McDavid becomes 1st player to notch 150 points since 1995-96
Connor McDavid became the first player since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96 to reach the 150-point mark in Saturday's 6-1 win against the San Jose Sharks.
The Edmonton Oilers star buried his 63rd goal of the campaign to hit the plateau. It was his second point of the game after tallying an assist earlier in the contest.
Sixth player in @NHL history to hit 150 🫡 pic.twitter.com/4Zzzh92tGU
— x - Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) April 8, 2023
McDavid added a highlight-reel goal in the third period to cap his three-point performance.
McDavid on a breakaway = Automatic. 🤩
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 8, 2023
Connor scores a beautiful goal to extend the Oilers lead in the third period. pic.twitter.com/NaWYrc5UHy
McDavid is the sixth different player in league history to notch 150 points. Lemieux, Wayne Gretzky, Phil Esposito, Steve Yzerman, and Bernie Nicholls previously accomplished the feat.
The 26-year-old hadn't been born when Lemieux tallied 161 points in 1995-96.
It's Edmonton's seventh win in a row. The Oilers close within two points of Vegas for the Pacific Division lead with their victory and the Golden Knights' shootout loss against the Dallas Stars on Saturday.