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The Edmonton captain has etched his name alongside hockey legend Wayne Gretzky by capturing his fifth Ted Lindsay Award on Sunday, making McDavid just the second player ever to reach this milestone.<\/p>

The annual honor recognizes “the most outstanding player in the NHL” through voting by fellow players in the NHLPA, putting McDavid in elite company with the Hall of Fame great.<\/p>

“This award, coming from the guys that you play against every single night and battle against every single night, to have them recognize me with an award like this, means so much,” McDavid said.<\/p>

The 29-year-old superstar previously claimed the trophy in 2016-17, 2017-18, 2020-21 and 2022-23, and dominated the league’s scoring race this season with 138 total points from 48 goals and 90 assists across all 82 games.<\/p>

McDavid’s standout season included an impressive 20-game scoring streak that ran from Dec. 4 through Jan. 13, during which he accumulated 46 points with 19 goals and 27 assists. His leadership helped guide the Oilers to second place in the Pacific Division with a 41-30-11 record for 93 points.<\/p>

The Edmonton star edged out Tampa Bay’s two-time winner Nikita Kucherov and San Jose’s emerging talent Macklin Celebrini for this year’s recognition.<\/p>

McDavid remains in contention for additional hardware this season as a Hart Trophy finalist for NHL MVP honors, an award he has previously won three times.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Edmonton’s Connor McDavid has joined Wayne Gretzky as the only players to capture the Ted Lindsay Award five times. The 29-year-old captain dominated the NHL this season with 138 points and led his team to a Pacific Division playoff spot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":78001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1780852963630.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-ki6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":58905,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/oilers-captain-mcdavids-status-uncertain-as-team-faces-series-elimination\/","url_meta":{"origin":78002,"position":0},"title":"Oilers Captain McDavid’s Status Uncertain as Team Faces Series Elimination","author":"Admin","date":"April 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid's availability remains questionable for Tuesday's crucial playoff game against Anaheim. 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