Twenty games.
That’s how long Connor McDavid’s point streak is to start the season.
The 29-year-old enters Saturday night leading the NHL in points with 49 in his opening 20 games.
McDavid is -700 to continue his point streak, a number that comes with an implied probability of 87.5 per cent.
McDavid’s 20-game point streak to start the season makes him just the fourth player in NHL history to begin a year with a streak that long.
| Player | Year | Streak |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne Gretzky | 1983-84 | 51 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 1982-83 | 30 |
| Mats Sundin | 1992-93 | 30 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 1988-89 | 23 |
| Danny Heatley | 2005-06 | 22 |
McDavid enters the night -132 to log at least two points and +240 for three or more points.
“Doesn’t matter how many times you come back here, it’s always a special building to me.” McDavid said “I was a Leafs fan growing up as a kid.”
McDavid’s 2.45 points per game has him on pace for 205 points if he stays healthy for all 84 games.
Here is a look on FanDuel at his odds to be the first NHL player with 200-plus points since Wayne Gretzky in 1986.
| Prop | Odds |
|---|---|
| Connor McDavid to Record 154+ Points (Career High) | -210 |
| Connor McDavid to Record 175+ Points | +260 |
| Connor McDavid to Record 200+ Points | +2500 |
| Connor McDavid to Record 216+ Points (NHL Record) | +8000 |
Meanwhile, the Toronto Maple Leafs are in the midst of a historically bad homestand.
Literally.
Toronto enters the sixth game of this homestand 0-5-0, making it just the second time in over 100 years that Toronto has lost five consecutive games on home ice in regulation.
Twenty-one games into the year, Toronto sits six points out of a playoff spot and is +310 to make the playoffs.
For more on the game, here is a Same Game Parlay from TSN’s Mystic Mike.