The Edmonton Oilers star became just the fourth player in NHL history to record 30 points in the first 10 games of the season when he notched his fourth point of the evening in the third period against the Carolina Hurricanes.
The assist on Leon Draisaitl’s power-play goal was his third of the night, giving McDavid 23 for the season.
His goal earlier in the night was his seventh of the campaign. McDavid then potted his eighth with less than two minutes remaining to tie the game at 5-5.
McDavid’s third five-point game of 2026-27 puts him on an early pace for 260 points this season.
Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy both had 30 points in the first 10 games of 1984-85, while Mario Lemieux accomplished the feat three times (1988-89, 1992-93 and 1995-96).
McDavid also joined Lemieux as the only two players in league history to have three five-point outings in the first 10 games of a season.
The Oilers won the game 6-5 in a shootout. Next up, the red-hot McDavid squares off with Auston Matthews on Saturday Night Hockey when the Oilers host the Toronto Maple Leafs (Sportsnet, Sportsnet+, 7 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. MT).