Edmonton Oilers’ 2026-27 Quarter-Season Awards

With 11 goals and a league-leading 39 assists, McDavid has 12 points more than anyone else in the NHL. He is just the fifth different player in league history to reach 50 points in 21 games or fewer, joining Mike Bossy, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Bernie Nicholls.

The Oilers captain has picked up at least one point in all 21 games so far, which is the seventh-longest point streak from the start of a season in NHL history. McDavid set a new league record for consecutive games with an assist from the start of the season, picking up an apple in Edmonton’s first 18 contests.

After racking up a ridiculous 31 points over the first 10 games, his blistering rate of production has slipped ever so slightly, but McDavid is still on pace to reach 200 points, a feat only Gretzky has achieved in a season.

Best Defenceman: Evan Bouchard

While McDavid’s statistics are virtually unprecedented, Evan Bouchard is likewise putting up numbers unheard of for a defenceman.  

Through 21 games, Bouchard has 12 goals (most among NHL defencemen) and 22 assists (tied for fourth most in the league) for 34 points (fourth in the NHL). He also leads the league with a plus/minus of plus-28 and is tied for second with four game-winning goals.

Bouchard’s 34 points are the most over the first 21 games of a season by any defenceman in league history not named Bobby Orr. The only other NHL skaters to have at least 12 goals, 22 assists and a plus/minus of plus-28 over their first 21 games are Jari Kurri, Gretzky, and Orr.

But beyond Bouchard’s gaudy stats is perhaps the most important factor: his vastly improved defensive play. He’s almost completely rid of his game of the egregious, costly mistakes he was committing with troubling regularity as recently as a year ago.

Top Newcomer: Devon Levi

Just 10 regular-season games into his Edmonton Oilers career, Devon Levi has arguably established himself as the team’s de facto No. 1 netminder.

When the Oilers acquired Levi in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres on July 1, there certainly was an expectation that he would contend for time in Edmonton’s crease, but no one anticipated that the 24-year-old would have such a profound impact so soon.

Levi has a record of 9-1-0, setting the franchise record for most wins by a goalie in his first 10 games with the Oilers, to go along with a goals-against average (GAA) of 2.48 and save percentage (SV%) of .906.

Most impressively is how the young goalie dealt with the adversity of being sidelined by an undisclosed injury last month. After a sensational start to the season, he went more than two weeks between games, but rather than let that kill his momentum, Levi has picked up right where he left off, going 3-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .959 SV% in three starts since returning.

Unsung Hero: Tristan Jarry

Levi’s coming-out party has completely overshadowed what is thus far shaping up to be a bounce-back campaign for veteran netminder Tristan Jarry.

The 31-year-old, who struggled mightily with the Oilers last season after being acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins in a December trade, has looked quite sharp over nine starts, posting a 5-1-3 record.

When Levi was out of action, Jarry largely held down the fort, going 2-1-2. He recorded back-to-back shutouts against the Calgary Flames and New York Islanders on Oct. 28 and 31, respectively.

While Levi seemingly has the slight edge as Edmonton’s No. 1 man between the pipes, there’s a case to be made for Jarry. His overall GAA (2.50) and SV% (.908) this season are both virtually identical to those of Levi.

There are still 63 games to go on their schedule, and that’s just to get to the beginning of the playoffs. Suffice it to say, there’s a very long way to go, but the Oilers couldn’t have asked for a better start this season. They’ll look to keep on rolling in Game No. 22, against the host Philadelphia Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Sunday (Nov. 15).