The Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid added another major accomplishment to his already impressive resume. After assisting Zach Hyman for a goal in the second period of Tuesday’s win against the San Jose Sharks, McDavid reached the 100 assists mark in the 2023-24 season.

McDavid became just the fourth player in the history of the league to clear the mark in a single season. He now joins the list that includes Hall of Famers Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Bobby Orr.

“It’s not something that you set out to do. It’s a product of playing with some really good players, playing on a good team, and putting in a lot of hard work,” said McDavid about reaching a century mark for assists.

McDavid has been less efficient with placing the puck into the net in 2023-24, scoring 32 goals, which is below the standard he set in recent seasons. However, that didn’t stop him from trying to impact the game in other games, which in part fueled his high assists output.

Interestingly enough, McDavid might not be the only player to hit the 100 assists mark this season. Nikita Kucherov has 99 assists in 2023-24, with his Tampa Bay Lightning having one more game to play.

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The Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid returned to the ice to lift his team to a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames to win the NHL’s Heritage Classic outdoor game on Sunday night. A three-time Hart Trophy winner, McDavid was expected to be out for one to two weeks with an upper-body injury before he returned to the ice sooner than expected.

“It’s such a unique experience, maybe it’s something you get to experience once or twice if you’re lucky,” McDavid explained of the outdoor rink experience at the Heritage Classic. “You just try to soak it all in. And obviously, it was a big win for our group.”

Evander Kane emerged as the Oilers’ standout player on the day, scoring a goal and contributing two assists, while Brett Kulak, Zach Hyman, Evan Bouchard, and Vincent Desharnais all added to the Oilers’ scoreline.

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The Edmonton Oilers’ star Connor McDavid sees a silver lining in his team’s early exit from the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs. According to McDavid, this kind of disappointment is something every team goes through before it finds success.

The Oilers ended their postseason after losing the Western Conference semifinal series to the Vegas Golden Knights. The Golden Knights finished the job in six games with a 5-2 win on Sunday.

“I really feel like you’ve got to go through some of this to win,” McDavid told reporters.

McDavid has had a spectacular 2022-23 regular season with 64 goals and adding 89 assists. With 153 points, he became only the sixth player in NHL history to get over the 150-point mark. He also added 20 points in the playoffs, but it wasn’t enough for the Oilers to embark on a deep run they expected.

The Oilers previously reached the Western Conference Finals in 2021-22 but were swept by the eventual Stanley Cup champions Colorado Avalanche.

“It feels like every team that wins and goes on a stretch of winning kind of experiences this,” McDavid added. “Obviously, it’s not what you want to do, not what you want to feel. That being said, I really feel that you’ve got to go through some of this to win. I think we’ve seen that all the way through. Let’s hope it’s the last time.”

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The Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid continues to make a case for being the best hockey player in the world. McDavid scored twice in a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday, bringing his points total in 2022-23 to 124 and setting a new career-high in a single NHL season.

The impressive thing about McDavid’s feat is that he only needed 65 games to eclipse a previous career-best of 123 points from last season. With Oilers having 17 more games to play, the 26-year-old will have plenty of chance to improve on the 54 goals and 70 assists he accumulated so far.

McDavid leads the NHL in goals, assists, and points this season, making him the favorite to take home the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league’s most valuable player for the third time in his career. He previously won the trophy in 2017 and 2021.

The Oilers will hope that McDavid continues his stellar performances down the stretch and keep the team on the playoff track. Edmonton team is currently fourth in Pacific Division with a 35-22-8 record and in possession of the first wild-card spot. They are four points advantage on Colorado Avalanche, who are currently slotted as the second wild-card team in the Western Conference.

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The NHL announced Edmonton Oilers superstar center Connor McDavid as the league’s most valuable player for the 2020-21 season. The 24-year-old star will be awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy after picking up all 100 first-place votes from Professional Hockey Writers Association voters.

