NHL 3 Stars: Connor McDavid scores 500th NHL point
The young stars of the NHL were in the spotlight on Wednesday night and they all performed.
Auston Matthews extended his point streak to 14 games when he scored a goal in the second period to lead Toronto to a 2-1 win over Ottawa. He now has 16 points in 12 games.
First star
Connor McDavid, C, Edmonton Oilers
Connor McDavid, 24, matched Sidney Crosby’s milestone on Wednesday when he scored his 500th point in his 369th game, which is eighth-fastest in NHL history. He is the 18th player to score 500 points in fewer than 400 games.
McDavid had an assist on a goal by Jesse Puljujärvi and got point No. 501 with another assist on a Leon Draisaitl goal in the second.
Quite a progression for @cmcdavid97.
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 18, 2021
0 to 100 points – 92 games
100 to 200 points – 82 games
200 to 300 points – 68 games
300 to 400 points – 67 games
400 to 500 points – 64 games#NHLStats pic.twitter.com/HQEAbdeq2L
Second star
Brock Boeser, RW, Vancouver Canucks
Brock Boeser had a goal and two assists in Vancouver's 5-1 win against Calgary. His assists were on back-to-back goals from J.T. Miller and Nate Schmidt in the second period. At 5:54 of the third, he scored to extend the lead to 5-1.
Brock Boeser (@BBoeser16) keeps on climbing up the League leaders in goals. pic.twitter.com/MUFcbNaeHA
— NHL (@NHL) February 18, 2021
Third star
Kevin Lankinen, G, Chicago Blackhawks
Kevin Lankinen made 29 saves in his first career shutout against the Detroit Red Wings. He also assisted on Philipp Kurashev’s power-play goal in the second period for his second point of the year.
"We’re on the path to becoming a great team. We still have to improve on a lot of things but we’re on the right path, so it’s exciting."#CHIvsDET pic.twitter.com/HKFhUENhe6
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) February 18, 2021
