He became the 69th player (nice) to reach 1,100 points and was the fourth quickest behind Mike Bossy (725 GP), Mario Lemieux (550), and Wayne Gretzky (464). McDavid is on pace to join the true elite of the NHL and will likely finish his career as the second-highest scorer in NHL history. His quest for a Stanley Cup can only truly be answered between April and June, but I think it is a disservice to McDavid and the NHL to only focus on the Stanley Cup and overlook his regular-season production.

Here’s the progression of McDavid from point 100 to point 1,100.

Point 100: An assist on January 18th, 2017, vs. Florida. It was his 92nd game. Oilers won 4-3. He scored 1-2-3, including the OT winner.
Point 200: An assist on January 13th, 2018, in Vegas. It was his 21st birthday and his 173rd game. He scored 0-2-2 and the Oilers won 3-2 in OT.
Point 300: An assist on December 13th, 2018, in Winnipeg. It was his 240th game. He had two assists and the Oilers lost 5-4 in OT.
Point 400: A goal on November 10th, 2019, in Anaheim. It was his 302nd game. The Oilers won 6-2, and he had scored a hat trick.
Point 500: An assist on February 17th, 2021, vs. Winnipeg. It came in his 369th game. He had two assists, and the Oilers won 3-2.
Point 600: A goal on November 14th, 2021, in St. Louis. It occurred in his 421st game. He scored 1-1-2 and the Oilers won 5-4.
Point 700: A goal on October 12th, 2022, vs. Vancouver. It came in his 488th game. He scored 3-1-4 and Edmonton won their season opener 5-3.
Point 800: An assist on February 21st, 2023, vs. Philadelphia. It happened in his 545th game. He scored 2-1-3 and Edmonton won 4-2.
Point 900: An assist on January 2nd, 2024, vs. Philadelphia. It came in his 602nd game. He scored 1-4-5 and Edmonton won 5-2.
Point 1,000: A goal on November 14th, 2024, vs. Nashville. It happened in his 659th game. He produced 1-1-2 and assisted on Darnell Nurse’s OT winner. Oilers won 3-2.
Point 1,100: An assist on November 3rd, 2025, in St. Louis. It was his 726th game. He had two assists, but the Oilers lost 3-2.

Edmonton is 9-1-1 in milestone-reaching games for McDavid, and he has 29 points. Like most great players, it seems they know when they are close to a milestone, and they reach it quickly.

McDavid’s ascent up the all-time scoring list has been swift and consistent. Here are his splits in 100-point increments.

Point 100 took 92 games.
Points 101-200 took 81 games.
Points 201-300 needed 67 games.
Points 301-400 needed 62 games.
Points 401-500 took 67 games.
Points 501-600 took 52 games.
Points 601-700 took 67 games.
Points 701-800 needed 57 games.
Points 801-900 needed 57 games.
Points 901-1000 needed 57 games.
Points 1,001-1,100 needed 67 games.

It is mind-blowing how consistent he’s been. To go from point 700 to 800 to 900 to 1,000 at the exact same 100-points-in-57-game pace illustrates his talent. Consistency, in any walk of life, is the key to success, and for McDavid to maintain the exact pace for 300 points is incredible.

I’d expect him to maintain a similar pace from 1,100 to 1,200, which means he could reach 1,200 before the end of the season. He needs 97 points in 67 games. Steven Stamkos is seven points shy of becoming the 53rd player with 1,200 points, and McDavid will be the 54th. And every subsequent 100-point plateau has fewer members.

Anze Kopitar needs 15 points this season to become the 39th player with 1,300.

There are 22 players with 1,400 points. Evgeni Malkin needs 34 points, and Patrick Kane needs 52 to join the group.

Only 16 players have 1,500 points.

There are 11 in the 1,600-point club, including Alex Ovechkin.

Earlier this season, Sidney Crosby became the ninth player with 1,700 points.

Four players have 1,800 points.

Jaromir Jagr and Wayne Gretzky are the only members with 1,900.

And Gretzky is all alone with 2,000+ points. His 2,857 points will never be matched, but McDavid should join him in the rarified 2,000-point club. Crosby might as well if he wants to play three seasons after this one.

I think it is important to be reminded of the greatness Oilers fans and the NHL are witnessing with McDavid, Crosby, and Ovechkin. Their performances cement them among the elite of the elite in NHL history.

