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Wysh List: Will Connor McDavid break 200 points? The cases for and against
Connor McDavid is going to score 200 points this season.
I truly, truly believe this.
Or at least I want to believe it.
It has happened only four times in NHL history, all by players named "Wayne Gretzky." The Great One's apex was 215 points in 1985-86, a single-season record that McDavid's early points-per-game pace (2.53) is threatening. That's also the last time any player hit 200 points in the NHL.
The 200-point season was a forgotten relic of the 1980s, like acid wash jeans or Spuds MacKenzie. It made sense that Gretzky or Mario Lemieux could push for 200 points in an era that didn't have structured defensive systems, goalies with refined technique or, like, Russians.