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. After collecting his 1,

McDavid is the fourth player to get his 1,000th point while playing for Edmonton, joining Mark Messier (Jan. 13, 1991), Jari Kurri (Jan. 2, 1990) and Gretzky (Dec. 19, 1984). It took Messier 822 games to hit the milestone; Kurri did it in game 716.

McDavid, who is now back on a point-per-game pace with 13 in 13 after what was an allegedly slow start to his season, was nothing short of brilliant in recording eight shots on goal, three assists and a highlight-reel backhand goal against the Islanders.