Connor McDavid has been a highlight since his debut with the Edmonton Oilers in 2015. Now entering his 10th NHL season, the Oilers superstar has reached a career milestone.

With a second-period goal against the Nashville Predators, McDavid became the 99th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career points.

It was a fitting play for McDavid and longtime teammate Leon Draisaitl, who combined to score the historic goal. During a 4-on-4 period, a giveaway allowed defenseman Darnell Nurse to take out Draisaitl and McDavid on a 2-on-1. Draisaitl waited for the defenseman before passing to McDavid, who buried the shot on receiving behind Scott Wedgewood of the Predators. The entire Edmonton bench poured onto the ice to congratulate their captain.

McDavid Not only did he reach the 1,000 point mark relatively early in his career, but he was also the fourth-fastest player in NHL history to reach that milestone. Only Wayne Gretzky (424), Mario Lemieux (513) and Mike Bossy (656) reached 1,000 points faster than McDavid (659).

Teammate and fellow superstar Leon Draisaitl has praised McDavid, recently calling him the greatest player of all time. When all is said and done for McDavid, he will have the chance to participate in this conversation.

Even if there is no Stanley Cup, McDavid had seven 100-point seasons in his first nine years. The other two were hampered by either a long-term injury (also his rookie season) or the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a season where he already had 97 points.

In his 659th NHL game, McDavid reached the 1,000-point mark with 341 goals and 659 assists. Now that McDavid has reached this milestone, he can breathe a sigh of relief as he continues to climb the NHL’s all-time rankings at a historic pace.

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