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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 2026-27. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jack Eichel VGK · 10 P in 4 GP Leon Draisaitl EDM · 9 P in 4 GP Clayton Keller UTA · 7 P in 4 GP Kyle Connor WPG · 7 P in 4 GP Nick Schmaltz UTA · 7 P in 4 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: 12 points1226-27

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 4 3 9 12 11 0 8 4 3.00 $12.5M
12 seasons Career 798 412 820 1232 197 330 2721 577 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

2026-27 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
4 3 9 12 11 0 8 4 3.00 37.5 23:56

Contract

$12.5MCap hitends in 2028, then UFA
$1.042MCap dollars per point12 points in 4 games
$384KCap dollars per goal above replacement32.6 goals above replacement, projected
$31.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$19.4MValueworth less cap hit

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. The season is still being played, so each rating is projected over all of it: what the player has done so far, plus the games left at a rate taken from his last three seasons and this one. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 647 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Edmonton Oilers on Oct 6, 2025, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $25M, beginning in 2026-27. It runs through 2027-28, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2026-27 $12.5M
2027-28 $12.5M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

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 2026-27 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.

2026-27 analytics

Rating, projected over the full season

2026-27 is still being played, so these are a projection of his whole season, not a count so far: what he has done in 4 games (+3.2 goals above replacement), plus the 75 more he is taken to play, going by how much of his team's games he has played before, at a rate set by his last three seasons and this one. The more he plays, the more this season counts, and by the last game it is simply his season.

+32.6Goals above replacement1st of 647 skaters, 1st of 422 forwards
+5.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+27.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 422 ranked forwards: 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.

Even-strength offence+18.0 99th percentileEven-strength defence-1.1 25th percentilePower play+6.2 99th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 75th percentilePenalties+4.4 99th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.

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

68.8Corsi for %75 attempts for, 34 against
+24.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
76.0Expected goals for %4.1 expected for, 1.3 against
+30.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
66.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
90.9Goals for %10 for, 1 against
120.8PDO27.0% shooting + 93.8% saves
9Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Leon Draisaitl · Connor McDavid · Vasily Podkolzin336:5372.783.77-0
Zach Hyman · Connor McDavid · Alex Formenton111:4272.774.63-0
Connor McDavid · Mathieu Joseph · Alex Formenton21:2233.31.30-0
Zach Hyman · Leon Draisaitl · Connor McDavid11:0750.029.40-0

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.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.1Expected goalsfrom 12 unblocked attempts
+0.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.66 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 8.8% chance per attempt1st
Finishing +0.9 goals above expected1stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 0 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.511.52Goals 2Expected 1.1

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 this season, 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
Oct 7, 2026 @ ANA W 5-2 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 24:31
Oct 3, 2026 vs SEA W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 26:17
Oct 1, 2026 @ VAN W 9-7 1 4 5 4 0 3 0 22:03
Sep 29, 2026 vs VAN L 5-6 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 22:51