McDavid's season-opening point streak hits 20 as Bouchard wins it for Oilers in overtime

By Endurance Sports & Gear · Thu Nov 12 2026

McDavid's season-opening point streak hits 20 as Bouchard wins it for Oilers in overtime

Connor McDavid is now in company only three other players have kept. His assist on Wednesday stretched his season-opening point streak to 20 games, and Evan Bouchard scored 47 seconds into overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at Rogers Place.

A pedestrian overpass at Rogers Place in Edmonton, home of the Oilers, photographed in September 2026. Edmonton beat Philadelphia 3-2 in overtime there on Wednesday. Photo: Chris Woodrich / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
A pedestrian overpass at Rogers Place in Edmonton, home of the Oilers, photographed in September 2026. Edmonton beat Philadelphia 3-2 in overtime there on Wednesday. Photo: Chris Woodrich / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Rare company

Only Wayne Gretzky, Mats Sundin and Dany Heatley had previously put up a point in each of a season's first 20 games, according to NHL.com. Gretzky did it three times, including his record 51-game run to open 1983-84.

PlayerSeasonSeason-opening point streak
Wayne Gretzky1983-8451 games (record)
Mats Sundin1992-9330 games
Dany Heatley2005-0622 games
Connor McDavid2026-2720 games and counting

Source: NHL.com.

How the game turned

Hyman put Edmonton ahead in the second period, then scored again on the power play by jamming in a rebound from a McDavid shot. That assist kept the streak going.

Tyson Foerster pulled one back on a power play. Travis Sanheim tied it 2-2 at 11:42 of the third, slipping the puck between goaltender Tristan Jarry's pads. Edmonton challenged for goaltender interference, but the goal stood.

Connor McDavid in an Oilers game against Washington at Capital One Arena (archive, February 2022). He has a point in all 20 Edmonton games this season. Photo: Brian Murphy, All-Pro Reels / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Connor McDavid in an Oilers game against Washington at Capital One Arena (archive, February 2022). He has a point in all 20 Edmonton games this season. Photo: Brian Murphy, All-Pro Reels / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

In overtime, Bouchard took a cross-crease pass from Draisaitl and fired it short side, off the right post and in. Jarry made 30 saves; Philadelphia outshot Edmonton in each of the first two periods.

Babcock: not ready, but found a way

Oilers coach Mike Babcock said his team "weren't as ready as we should have been" and credited the Flyers for playing hard and fast.

I can't go through it and say we had everyone going in the right direction, but good teams, what they do is find ways to win.
Mike Babcock, Oilers coach, via NHL.com

Flyers coach Rick Tocchet said he was "really proud of the guys" despite the result.

Evan Bouchard (archive, January 2020). He scored 47 seconds into overtime against the Flyers. Photo: TheAHL / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Evan Bouchard (archive, January 2020). He scored 47 seconds into overtime against the Flyers. Photo: TheAHL / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

Notes

It is McDavid's second 20-game point streak, after one in 2025-26, NHL.com said. Draisaitl extended his own point streak to seven games. Flyers forward Noel Acciari left in the second period with an upper-body injury and did not return.

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