimate goal is to bring a Stanley Cup back to Edmonton and with a strong supporting cast, which includes Draisaitl, the Oilers are considered legitimate contenders this season. “Everyone was always talking about it, that if you shoot more, you can score more and he is obviously doing it. Lemieux reached the milestone in 70 games, while it’s taken McDavid 72, one game faster than Auston Matthews did for the Toronto Maple Leafs last season, before going on to win the Hart Trophy. McDavid would not have gotten the second opportunity to score the winner if he had broken his stick after the first. Article content

Whether it comes via verbal encouragement from a friend or a pass to spring him on a breakaway (sometimes two), even a generational player like Connor ...

"I told him in the summer that there was no reason that he can't score 60 goals," Draisaitl said. If he can score 10 goals in his final 10 games, he would be the first player to score at least 70 goals in a season since 1992-93, when Alexander Mogilny (Buffalo Sabres) and Teemu Selanne (Winnipeg Jets) each had 76. Chances are, he wouldn't have even revealed that it was a goal to reach that milestone had the Oilers not won. He admitted later it was his plan all along to do that. Can he maintain a goal-a-game pace to reach 70? He's trending in that way already. He has always said that," McDavid said about Draisaitl's prodding that 60 was there for the taking. In reaching 60 goals in 72 games, he's the fastest player to hit the milestone since Mario Lemieux scored 60 goals in 70 games in 1987-88. Or that the previous high for the Edmonton captain in goals was 44, which he set last season. "He has said that all along. Normally he doesn't like to talk about himself or his individual accomplishments. 60 in overtime of Edmonton's 4-3 victory against the Arizona Coyotes at Rogers Place on Wednesday.