Connor McDavid

Two-way
Stingy
Play-driver

Points, 2026–27: 23; 6 G, 17 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 4.8; 6 goals from it
Ice time per game: 23:23; 18 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 69.2; share of chances while he's on

Connor McDavid has 6 goals and 17 assists (23 points) in 8 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026–27, with 18 shots on goal and 23:23 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 94.0 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 91% of forwards

Goals above average: +1.2
Wins: +0.20

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.90, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 91% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+1.70 SD · 98th percentile · weight 11% · +0.4 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.1797th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.1.7988th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 135 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

at UTA
Saturday, October 17
Big night
Five points for Connor McDavid: two goals and three assists. That makes 8 straight games with a point. He has 6 goals this season. It finished 6-2 for the Oilers.
vs UTA
Thursday, October 15
Streak
Connor McDavid has a point in 7 straight games. He has 18 points in 7 games this season. The Oilers lost 4-2 to the Mammoth.
at LAK
Tuesday, October 13
Big night
Connor McDavid had four points, one goal and three assists. That makes 6 straight games with a point. That was his fourth goal of the season. It finished 4-1 for the Oilers.
at SJS
Saturday, October 10
Volume
Connor McDavid had 13 shot attempts. Four reached the net and none went in. His 1.9 expected goals were the most of anyone who did not score that night. That makes 5 straight games with a point. The Oilers beat the Sharks 3-1.
at ANA
Wednesday, October 7
Big night
Three points for Connor McDavid: one goal and two assists. He has now scored in 3 straight. That was his third goal of the season. The Oilers beat the Ducks 5-2.
at VAN
Thursday, October 1
Big night
Connor McDavid had five points, one goal and four assists. That was his first goal of the season. He played 22:03 and had three shots on goal. The Oilers beat the Canucks 9-7.
vs VAN
Thursday, April 16
Big night
Four points for Connor McDavid: four assists. He has 138 points in 82 games this season. He played 18:16 and had three shots on goal. It finished 6-1 for the Oilers.
at SJS
Wednesday, April 8
Hat trick
Connor McDavid scored three goals and added two assists. He also had 10 shot attempts against an average of 6.1. The Oilers beat the Sharks 5-2.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game23:23
100
Points per 607.38
100
Goals per 601.92
92
Individual xG per 601.53
93
Shots per 605.8
43

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice3.56
92
xG against per 60, on ice1.59
97
xGF%69.2%
99

Physical

Hits per 603.5
44
Blocks per 601.6
31
Penalty minutes per 600.6
75

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed24.0 mph
100
Bursts over 20 mph73
100
Distance skated33 mi
100

Shooting

Hardest shot77.8 mph
35
Shots on goal18
80
Shooting %33.3%
98

Zone time

Offensive zone time48.0%
96
Offensive zone time, even strength47.2%
98

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Leon Draisaitl, Vasily Podkolzin	7	98:26	113–64	6.6–2.4	14–1	73%
Zach Hyman, Alex Formenton	1	11:42	16–6	0.5–0.2	3–0	71%
Mathieu Joseph, Alex Formenton	8	2:47	5–3	0.3–0.2	0–0	62%
Trent Frederic, Isaac Howard	7	2:19	4–4	0.1–0.1	0–0	39%
Leon Draisaitl, Alex Formenton	8	2:16	1–0	0.0–0.0	0–0	–

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 6 goals from 32 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.001.002.00

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By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	6	17	23	18	4.8	23:23	11	5	69.2
2025–26	82	48	90	138	307	48.0	22:59	40	34	57.0
2024–25	67	26	74	100	196	26.8	22:02	40	20	60.3
2023–24	76	32	100	132	263	34.1	21:22	118	47	63.6

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	19:52	2	3	2	0.46	1	2	0
2026-10-15	25:52	0	1	2	0.36	3	0	0
2026-10-13	21:37	1	3	2	0.28	1	0	2
2026-10-10	24:04	0	1	4	1.83	2	0	0
2026-10-07	24:31	1	2	1	0.24	2	1	0
2026-10-03	26:17	1	1	4	1.27	1	0	0
2026-10-01	22:03	1	4	3	0.34	0	2	0
2026-09-29	22:51	0	2	0	0.00	1	0	0
2026-04-30	24:49	0	0	3	0.29	1	0	0
2026-04-28	24:09	0	2	4	0.45	0	1	0
2026-04-26	19:32	0	2	3	0.44	1	0	0
2026-04-24	23:50	1	1	3	0.51	3	0	2
2026-04-22	24:07	0	0	4	0.53	0	0	0
2026-04-20	24:50	0	0	3	0.32	1	1	0
2026-04-16	18:16	0	4	3	0.49	0	0	2
2026-04-13	27:55	1	0	5	0.33	0	1	0
2026-04-11	26:50	0	0	1	0.15	1	0	4
2026-04-08	21:10	3	2	8	0.62	0	1	0
2026-04-07	22:05	1	1	4	0.49	0	0	0
2026-04-04	23:25	0	0	5	0.62	1	1	0