I spoke with McDavid on my radio show about his accomplishments, and if he ever is able to take a moment and realize how special a ride it has been, and will continue to be.

Mar 10, 2017; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid (97) and Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby (87) follow their play during the second period at Rogers Place.

Gregor: You reached 1,100 points in St. Louis. You are the 69th guy to do it and the fourth fastest. So with that, how good’s your memory?

McDavid: Not bad.

Gregor: Do you remember your 100th point?

McDavid: Was it against Florida? Florida, I’m sure.

Gregor: Correct. How about your 200th point?

McDavid. No, now we’re getting to where it won’t go well (laughs).

Gregor: It was your 21st birthday in Vegas.

McDavid: Oh yeah. Right.

Gregor: You just scored your 1,100th point in the same building you scored your 600th point four years earlier in St. Louis.

McDavid: I did know that. I remember that game.

Gregor: In the 11 games when you’re going for a milestone, you’ve scored 29 points. Do you go into a game knowing that you’re close to reaching a milestone?

McDavid: No, not really. I would say as we got closer to 1,000, I knew then. Probably after 900, I knew where I was at. You always remember your 1,000th one. I remember that was 18 points shy going into the season, so that was easy to do the math. So I get a pretty good idea for that one. Now, though, I might not remember going forward.

Gregor: I know hockey is a team sport, and I know you and others try to avoid the individual stuff. But at the same time, are you ever able to take a step back during it and appreciate it? Do you ever think, I’ve had some goals, and I’m accomplishing it. I’m doing pretty good. Do you take a moment to allow that?

McDavid: Probably not enough. Probably not enough, really. There’s always something on the go. There’s always the next thing, the next game. There’s always the next job to do. There are times when you sit back and realize how fortunate I’ve been to play in this league, and, you know, have some success. But probably not a good enough job in the moment, or realizing how special it is to reach some of these milestones.

Gregor: I think that’s fair. It’s kind of human nature. In hockey, it almost feels like a person is being arrogant if they celebrate what you’re doing. But the truth is, not many have done what you’ve done. You were the fourth quickest to 1,100, and you will likely be third quickest the rest of the way to all these milestones, 1200, 1300, etc. And you’re on pace to probably be the second guy to 2,000. I know that’s a long way away, but would it help to take a few moments, smile, and maybe have a glass of wine with Lauren to talk about it?

McDavid: I think as the numbers start getting a little bit bigger, you understand your time in this league is, it’s not infinite. You get to spend a short period of time in this league, and as the numbers get a little bit larger, you start to understand your time is not, obviously, it isn’t coming to an end soon, but you know, you’re never gonna reach these milestones again. You’re never gonna get to have your 1,000th point or your 800th point again. So that is nice, you know, having gone through it to sit back and to reflect sometimes. And these milestones are a nice way to do that.

Gregor: As someone who is among the elite, you can respect how hard some milestones are to reach. I was crunching Ovechkin’s splits. He’s the only guy you can do 300-goal splits with because he’s the only guy who scored 900. His first 300 goals took him 473 games. His next 300 took him 517 games, and his last 300 took him 514 games.

McDavid: Oh shit. I didn’t know that.

Gregor: He actually scored his last 300 goals faster than his middle 300. Knowing how difficult it is to score at a high level, can you put that into perspective?

McDavid: Obviously, Father Time is undefeated, but he is somehow beating that. So pretty impressive. I mean, obviously impressive, amazing. I didn’t realize he would have done his last 300 faster than his second 300. That is really impressive.

Mar 21, 2022; Denver, Colorado, USA; Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) looks on in the first period against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

It will be interesting to see what McDavid’s stats look like when his career his over. Here were some other splits I found interesting.

Wayne Gretzky point splits:

First 500 points took 234 games.
Points 501-1,000 took 190 games.
Points 1,001-1,500 took 196 games.
Points 1,501-2,000 took 237 games.
Points 2,001-2,500 took 308 games.

He tallied 1,000 points in 424 games, and his next 1,000 came in 433 games. Unreal.

Sidney Crosby point splits:

First 500 points took 369 games.
Points 501-1000 took 388 games.
Points 1001-1500 took 432 games.

McDavid’s split so far:

First 500 points took 369 games (exact same GP as Crosby).
Points 501-1000 took 290 games.

Crosby had 1,100 points in 850 games, while McDavid reached 1,1oo in his 726th.

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