Premier Players – Week 11

12/15/2025 – 12/21/2025

Connor McDavid (C) – Edmonton Oilers

McDavid registered four points (two goals, two assists) on 12/16/2025 (6-4 W @ PIT). He recorded another two points (one goal, on assist) on 12/18/2025 (3-1 W @ BOS), and registered his first short-handed goal of the season. McDavid closed out the week with three points (one goal, two assists) in a divisional match-up with the Golden Knights on 12/21/2025 (4-3 W vs VGK) and marks his 20th multi-point performance of the season. The 28-year-old is riding a ten-game point streak that began on 12/4/2025 (9-4 W vs SEA) and has accumulated 26 points (12 goals, 14 assists) during this stretch.

McDavid’s goal to open the scoring against Vegas (cred. x.com/EdmontonOilers)

McDavid is on pace to reach 137 points by the end of the regular-season. He currently sits at the top of the league among skaters in assists (39) and points (62), while tied for third in goals with Stars forward, Jason Robertson. He has produced tremendously on the power-play this season having posted two performances with three power-play points and leads all league skaters in power-play points with 27.

Sidney Crosby (C) – Pittsburgh Penguins

Crosby entered the 1387th game of his NHL career one-point shy of matching Mario Lemieux as the all-time points leader for the Penguins organization. The Penguins captain had a strong first period with a deflection goal to open the scoring and a power-play assist on a goal from Rickard Rakell which would allow him to surpass Lemieux as the all-time points leader in franchise history with 1724 points. Crosby has solidified himself as eighth all-time among league skaters for the most points. He is currently on pace for 87 points this season which would allow him to surpass Steve Yzerman and Marcel Dionne for sixth place all-time in career points.

Crosby’s goal and assist to reach franchise point record (cred. x.com/penguins)

Drafted by the Penguins first-overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, the Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia native is skating in his 21st season with the club and currently leads all Pittsburgh skaters in goals (20) and points (37). In his 1387 regular-season games of his NHL career, Crosby has amassed 1724 points (645 goals, 1079 assists) for a points per-game average of 1.24.

Tim Stützle (C) – Ottawa Senators

Stützle tied a season high for most points in a game with three by way of three assists, including a helper on the overtime winner from Brady Tkachuk on 12/15/2025 (3-2 OT @ WPG). He is currently in the midst of a seven-game point streak dating back to 12/9/2025 (4-3 L vs NJD). In five of the seven games, Stützle has generated multi-point performances. Stützle leads Senators skaters this season in goals (17), points (38) and is tied with Drake Batherson for the team lead in assists with 21.

Stützle’s goal to make it 4-1 Senators against the Bruins (cred. x.com/Senators)

Stützle was selected third-overall by the Senators in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and has accumulated 364 points (132 goals, 232 assists) in 402 games across the six seasons with the Senators organization. He is on pace to reach 89 points this season which would nearly match a career high of 90 he set in 2022-23. Stützle’s goal production has increased this season compared to the previous two seasons with a pace that would match his career high of 39.

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