"These things, they're nice but they're not what we're focused on," McDavid said of the milestones. Mogilny and Selanne both had 76 goals that season.
Still, the focus of the hockey world will be on whether McDavid can become the first player since Alexander Mogilny (Buffalo) and Teemu Selanne (Winnipeg) in 1992-93 to hit the 70-goal mark in a season. We know if we go into the playoffs feeling pretty good, we are going to give ourselves a chance, and that's all you can ask for." We are more focused on things that we can control, like our game, like our habits every day. "We're still 10 games away (from the end of the regular-season)," McDavid said. If we want a chance to move up the standings, these are the teams we have to beat."Įdmonton, which has won five games in a row, trails the second-place Los Angeles Kings (41-20-10, 92 points) by two points through Thursday in the battle for home ice in the first-round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and is four points in front of the Seattle Kraken, who currently hold the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference. "They've been playing really well since the All-Star break.
"Big game for us," McDavid said after practice on Friday. Connor McDavid became the 22nd player in NHL history to score 60 goals in a season when he tallied the game-winner in overtime in Edmonton's 4-3 victory over visiting Arizona on Wednesday.Īnd with 10 games still remaining, it isn't out of the realm of possibility that he could become the first player in 30 years to hit the 70-goal mark in a season.īut McDavid said his focus is on trying to help the Oilers (41-23-8, 90 points) continue their climb up the Pacific Division standings when they host the first-place Vegas Golden Knights (45-21-6, 96 points) on Saturday night.
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