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03/23/2023

By: Jeff Yoder

Connor McDavid (2 Goals) Scores 60th Goal of Season for Oilers’ OT Winner

A season of records kept skating ahead on Wednesday with a two-goal outing from Oilers’ superstar Connor McDavid — the latter was an overtime, top-shelf winner to beat the Coyotes (4-3, OT). And with those two lamps, McDavid reached the 60-goal milestone for the 2022-23 campaign. No other skater has 50 on the year. He also leads the points league-wide points race by 28 (138 total). Only teammate Leon Draisaitl is even close (110). The 26-year-old Edmonton icon is quickly joining the hockey elites. And though McDavid won’t come close to Gretzky’s single-season mark (92 goals), he’s in elite company in the 21st century.

 

Players With 60-Goal Seasons (Last 25 Years)

Alex Ovechkin (WSH): 65 Goals (2007-08)

Steven Stamkos (TBL): 60 Goals (2011-12)

Auston Matthews (TOR): 60 Goals (2021-22)

Connor McDavid (EDM): 60 Goals (2022-23)

 

The Oilers currently have ten games left in the regular season. If McDavid adds ten to his total, he’ll be just the ninth player in NHL history to record a 70-goal season — a feat that hasn’t been seen since the early 90s.

 

Watch: McDavid Nets 60th Goal as Oilers Beat Coyotes (4-3, OT)

 

Additional Storylines

Yahoo! Sports: McDavid Hits 60-Goal Mark With OT Winner

CBS Sports: How Connor McDavid is Putting Together the Best Single Season of the Salary Cap Era

 

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