EDMONTON, AB – Saturday night in Los Angeles, it was game 600.
Tuesday night in Edmonton, it was point 900... and then some.
The milestone stretch continued for Oilers captain Connor McDavid as he recorded career points 899 and 900, followed by 901, 902 and 903 for good measure with a goal and four assists to lead Edmonton to a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers for their sixth consecutive win.
"It was quite remarkable what he was doing and it never surprises me," said Oilers bench boss Kris Knoblauch, who also coached the 2015 first-overall pick with the OHL's Erie Otters. "I'm over that phase of him surprising me because he's done it so much, so you just enjoy it."
McDavid became the fifth-fastest player in NHL history to reach 900 points, doing so in his 602nd game to slot in behind Wayne Gretzky (385), Mario Lemieux (463), Mike Bossy (582) and Peter Stastny (599).
Another Oilers legend, Jari Kurri, is sixth on the all-time list, hitting 900 points in 632 games.
McDavid's teammate Leon Draisaitl, who recorded a goal and an assist during Tuesday's triumph vs. Philadelphia, is now up to 786 career points in 673 games.
