How Far Can Connor McDavid Push His Point Streak? History Within Reach

Just when everyone began to question whether Connor McDavid was still the best player in hockey, he delivered a blunt reminder that he’s very much still the guy.

What once looked like an Art Ross Trophy race Nathan MacKinnon had wrapped up and tucked into his back pocket has turned into a back-and-forth battle—not because MacKinnon has slowed down, but because the world’s best player has gone on one of the greatest stretches of his career to reel him in.

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McDavid has been nothing short of brilliant since December, and his 20-game point streak deserves recognition as much as it’s already been talked about, because it’s among the most impressive runs of production we’ve seen in the modern era.

Connor McDavid’s Point Streak So Far

Let’s break it all down: 19 goals and 27 assists for 46 points in 20 games. That’s an 188-point full 82-game regular season pace, which is downright absurd; we’re talking prime Wayne Gretzky, and Mario Lemieux type stuff.

This already has McDavid tied for the fourth-longest point streak among active players, trailing only Mitch Marner (23 games), Sidney Crosby (25 games), and Patrick Kane (26 games). As impressive as those runs were, McDavid’s per-game production puts him in a league of his own. Only Crosby’s 1.5 points per game during his streak even comes close to McDavid’s current 2.3.

So how much longer can he sustain this? The schedule moving forward is pretty favorable, and the potential to make history is very real.

The Path to History

Seven more games to secure the longest point streak among active players, 10 more to become just the fourth player in NHL history to reach 30 straight games with a point, and 11 more to move into fourth place on the all-time list. That’s a lot to ask, but this is McDavid we’re talking about; you cannot count anything out.

The upcoming schedule reads home to the Islanders, at Vancouver, then back home for the next six against the Blues, Devils, Penguins, Capitals, Ducks, and Sharks. Quite frankly, it’s hard to even imagine any of these teams holding him off the scoresheet, which would bring the streak up to 28.

After that, things tighten up with a matchup against the stingy Minnesota Wild, followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs—who have gotten back to their strong defensive ways of late—and then an always hotly contested Battle of Alberta with the Calgary Flames. If he can reach those final three games before the Olympic break with the streak intact, all the momentum—and the attention of the hockey world—will be on McDavid, and history suggests he’ll rise to the occasion.

It all lines up: a 31-game point streak heading into the Olympics, where he’d have the chance to lead Team Canada to a gold medal for the first time in his career. All that would be left to cap off an almost perfect year would be capturing the one thing still missing—a Stanley Cup.

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