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Connor McDavid

#97 · Centre · Edmonton Oilers

Born Jan 13, 1997 in Richmond Hill, Ontario, CAN (age 29) · 6'2", 190 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 1st overall in 2015 by EDM (round 1)

Trophy case

×5 Ted Lindsay Award Most Outstanding Player as Voted by the NHLPA 2025-26, 2022-23, 2020-21, 2017-18, 2016-17
Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs 2023-24

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jonathan Huberdeau FLA · 115 P in 80 GP Johnny Gaudreau CGY · 115 P in 82 GP Leon Draisaitl EDM · 110 P in 80 GP Kirill Kaprizov MIN · 108 P in 81 GP Steven Stamkos TBL · 106 P in 81 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0501001502015-16: 48 points4815-162016-17: 100 points10016-172017-18: 108 points10817-182018-19: 116 points11618-192019-20: 97 points9719-202020-21: 105 points10520-212021-22: 123 points12321-222022-23: 153 points15322-232023-24: 132 points13223-242024-25: 100 points10024-252025-26: 138 points13825-262026-27: 13 points1326-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2015-16 EDM 45 16 32 48 -1 18 105 12 1.07 $925K
2016-17 EDM 82 30 70 100 27 26 251 34 1.22 $925K
2017-18 EDM 82 41 67 108 20 26 274 28 1.32 $925K
2018-19 EDM 78 41 75 116 3 20 240 39 1.49 $12.5M
2019-20 EDM 64 34 63 97 -6 28 212 37 1.52 $12.5M
2020-21 EDM 56 33 72 105 21 20 200 61 1.88 $12.5M
2021-22 EDM 80 44 79 123 28 45 314 75 1.54 $12.5M
2022-23 EDM 82 64 89 153 22 36 352 89 1.87 $12.5M
2023-24 EDM 76 32 100 132 35 30 263 118 1.74 $12.5M
2024-25 EDM 67 26 74 100 20 37 196 40 1.49 $12.5M
2025-26 EDM 82 48 90 138 17 44 306 40 1.68 $12.5M
2026-27 EDM 5 3 10 13 12 0 12 6 2.60 $12.5M
12 seasons Career 799 412 821 1233 198 330 2725 579 1.54

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 EDM 13 5 4 9 3 2 37 15 0.69
2019-20 EDM 4 5 4 9 1 2 11 9 2.25
2020-21 EDM 4 1 3 4 -2 0 15 8 1.00
2021-22 EDM 16 10 23 33 15 10 61 51 2.06
2022-23 EDM 12 8 12 20 -1 0 51 30 1.67
2023-24 EDM 25 8 34 42 12 10 75 43 1.68
2024-25 EDM 22 7 26 33 3 4 80 24 1.50
2025-26 EDM 6 1 5 6 -8 2 20 6 1.00
8 seasons Playoffs 102 45 111 156 23 30 350 186 1.53

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 44 79 123 28 45 314 75 1.54 14.0 22:04

Contract

$12.5MCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$102KCap dollars per point123 points in 80 games
$370KCap dollars per goal above replacement33.8 goals above replacement
$25MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$12.5MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 716 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Edmonton Oilers on Jul 5, 2017, as an extension of the contract he was on: 8 years and $100M, beginning in 2018-19. It runs through 2025-26, with 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2018-19 $12.5M $2M $13M $15M
2019-20 $12.5M $2M $13M $15M
2020-21 $12.5M $1M $13M $14M
2021-22 $12.5M $1M $12M $13M
2022-23 $12.5M $1M $11M $12M NMC
2023-24 $12.5M $1M $10M $11M NMC
2024-25 $12.5M $3M $7M $10M NMC
2025-26 $12.5M $3M $7M $10M NMC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Oct 6, 2025 Edmonton Oilers Extension 2026-27 to 2027-28 2 $25M $12.5M
Jul 5, 2017 Edmonton Oilers Extension 2018-19 to 2025-26 8 $100M $12.5M
Jul 3, 2015 Edmonton Oilers Entry-level 2015-16 to 2017-18 3 $11.325M $925K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2021-22 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2021-22 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+7.9Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+1.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+6.7Even-strength defence-1.2Power play+0.9Penalty kill0.0Penalties+0.5

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

0102030402015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

54.3Corsi for %369 attempts for, 310 against
+9.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
59.0Expected goals for %21.7 expected for, 15.1 against
+13.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
64.6Goals for %31 for, 17 against
106.0PDO15.1% shooting + 90.9% saves
81Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 159 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Evander Kane · Leon Draisaitl · Connor McDavid1268:1648.751.19-1
Evander Kane · Connor McDavid · Jesse Puljujarvi842:0464.169.24-2
Zach Hyman · Leon Draisaitl · Connor McDavid935:3150.750.97-3
Leon Draisaitl · Connor McDavid · Kailer Yamamoto433:1966.777.44-3

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

10Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.3Expected goalsfrom 84 unblocked attempts
+1.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.36 expected goals per 60 minutes85th
Shot quality 9.9% chance per attempt84th
Finishing +1.7 goals above expected79thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 89 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

