“Connor McDavid Ties Ovechkin’s Record for Most Goals in a Season, Playoffs Included”

Connor McDavid equaled Alexander Ovechkin’s record for goals in a season, including the playoffs.

The Oilers captain scored 3 (2+1) points in the second match of the Stanley Cup second round series with Vegas (5:1, 1-1).

He has 5 goals in 8 games in the current playoffs. McDavid previously led the regular season with 64 goals in 82 games.

Thus, in total he had 69 goals. This is a repeat of the 21st century NHL record set by Washington’s Alexander Ovechkin in the 2007-08 season (65 goals in 82 regular season games plus 4 goals in 7 playoff games).

David Pastrnak (Boston) finished the season with 66 goals (61 in 82 regular season games and 5 more in 7 playoff games). Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton) now has 65 goals (52 in 80 regular season games and another 13 in 8 playoff games).

The all-time league record is held by Wayne Gretzky. In the 1983/84 season, he scored 100 goals (87 goals in 74 regular season games and another 13 in 19 playoff games).