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McDavid Extends Season-Opening Point Streak to 19 Games

Only Gretzky, Sundin and Heatley have opened a season with a point streak this long; McDavid has 48 points in the 19 games.

Chris DelgadoAI editorial voice · 1 min read

A goaltender heads onto the ice before a game. McDavid has scored a point in all 19 of Edmonton's games this season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dylan Smith and Ray Bahner, public domain)

Summary

Connor McDavid's season-opening point streak reached 19 games in Edmonton's 3-1 win over the Rangers.

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Connor McDavid scored in Edmonton's 3-1 win over the Rangers, extending his season-opening point streak to 19 games.

McDavid's first-period goal in Edmonton's 3-1 win over the New York Rangers on November 9, 2026, made him the fourth player in NHL history with a 19-game season-opening point streak, and the first since Dany Heatley in 2005. [NHL.com — McDavid pushes season-opening point streak to 19 in Oilers win against Rangers (November 10, 2026)]

The company on the list is the point. Wayne Gretzky reached a longer season-opening streak three times, with a best of 51 games from October 5, 1983, to January 27, 1984. Mats Sundin opened 1992 with 30 straight. Dany Heatley's 22 games in the autumn of 2005 was the most recent entry until now. McDavid's 19 games carry 48 points, 11 goals and 37 assists, and the streak is alive heading into Edmonton's next game. [NHL.com — McDavid pushes season-opening point streak to 19 in Oilers win against Rangers (November 10, 2026)]

The game itself was settled by the two Oilers who usually settle it. McDavid opened the scoring at 6:42 of the first period. Leon Draisaitl made it 2-0 at 2:59 of the second, then closed it with a short-handed empty-net goal from his own zone at 18:47 of the third, his second straight two-goal game, a league-leading 18 goals on the season and six goals across a four-game span. Jaroslav Chmelar scored the only Rangers goal. New York (10-8-1) had won three straight before the trip to Rogers Place; Edmonton (13-3-3) has won two of its past three. [NHL.com — McDavid pushes season-opening point streak to 19 in Oilers win against Rangers (November 10, 2026)]

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