With his 5 points against the Flyers last night, that brings Connor McDavid's point total to 17 in just 7 games this season. Connor's start is almost unheard of in today's NHL. To put things into perspective, that is 2.43 points per game, which puts McDavid on pace for 199 points this season, which would tie Wayne Gretzky for 5th for most points in a single season, trailing only Gretzky (205), Gretzky (208), Gretzky (212) and Gretzky (215).
While it's unlikely that McDavid maintains this level of production over an 82 game season, just how much can we expect his production to dip? Even if he comes down to earth and continues at a 1.50 points per game pace, that is still going to see Connor finish with over 130 points if you include his production-to-date. Let's be honest. A healthy Connor McDavid, playing at the level he is at now, is going to finish above 1.50 points per game.
Say what you will about Nikita Kucherov. His 128 points total last season was impressive to say the least in the modern NHL, but if McDavid can continue at a pace that is even close to what he is at now, we may just see the best player in the world surpass the 150 points mark for the first time since 1996, when Mario Lemieux finished with 161 points en route to his 5th Art Ross Trophy.
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