r/EdmontonOilers • u/ShamusTalksSports • 3d ago

Connor McDavid’s 17 Points Through 6 Games Is One of the Best Starts in NHL History

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After yesterday’s Frozen Frenzy game, Connor McDavid is up to 17 points through his first six games of the 2026-27 season.

He’s just the 11th player in NHL history to record 17+ points through his first six games to start a season.

• Cy Denneny (1917) (18 points) (Ottawa Senators)
• Corb Denneny (1919) (17 points) (Toronto St. Pats)
• Babe Dye (1922) (19 points) (Toronto St. Pats)
• Bobby Hull (1965) (17 points) (Chicago Black Hawks)
• Guy Lafleur (1975) (17 points) (Montreal Canadiens)
• Wayne Gretzky (1983, 1984, 1993) (18, 17, 17 points) (Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings)
• Mike Bossy (1984) (20 points) (New York Islanders)
• Brent Sutter (1984) (17 points) (New York Islanders)
• Mario Lemieux (1986, 1988, 1992, 1995) (17, 22, 19, 17 points) (Pittsburgh Penguins)
• Jack Hughes (2023) (17 points) (New Jersey Devils)
• Connor McDavid (2026) (17 points) (Edmonton Oilers)

Data via Hockey Reference / Stathead

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u/alexmitrakov 3d ago

Jack Hughes lol

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u/Spideyjust 28 BROWN 3d ago

God the start to that season was annoying. So many people talking about how Hughes is now the best player in the world, winning the Hart, etc. Then he had 57 points in 56 games to finish out the season (and obviously missed 20 games).

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u/Afraid_Salary_1734 92 PODKOLZIN 3d ago

Pre fork injury Jack Hughes was something man

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u/GabeLeRoy 3d ago

that was pre shoulder no?

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u/StatisticianNew4792 3d ago

Yeah seems like one name obviously doesn’t fit there lol

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u/Spideyjust 28 BROWN 3d ago

Brent Sutter also sticks out like a sore thumb. Moreso than Hughes IMO. Just 3 P/GP seasons and sub 830 points in 1111 games almost entirely played during the highest scoring era in history.

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u/StatisticianNew4792 3d ago

Sure but Sutter ain’t ahead of Gretzky/Lemieux multiple times

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u/Spideyjust 28 BROWN 3d ago

Neither is Hughes, this is just sorted from most to least recent lol.

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u/StatisticianNew4792 3d ago

Oops my bad lol

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u/nonracistusername 22h ago

He was on an amazing team.

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u/Ghost_of_Cain 2d ago

Be gentle, now.

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u/SgtBigCactus 3d ago

How did Mario do that year?

Oh. 199 points. Nice

https://giphy.com/gifs/ZZxMXZl0vCh4XCjVi7

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u/RespectCalm4299 3d ago

Mario doing it 4 times, including both 19 and 22 point performances.

Sheesh.

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u/baconcow 99 GRETZKY 3d ago

Sort it by points, at least.

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u/RevolutionaryPop1267 3d ago

Still wild how many of those names are from the 80s and early 90s, different game back then

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u/FatWreckords 2d ago

It's mostly two names a bunch of times.

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u/Hechtic 93 NUGENT-HOPKINS 3d ago

Lol, one of these guys is not like the others

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u/SmiteyMcGee 64 YAKUPOV 3d ago

TIL Gretzky was a slow starter

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u/Plus_Touch_8746 2d ago

Didn’t the regular season start 2ish weeks early this year? Doesn’t that give an advantage to players this year?