RELEASE: McDavid wins Art Ross Trophy as League's top scorer
The Oilers captain captured his sixth career Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer with 48 goals, 90 assists and 138 points
www.nhl.comConnor McDavid just won the 2025-26 Art Ross Trophy, his sixth career scoring title, with 138 points for the Edmonton Oilers. The latest reports also note that this ties him for second-most all time, behind Wayne Gretzky’s 10.[1][2]
What happened
McDavid finished the season with 48 goals and 90 assists in 82 games, edging Nikita Kucherov, who finished second with 130 points.[2][1]
Why it matters
This is McDavid’s first Art Ross since 2022-23, and it reasserts him as the NHL’s leading point producer even in a season where Kucherov and Nathan MacKinnon were also in the race.[3][1]
Related awards
The same season also saw Nathan MacKinnon win his first Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy for goal scoring, while Colorado’s Scott Wedgewood and Mackenzie Blackwood won the William M. Jennings Trophy.[1]