“He’s Better Than Gretz”: Connor McDavid Becomes the First Player Since Wayne Gretzky to Achieve a Rare Feat, Making Fans Go Wild

Wayne Gretzky is one of the greatest ice-hockey players. The NHL legend has created several records in his 20 years long career including 2,857 points in his NHL career. However, recently, Connor McDavid, from his maiden team, Edmonton Oilers, became the first player after Wayne to achieve a rare feat in the 2022-23 season.

Connor McDavid plays center for the Edmonton Oilers and has performed exceptionally in the current season. Moreover, the fans couldn’t stop reacting to this exceptional achievement. However, the reactions were a mix of positive and negative comments. 

Is he better than The Great Gretzky?

Comparisons are quite obvious when you achieve a feat, which was set by a legend. And Connor McDavid has scored more than 50 points in the 2022-23 NHL season, with games still to be played. Before him, this achievement was only attained by Wayne Gretzky for the Oilers in the 1988-89 NHL season. 

Sportsnet Stats tweeted, “Connor McDavid First player in Oilers history with 50 points through 27 games since Wayne Gretzky in 1987-88.”

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When the NHL fans saw the stats, they couldn’t stop comparing the 25-year-old young Oilers’ center to the NHL legend. However, the reactions were pretty contrasting. On one hand, a few people rated him higher than Gretzky. Whereas, few people contradicted this thought and reacted otherwise. 

Now, let us look at the NHL records of these two excellently skilled ice-hockey players.

NHL records- Wayne Gretzky vs Connor McDavid

One player has played his outstanding 20 years of ice hockey. On the other hand, one player has begun his journey seven years ago and is quickly getting into career highs with his performances. Firstly, if we look at Wayne’s NHL record, he has played 1,487 games and scored 2,857 points. Moreover, the record includes 894 goals and 1963 assists. 

Whereas, coming to the young superstar. McDavid has scored 749 points in the 514 games he played. Moreover, he scored 263 goals and 486 assists. 

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The comparison is not valid practically as both the players have a vast difference in their timelines. But as everyone doesn’t have similar opinions. A very contrasting set of reactions was seen to the stats’ tweet. In your opinion, can McDavid surpass Gretzky’s NHL records?