McDavid Assist Streak Hits 15 Games, Passes Gretzky Mark

Connor McDavid just broke another Wayne Gretzky record.

McDavid picked up an assist in the Oilers’ 4-1 win over the Rangers on Sunday at Madison Square Garden, pushing his NHL-record season-opening assist streak to 15 games. He got to 30 assists in 15 games, the fastest any player has ever reached that number. Gretzky needed 16 games to do it in 1984-85.

McDavid didn’t wait around to make his mark. He scored 50 seconds into the game after taking a short pass from Evan Bouchard in the defensive zone, banking the puck off the wall to himself and blowing past Vladislav Gavrikov before beating Dylan Garand. That’s his eighth opening-minute goal, an Oilers record that moves him past Mark Messier.

Watch the goal:

The assist came midway through the second period. Bouchard blasted a power-play shot from the point past Garand to make it 3-0, and McDavid had the secondary helper. He’s now the eighth different player in NHL history with an assist streak of at least 15 games at any point in a season.

Bouchard had a big night himself with a goal and two assists. That gives him 26 points through 15 games, making him the fourth defenseman in NHL history with at least 25 points over that stretch, joining Bobby Orr, Al MacInnis and Denis Potvin.

Colton Dach scored twice, including an empty-netter at 19:20. Matt Tomkins stopped 27 shots in his first NHL game since April 17, 2024. Pavel Dorofeyev scored for the Rangers, who have lost four straight and sit at 7-7-1. Edmonton improved to 11-2-2.

We were there when the streak hit 13 games and again at 14 games. McDavid was also named the NHL’s First Star of October earlier Sunday after a record month. Here is the 14th-game assist from Friday:

McDavid now goes after a 16th straight game with an assist, and every game from here adds to the record.