Connor McDavid
Edmonton Oilers · C · #97- HT
- 6'1"
- WT
- 194 lb
- Age
- 29
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Richmond Hill, CAN
- Draft
- 2015 EDM · R1 #1
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 50 GP tracked · 19h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 1502 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$12.50M
cap hit
$16.12M
Alpha-market value
A
Team-friendly deal (+$3.6M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Connor McDavid | 96 | Dual Threat | 138 P · 82 GP | $12.50M | $16.12M | A+$3.6M | this player |
 Leon Draisaitl | 94 | Dual Threat | 97 P · 65 GP | $14.00M | $14.47M | C+$0.5M | 91% |
 Nathan MacKinnon | 96 | Dual Threat | 127 P · 80 GP | $12.60M | $16.12M | A+$3.5M | 90% |
 Macklin Celebrini | 96 | Dual Threat | 115 P · 82 GP | $0.97M | $16.12M | A++$15.1M | 87% |
 Connor Bedard | 89 | Dual Threat | 75 P · 69 GP | $0.95M | $10.83M | A++$9.9M | 85% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Evan Bouchard · 35 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Connor’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ VGK
3P
1G 2A
@ VGK 03-26
1G 2A · 2 shots · 22:12 TOI
vs ANA
3P
1G 2A
vs ANA 03-28
1G 2A · 6 shots · 22:29 TOI
vs SEA
1P
1G 0A
vs SEA 03-31
1G 0A · 3 shots · 19:46 TOI
vs CHI
1P
0G 1A
vs CHI 04-02
0G 1A · 8 shots · 21:45 TOI
vs VGK
0P
0G 0A
vs VGK 04-04
0G 0A · 5 shots · 23:25 TOI
@ UTA
2P
1G 1A
@ UTA 04-07
1G 1A · 4 shots · 22:05 TOI
@ SJS
5P
3G 2A
@ SJS 04-08
3G 2A · 8 shots · 21:10 TOI
@ LAK
0P
0G 0A
@ LAK 04-11
0G 0A · 1 shots · 26:50 TOI
vs COL
1P
1G 0A
vs COL 04-13
1G 0A · 5 shots · 27:55 TOI
vs VAN
4P
0G 4A
vs VAN 04-16
0G 4A · 3 shots · 18:16 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the crease doorstep - 16 of 48 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 41 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 33 blocks · 15 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Edmonton Oilers | 45 | 16 | 32 | 48 | -1 |
| 2016-17 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 30 | 70 | 100 | 27 |
| 2017-18 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 41 | 67 | 108 | 20 |
| 2018-19 | Edmonton Oilers | 78 | 41 | 75 | 116 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | Edmonton Oilers | 64 | 34 | 63 | 97 | -6 |
| 2020-21 | Edmonton Oilers | 56 | 33 | 72 | 105 | 21 |
| 2021-22 | Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 44 | 79 | 123 | 28 |
| 2022-23 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 64 | 89 | 153 | 22 |
| 2023-24 | Edmonton Oilers | 76 | 32 | 100 | 132 | 35 |
| 2024-25 | Edmonton Oilers | 67 | 26 | 74 | 100 | 20 |
| 2025-26 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 48 | 90 | 138 | 17 |
| Career | 1 team | 794 | 409 | 811 | 1220 | 186 |