Connor McDavid joined an exclusive NHL club that was previously only had one member, Wayne Gretzky.

But now it’s two after McDavid dished out a pair of assists in the Oilers’ 3-2 loss to the Devils on Thursday night.

McDavid has now topped 60 assists in a season for the ninth year in a row. According to ESPN, Gretzky was the only prior player to have such a streak.

The streak began for McDavid in his second NHL season. During the streak, he has totaled 615 assists and counting. That includes four times leading the league with a high of 100 assists set last season.

McDavid has a long way to go to match the entirety of Gretzky’s streak, though.

Gretzky, as a 19-year old with the Oilers, dished out 86 assists in 1979-80. He actually had more assists than that in every season from then through 1991-92. In that stretch, he had 11 consecutive seasons with 100-plus assists and a high of 163 in 1985-86.

While Alex Ovechkin may soon pass Gretzky’s goal record (894), his assists record seems practically unbreakable.

Gretzky finished his NHL career with 1,963 assists. Ron Francis holds second place at 1,249. McDavid, who is 28, is currently at 705 NHL assists.

Alex Ovechkin career goal tracker: How close is the Capitals captain to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record

There is only one name left for Alex Ovechkin to catch atop the NHL all-time goal leaderboard, and it’s the greatest one of them all.

One of the most exciting races in the NHL for this season is Ovechkin’s chase to break Wayne Gretzky’s goal record. The Great One’s mark of 894 has stood for over nearly three decades, and it was thought to be unbreakable. However, the Washington captain has emerged as a serious threat to dethrone Gretzky.

For the first time in his career, there is no one between Ovechkin and Gretzky on the all-time list. He passed Gordie Howe for second place in 2022-23, breaking Gretzky’s record for the most 40-goal seasons in the process.

The Capitals star remains one of the game’s most dangerous goal scorers. His signature one-time slap shot from the left dot continuing to terrorize goaltenders, even as he enters his 20th season in the league.

The question feels more like when, not if, the Great 8 will break the Great One’s record at this point. But the 39-year-old Washington winger still has his work cut out for him.

Here is a look at where Ovechkin stands with regard to Gretzky’s career goal record.

How many goals does Alex Ovechkin have?

Ovechkin entered the 2024-25 season with 853 career goals.

He is up to 34 goals on the 2024-25 campaign, giving him 887 career goals.

NHL all-time goals leaders

Gretzky surpassed Gordie Howe for the goals record with No. 802 on March 23, 1994. It occurred in the second period at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, Calif., when Gretzky put the puck past Canucks goalie Kirk McLean to break the record, which had stood for 14 years.

Now 30 years later, Gretzky remains in first with 894 for his career. For as close as Ovechkin is, he is still 9 goals away from passing Gretzky, who scored his last goal on March 29, 1999.