0246810Goals 10Expected 8.3

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 28, 2022 vs SJS W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:46
Apr 26, 2022 @ PIT W 5-1 1 3 4 2 0 4 0 19:05
Apr 24, 2022 @ CBJ L 2-5 0 2 2 -2 2 2 1 21:15
Apr 22, 2022 vs COL W 6-3 0 3 3 2 0 0 3 21:16
Apr 20, 2022 vs DAL W 5-2 1 2 3 2 0 4 0 19:57
Apr 16, 2022 vs VGK W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 22:29
Apr 14, 2022 @ NSH W 4-0 0 2 2 0 2 3 0 20:52
Apr 12, 2022 @ MIN L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 22:20
Apr 9, 2022 vs COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 24:13
Apr 7, 2022 @ LAK W 3-2 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 21:13
Apr 5, 2022 @ SJS W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 23:01
Apr 3, 2022 @ ANA W 6-1 1 2 3 2 0 5 0 15:25
Apr 1, 2022 vs STL W 6-5 (OT) 2 0 2 1 0 11 0 20:00
Mar 30, 2022 vs LAK W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 2 2 8 1 24:32
Mar 28, 2022 vs ARI W 6-1 1 0 1 2 0 5 0 19:11
Mar 26, 2022 @ CGY L 5-9 0 2 2 -4 2 4 0 23:02
Mar 24, 2022 vs SJS W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 18:38
Mar 22, 2022 @ DAL L 3-5 0 2 2 -1 0 2 2 24:02
Mar 21, 2022 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 21:46
Mar 19, 2022 vs NJD W 6-3 1 2 3 1 0 4 1 21:08
Mar 17, 2022 vs BUF W 6-1 1 1 2 2 0 4 3 16:12
Mar 15, 2022 vs DET W 7-5 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 22:36
Mar 12, 2022 vs TBL W 4-1 2 0 2 2 0 7 1 21:49
Mar 9, 2022 vs WSH W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 0 3 0 25:09
Mar 7, 2022 @ CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 22:24
Mar 5, 2022 vs MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:38
Mar 3, 2022 @ CHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 26:44
Mar 1, 2022 @ PHI W 3-0 1 1 2 1 0 7 1 23:53
Feb 27, 2022 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 21:56
Feb 26, 2022 @ FLA W 4-3 0 2 2 1 2 4 0 20:25
Feb 23, 2022 @ TBL L 3-5 2 0 2 -1 0 5 2 24:02
Feb 20, 2022 vs MIN L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 20:02
Feb 19, 2022 @ WPG W 4-2 1 2 3 2 0 6 0 21:45
Feb 17, 2022 vs ANA W 7-3 0 2 2 1 2 7 1 22:05
Feb 15, 2022 @ LAK W 5-2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 21:11
Feb 14, 2022 @ SJS W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 7 0 18:51
Feb 11, 2022 vs NYI W 3-1 0 2 2 2 0 3 2 20:35
Feb 9, 2022 vs CHI L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 19:32
Feb 8, 2022 vs VGK L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 20:49
Feb 2, 2022 @ WSH W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 21:32
Jan 31, 2022 @ OTT L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 25:13
Jan 29, 2022 @ MTL W 7-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 17:27
Jan 27, 2022 vs NSH W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 3 26:09
Jan 25, 2022 @ VAN W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 1 2 6 0 27:28
Jan 22, 2022 vs CGY W 5-3 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 22:43
Jan 20, 2022 vs FLA L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 20:51
Jan 15, 2022 vs OTT L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 7 2 25:22
Jan 3, 2022 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 18:59
Jan 1, 2022 @ NYI L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 22:01
Dec 31, 2021 @ NJD L 5-6 (OT) 2 0 2 -1 0 3 1 27:57
Dec 29, 2021 @ STL L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 22:59
Dec 18, 2021 @ SEA W 5-3 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 23:12
Dec 16, 2021 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 5 1 20:54
Dec 14, 2021 vs TOR L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 21:21
Dec 11, 2021 vs CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 22:06
Dec 9, 2021 vs BOS L 2-3 0 2 2 -1 0 4 0 26:47
Dec 7, 2021 vs MIN L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 22:22
Dec 5, 2021 vs LAK L 1-5 0 0 0 0 15 4 1 19:35
Dec 3, 2021 @ SEA L 3-4 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 25:53
Dec 1, 2021 vs PIT W 5-2 1 3 4 5 0 2 1 20:53
Nov 27, 2021 @ VGK W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 22:01
Nov 24, 2021 @ ARI W 5-3 2 2 4 2 0 6 3 23:17
Nov 23, 2021 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 21:00
Nov 20, 2021 vs CHI W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 20:33
Nov 18, 2021 vs WPG W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 1 4 4 3 22:17
Nov 16, 2021 @ WPG L 2-5 0 2 2 -1 2 3 0 24:08
Nov 14, 2021 @ STL W 5-4 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 22:42
Nov 12, 2021 @ BUF L 2-3 0 1 1 -2 0 4 2 23:26
Nov 11, 2021 @ BOS W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 20:54
Nov 9, 2021 @ DET L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 25:08
Nov 5, 2021 vs NYR W 6-5 (OT) 1 2 3 1 0 2 2 25:26
Nov 3, 2021 vs NSH W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 19:17
Nov 1, 2021 vs SEA W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 21:26
Oct 30, 2021 @ VAN W 2-1 0 1 1 -1 0 9 1 22:11
Oct 27, 2021 vs PHI L 3-5 1 1 2 -1 0 9 1 25:36
Oct 22, 2021 @ VGK W 5-3 0 2 2 0 0 7 0 20:23
Oct 21, 2021 @ ARI W 5-1 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 15:29
Oct 19, 2021 vs ANA W 6-5 1 2 3 1 0 2 1 25:42
Oct 16, 2021 vs CGY W 5-2 3 0 3 2 2 8 0 22:31
Oct 13, 2021 vs VAN W 3-2 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 24:18