Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
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In the NHL, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid floats all boats. Every year-end summary includes iconic goals, a points per 60 over 2.5, and a five-on-five goal share well over 50 percent. Add in power-play totals, and McDavid’s numbers annually touch the very outer marker of NHL performance.
Connor McDavid ’s hot streak in December has grabbed leaguewide attention. The Edmonton Oilers captain continues to lift his game as the calendar turns. His recent stretch with 20 points in his last seven games shows his elite skills as the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy approach.
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is among the most valuable players in the NHL in 2025. The total of salary, bonuses, and high-profile endorseme
McDavid was an iffy defender early in his career, then he trended up in the early 2020s, becoming much better at limiting his mistakes on defence, the lost battles, missed assignments and turnovers that tend to result in Grade A shots against.
Edmonton Oilers superstar Leon Draisaitl reached a major milestone this week becoming the first German-born player in NHL history to record 1,000 career points.
Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist and Tristan Jarry made 25 saves in his first game for Edmonton, helping the Oilers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Saturday night.
The Oilers will get a look at Viktor Arvidsson for the first time in a Bruins' sweater on Thursday when his Swedish countryman and previous Nashville & Edmonton teammate Mattias Ekholm plays in his 200th career game with the Blue & Orange.
Connor McDavid has flown under the radar for most of the 2025-26 season, but that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore. The Oilers captain has 56 points through 34 games, which is the second-most for a single player behind Nathan MacKinnon (58).