The 27-year-old McDavid reached the milestone in his 659th game. Wayne Gretzky was the fastest at 424 games, followed by Mario Lemieux at 513, and Mike Bossy at 656.

Connor McDavid made history Thursday in front of the home crowd as the Edmonton Oilers forward tallied the 1,000th point in his career with a goal and added an assist in overtime during the Oilers' 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators.

With a goal in the second period against the Nashville Predators, McDavid has become the 99th player in NHL history to hit 1,000 career points. It was a fitting play for McDavid a

Connor McDavid accomplished what the home fans wanted to see on Thursday, and then he allowed them to go home happy as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 in overtime.

Connor McDavid has proven time and time again to be the best player on the planet. Now, he joins a laundry list of hockey legends as one of the most prolific scorers in the history of the game. It will certainly be interesting to see where the Oilers captain stands among these legends once his career is over.

On the verge of Connor McDavid reaching 1,000 career NHL points, there is no shortage of praise for the Edmonton Oilers captain. He's just one point shy of beco

McDavid became the 999th player to reach the 1,000-point plateau in NHL history. Only legends Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Mike Bossy have reached the mark faster. The Oilers star has lived up to the billing that was advertised for him when he first came into the league as the first overall pick in the 2015 draft.

Connor McDavid became the fourth-fastest NHL player to reach 1,000 points, scoring early in the second period for the Edmonton Oilers against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.