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Loading…Connor McDavid is one of the NHL's elite centers: his 99.6 overall ranks 1st of 195 rated centers on BluelineMetrics. That makes him the highest-rated player on the Edmonton Oilers roster.
His profile is unusually even: every component sits between 87 and 100, so there is no single skill carrying the number.
Over 11 rated seasons since 2015-16 he has averaged 98.8, peaking at 100 in 2020-21; last season's 99.8 was right in line with the year before.
At $12.5M through 2027-28 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $16.2M, so the Edmonton Oilers save roughly $3.73M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 2nd-largest on the Edmonton Oilers NHL roster and uses 12.0% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $2.87M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 100 |
| Defense | 87 |
| Play driving | 99 |
| Finishing | 90 |
| Power play | 95 |
| Penalty kill | 100 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | EDM | 82 | 99.8 | 2.5 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 67 | 99.6 | 1.9 |
| 2023-24 | EDM | 76 | 98.9 | 2.4 |
| 2022-23 | EDM | 82 | 99.8 | 3.6 |
| 2021-22 | EDM | 80 | 99.8 | 2.8 |
| 2020-21 | EDM | 56 | 100 | 2.8 |
| 2019-20 | EDM | 64 | 96.9 | 1.7 |
| 2018-19 | EDM | 78 | 98.9 | 2.1 |
| 2017-18 | EDM | 82 | 98.1 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | EDM | 82 | 99.8 | 1.8 |
Other EDM centers by rating: Leon Draisaitl (99.4), Jason Dickinson (26.8), Josh Samanski (20.4), Owen Michaels (6.4). See the full Edmonton Oilers cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.