At the end of an NHL season, The Arts Ross Trophy is given to the player with the most points, on April 18, it appears that will come down to the final season of the day, For much of the season the three of the biggest star in the game have been battling for supremacy. The past three scoring races have been won by Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers and in his nine-season NHL career Art Ross five times. In his 10th NHL season won the Art Ross in 2018-19 Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning. For the remainder of the season in the Art Ross Tracker, we’ll chart this race each day.
The Race
Nikita Kucherov: 133 points (43 goals, 90 assists)
Nathan MacKinnon: 130 points (48 goals, 82 assists)
Connor McDavid: 126 points (29 goals, 97 assists)
The Skinny
Kucherov:
On Thursday, at the Montreal Canadiens, the Lightning forward had three points (one goal, two assists) in a 7-4 victory. For Kucherov it was the second-straight three-point game, on Wednesday who set the franchise record for points passing the 128 (41 goals, 87 assists) he had in 2018-19. In 18 of his past 19 games, Kuchero had (seven goals, 32 assists). More than Brayden Point has 48 points, and’s second on the Lightning with 85.
Games remaining: 6
Next game: Saturday at Pittsburgh Penguins (1 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+, SN)
MacKinnon: On Thursday in a 5-2 win at the Minnesota Wild, the Avalanche forward had three points (one goal, two assists). In his past four games, MacKinnon has seven points (three goals, four assists). For the Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques record for points in a season, He is nine points behind Peter Stastny. In 1981-82 Stastny had 139 points (46 goals, 93 assists) while playing in Quebec. For his first 50-goal season he needs two goals and in franchise history to reach that plateau to become the sixth player.
Games remaining: 6
Next game: Friday at Edmonton Oilers (9 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNW, ALT)
McDavid: On Wednesday at the Dallas Stars, the Oilers captain was held without a point in a 5-0 loss. At eight games his point streak ended, during the game he had 20 points (four goals, 16 assists). Since Jan. 29 in 29 games he has led the NHL with 59 points (nine goals, 50 assists), MacKinnon has in that span 11 more than Kucherov and 13 more points than him.
Games remaining: 8
Next game: Friday vs. Colorado Avalanche (9 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNW, ALT)
They Said It
“I think we’re all watching [the scoring race]. We see the updated list every day, the updated stats. It’s insane because Kucherov and MacKinnon have been neck and neck all year, 1A and 1B, and McDavid out of nowhere. I mean, he was like 30 points back or something. In the league points at one point, someone said he was 110th. I mean, when he gets on a tear, it’s just something else that we’ve never seen before. (Wayne) Gretzky we’ve seen it, right? If I had to pick one, I’m going to say McDavid. With [eight] games left, he could get 25 points. Like literally. So I think he’s going to come away with it. But one or two points are going to be tight. On the race for the Art Ross Chicago Blackhawks defenseman.
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