Oilers’ McDavid becomes 6th NHL player to record 150 points in a season, 1st since Lemieux in 1995-96

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Connor McDavid became the first player in 27 years to reach 150 points in a season when he had a goal and an assist in the first period of Edmonton’s road game against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.

Edmonton captain has 63 goals and 87 assists in 80 games

The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 08, 2023 5:24 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago

A male hockey player wearing a white, blue and orange Edmonton Oilers jersey controls the puck. He's seen next to his team's bench and is watched by an opposition player in his left side. — Oilers centre Connor McDavid became just the sixth player ever to record 150 points in a season when he scored and added an assist in the first period of a road game against the Sharks on Saturday. (Godofredo A. Vásquez/The Associated Press)

Connor McDavid keeps raising the bar this season.

The Edmonton captain became the sixth player in NHL history to record 150 points in a season when he had a goal and an assist in the first period of the Oilers’ game Saturday versus the San Jose Sharks.

McDavid has 63 goals and 87 assists in 80 games and is the first player to reach the 150-point plateau since Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins had 160 during the 1995-96 season.

The 26-year-old McDavid joins Phil Esposito (once), Wayne Gretzky (nine times), Mario Lemieux (four times), Bernie Nichols (once) and Steve Yzerman (once) on the list of players to reach the mark.

Sixth player in <a href=”https://twitter.com/NHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@NHL</a> history to hit 150 🫡 <a href=”https://t.co/4Zzzh92tGU”>pic.twitter.com/4Zzzh92tGU</a>

—@EdmontonOilers