Edmonton’s Connor McDavid wins fifth Art Ross Trophy and his first ‘Rocket’ Richard Trophy
Edmonton’s Connor McDavid wins Art Ross Trophy as NHL’s leading scorer for third straight season and fifth time in his career…while also earning his first ‘Rocket’ Richard Trophy
- Connor McDavid posted the best points-scoring season by someone not named Gretzky or Lemieux as he scored 153 points and 64 goals this campaign
- He is the first person to score more than 150 points since Lemieux in 1992-93
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Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid capped off a great season by officially winning the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL’s leading scorer and the Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard Trophy as the league’s leading scorer.
It is the first time in his career that McDavid has won the ‘Rocket’ Richard Trophy, with 64 goals to his name.
He finished three goals ahead of his closest competitor – Boston’s David Pastrnak, who had 61 goals.
McDavid is no stranger to the Art Ross Trophy – he has won the honor five times in his career.
This is also McDavid’s third season in a row winning the league’s points title – with 153 points in total.
Edmonton’s Connor McDavid won the Art Ross Trophy and the ‘Rocket’ Richard Trophy
Leon Draisaitl (L) finished second in points while David Pastrnak (R) finished second in goals
He scored the most points in a season by anyone other than Wayne Gretzky & Mario Lemieux
His closest competitor for the Art Ross was fellow oilman Leon Draisaitl – who had 128 points this season, a total of 25 points behind McDavid.
By winning both trophies, McDavid is the first player to capture the goalscoring and scoring titles in the same season since Alex Ovechkin did it in the 2007–08 season.
McDavid is also the first person to score more than 150 points in a season to win the Art Ross since Mario Lemieux did it with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1995-96 season.
With 153 points, McDavid set the 13th best point-scoring season in NHL history. It’s the season with the best scoring in league history by someone not named Mario Lemieux or Wayne Gretzky.
Edmonton finished second in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They will face the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, April 17.