McDavid's Strong NHL Start Raises Question About Gretzky's Scoring Record
Canadian hockey forward Connor McDavid has made a strong start to the 2026/27 NHL season. That has prompted the question of whether he can break the scoring record Wayne Gretzky set 40 years ago.
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Canadian forward Connor McDavid has made a very strong start to the 2026/27 season of the National Hockey League (NHL), North America's top professional ice hockey league. His form has raised the question of whether he could beat a scoring record that has stood for 40 years.
The record and its holder
The record was set by Wayne Gretzky, the legendary Canadian player. That is why the comparison matters: it concerns one of the best-known achievements in NHL history, one that has gone unbeaten for four decades.
About the material
The topic is examined in an article by the Latvian news portal TVNET, taken from the archive of its paid-content section, TVNET+. It was first published on 26 January 2021 and has now been updated with current information about McDavid's start to the season. The source gives no specific statistics for McDavid or the numerical value of the record, so it is not possible to say how close he currently is to it.
The season has only just begun, so whether the record can be broken remains an open question.
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