12 Records set in Season 18

Season 18 was like no other in EURO League history with a total of 12 team and player accomplishments – at both ends of the spectrum – making their way into the record book.

*Anton Lundell (left) and Jean-Gabriel Pageau of Copenhagen both beat the existing plus/minus record.*

Munich finished the season with an astounding 24 straight victories but as impressive as that is, they only won the regular season title by a point over Copenhagen. Helsinki finished third in the league standings, but you have to wonder why.

The Jokerit and top center Connor McDavid set eight league records this season. In doing so, they displaced Minsk atop two important stats records (Most Shots per Game and Fewest Shots Allowed per Game).

Here’s a good example of how good the top teams played this year: Copenhagen came one goal short of tying the league record for most goals in a season. The record was set in Season 10 by Belfast and tied two seasons later by Helsinki and four seasons after that by Berlin. But two teams scored even more goals than the Tridents did this season. Munich blew past the old record of 349 goals by scoring 356 times. Hah!, said Helsinki. The Jokerits poured in 49 more than that to claim the new record of 405 goals. That’s 4.94 goals per game.

McDavid set five individual records.

Goalie Matt Murray of Copenhagen had one of the best seasons a goalie has had in league history. He set the record for most shutouts in a season and came close to records for goals against average (GAA) and save percentage. At the very end of the season, his league-leading .919 save pct. was bettered by Alex Nedeljkovic of Munich, who posted a .920 save pct. The EURO record is .921, set by Hall of Famer Jimmy Howard in Season 8, when he was with Athens.

Here is a list of the records set this season (with the old record):

Team

Fewest points in a season: 34, Madrid, Season 18; 41, Oslo, Season 5
Most goals scored, season: 405, Helsinki, Season 18; 356, Munich, Season 18; 349, Belfast, Season 10; Helsinki, Season 12; and Berlin, Season 16.
Most goals allowed, season: 373, Oslo, Season 18; 362, Prague, Season 16
Most Shots Per Game (by offense), season: 37.57, Helsinki, Season 18; 36.04, Minsk, Season 8
Fewest Shots Allowed Per Game (by defense), season: 23.13, Helsinki, Season 18; 23.83, Minsk, Season 17

Individual

Most points in a season: 165, Connor McDavid, Helsinki (Season 18); 129, Steven Stamkos, Frankfurt (Season 1) and John Tavares, Lisbon (Season 10)
Most goals in a season: 71 Connor McDavid, Helsinki (Season 18); 59, Steven Stamkos, Lisbon (Season 5); and Nathan MacKinnon, Belfast (Season 16).
Most assists in a season: 94, Connor McDavid, Helsinki (Season 18); 84, Sam Bennett, Helsinki (14)
Most shots taken in a season: 427 Connor McDavid, Helsinki (Season 18); 372, Logan Couture, Berlin (6)
Best Plus/Minus rating in a season: +86 Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Copenhagen (18); +82, Anton Lundell, Copenhagen (18); +76, Zach Bogosian, Helsinki (12)
Most shutouts in a season: 14, Matt Murray, Copenhagen (18); 11, Philipp Grubauer, Paris (11)
Best Websim Star Point Game: 11.6, Connor McDavid, Helsinki vs. Paris, March 10, 2030