Captain and StrikerEdmonton » Connor McDavid could not break the record of Russian hockey players Evgenia Malkina and Nikita Kucherov by points scored in a season in the NHL playoffs.
On the eve of McDavid, Edmonton lost to Colorado in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup semi-final series (5:6 OT) and lost the dry series – 0-4. In the last game, McDavid scored 3 (1+2) points.
Thus, McDavid finished the playoffs with 33 (10 + 23) points in 16 games, this is the third result of the 21st century with Tampa’s Braden Point in 2020 – he also scored 33 (14 + 19) points.
Only the Russians have scored more Stanley Cup points in a single game. The leader of this rating is Pittsburgh striker Evgeni Malkin, in 2009 he scored 36 (14 + 22) points. Second place went to Tampa forward Nikita Kucherov, who scored 34 (7+27) points in 2020.
Source : MatchTV
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