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McDavid sets new career-high for goals in a season with another magical snipe
With a wild below-the-goal-line tally versus the Penguins, the Oilers star surpassed his career-high in goals — with over 20 games still left in the season.
Connor McDavid set a new career-high for goals in a season on Thursday with 45, and he has 23 games left to keep pushing that number through the stratosphere.
Naturally, McDavid didn’t settle for an empty-netter or some other anticlimactic goal to reach the mark. Instead, he showed the sort of skill that so few players can — intentionally banking one off the back of Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry from behind the goal line while in full flight.
Connor McDavid scores his 45th goal of the season!
He sets a new career high with 23 games still to play 👀 pic.twitter.com/55FzgvVnOW— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) February 24, 2023
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This already represents the fourth season where McDavid has scored at least 40 goals. He did so in 2017-18 and 2018-19 (both 41 goals) and last season (when he set that previous peak of 44).
With 23 games left, McDavid is in a strong position to score 50 for the first time. Knowing him, 60 is a lofty-but-not-impossible thought — he’s on pace for about 65 after Thursday's contest.
