McDavid’s second goal of the game at 12:49 of the third period gave him 1,044 points in 686 career games with Edmonton, passing Hockey Hall of Famer Jari Kurri’s mark with the Oilers (1,043 points in 754 games). Wayne Gretzky is the franchise leader in points (1,669 in 696 games).

Vasily Podkolzin scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 for their seventh win in eight games.

Wild forward Marcus Johansson left the game against the Oilers with an upper-body injury. ST. PAUL - The injuries just keep coming for the Wild. Marcus Johansson was the latest Wild player to get hurt. It came at the end of the second period. Johansson, 34, has played in 44 of the team's 45 games this year. He has five goals and 16 points.

Fair to say that McDavid, who turns 28 today, has lived up to the hype that preceded him. He belongs in that small class of Canadian hockey superheroes who were already national celebrities by 16: among them Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, Eric Lindros, Sidney Crosby.

Connor McDavid scored in the second period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 for their second straight win.

Time has flown on the eight-year deal worth $100,000 that McDavid signed in the summer of 2017. With it set to expire after 2025-26, talk are heating up about whether McDavid will stick around or not,

Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers) with a Goal vs. Minnesota Wild, 01/15/2025. Home; NFL; NCAAF; NBA; NHL; NCAAB; NCAAW; MLB; Daily Draw; Fantasy Sports; Soccer; Tennis; Golf; WNBA;

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid moved up the franchise's all-time points list in Wednesday night's road matchup against the Minnesota Wild.