Oilers’ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Hits 900th Career Game – Hockey Writers – Edmonton Oilers

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins became the third player in franchise history to appear in 900 games with the team as he participated in tonight’s (Nov. 18) game against the Montreal Canadiens. Nugent-Hopkins ranks in Edmonton’s top 10 in points (7th), goals (8th) and assists (8th).

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will wear his 900th career @NHL game as #Oil take the Canadiens to Montreal. We have tonight’s game notes, presented by @wolfsheadwines 🍷📝 #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/umFYDhTXgZ

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 18, 2024

The Oilers selected Nugent-Hopkins with the No. 1 pick. 1 in the 2011 NHL Draft. As an NHL rookie, he had 52 points in 62 games. He finished second to Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog in voting for the Calder Trophy, given to the League’s top rookie.

Although Nugent-Hopkins has remained healthy throughout his career and has appeared in multiple games, he has been consistently active and productive. With his first point of the 2024-25 season, he reached the 700-point plateau, solidifying his standing as the seventh leading scorer in Oilers history. Although he has a lot of work to do to surpass Hall of Fame inductee Glenn Anderson, whose 906 points currently rank fifth in Edmonton history, Nugent-Hopkins could easily surpass the six-time Stanley Cup champion given the five years remaining on his contract.

Nugent-Hopkins reached 100 points for the first time in his NHL career in the 2022-23 season. He, Connor McDavid, and Leon Draisaitl made the Oilers the first NHL team since the 1995-96 Pittsburgh Penguins (Jaromir Jagr, Mario Lemieux, and Ron Francis) to have three 100-point scorers in the same season. Nugent-Hopkins also became the sixth player in NHL history to have his first 100-point season in his 12th season or later. He and Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos (2021-22, 14th season) are the only ones to accomplish this feat in the past 50 years.