This is the second time in NHL history that a player was given the MVP unanimously. The only other player to win the award in the same fashion was Wayne Gretzky, who got all first-place votes in 1981-82 while also playing for the Oilers.

McDavid wrapped up the 2020-21 regular season with 33 and 72 assists for a total of 105 points in 56 games. He led the NHL in assists and points at the end of the campaign.

McDavid received several other honors for his efforts this season. His peers voted him as the Ted Lindsay Award recipient, while he also picked up his third career Art Ross Trophy and got selected to NHL First All-Star Team.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t carry over his good run to the Stanley Cup playoffs as Edmonton got swept in the first round by the Winnipeg Jets.

Center Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs finished as a runner-up in Hart Memorial Trophy voting, picking up 69 second-place votes, while Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon rounded up the top three.

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The Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid added another major accomplishment to his already impressive resume. After assisting Zach Hyman for a goal in the second period of Tuesday’s win against the San Jose Sharks, McDavid reached the 100 assists mark in the 2023-24 season.

McDavid became just the fourth player in the history of the league to clear the mark in a single season. He now joins the list that includes Hall of Famers Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Bobby Orr.

“It’s not something that you set out to do. It’s a product of playing with some really good players, playing on a good team, and putting in a lot of hard work,” said McDavid about reaching a century mark for assists.

McDavid has been less efficient with placing the puck into the net in 2023-24, scoring 32 goals, which is below the standard he set in recent seasons. However, that didn’t stop him from trying to impact the game in other games, which in part fueled his high assists output.

Interestingly enough, McDavid might not be the only player to hit the 100 assists mark this season. Nikita Kucherov has 99 assists in 2023-24, with his Tampa Bay Lightning having one more game to play.

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The Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid returned to the ice to lift his team to a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames to win the NHL’s Heritage Classic outdoor game on Sunday night. A three-time Hart Trophy winner, McDavid was expected to be out for one to two weeks with an upper-body injury before he returned to the ice sooner than expected.

“It’s such a unique experience, maybe it’s something you get to experience once or twice if you’re lucky,” McDavid explained of the outdoor rink experience at the Heritage Classic. “You just try to soak it all in. And obviously, it was a big win for our group.”

Evander Kane emerged as the Oilers’ standout player on the day, scoring a goal and contributing two assists, while Brett Kulak, Zach Hyman, Evan Bouchard, and Vincent Desharnais all added to the Oilers’ scoreline.

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The Edmonton Oilers’ star Connor McDavid sees a silver lining in his team’s early exit from the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs. According to McDavid, this kind of disappointment is something every team goes through before it finds success.

The Oilers ended their postseason after losing the Western Conference semifinal series to the Vegas Golden Knights. The Golden Knights finished the job in six games with a 5-2 win on Sunday.

“I really feel like you’ve got to go through some of this to win,” McDavid told reporters.

McDavid has had a spectacular 2022-23 regular season with 64 goals and adding 89 assists. With 153 points, he became only the sixth player in NHL history to get over the 150-point mark. He also added 20 points in the playoffs, but it wasn’t enough for the Oilers to embark on a deep run they expected.

The Oilers previously reached the Western Conference Finals in 2021-22 but were swept by the eventual Stanley Cup champions Colorado Avalanche.

“It feels like every team that wins and goes on a stretch of winning kind of experiences this,” McDavid added. “Obviously, it’s not what you want to do, not what you want to feel. That being said, I really feel that you’ve got to go through some of this to win. I think we’ve seen that all the way through. Let’s hope it’s the last time.”

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The Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid continues to make a case for being the best hockey player in the world. McDavid scored twice in a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday, bringing his points total in 2022-23 to 124 and setting a new career-high in a single NHL season.

The impressive thing about McDavid’s feat is that he only needed 65 games to eclipse a previous career-best of 123 points from last season. With Oilers having 17 more games to play, the 26-year-old will have plenty of chance to improve on the 54 goals and 70 assists he accumulated so far.

McDavid leads the NHL in goals, assists, and points this season, making him the favorite to take home the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league’s most valuable player for the third time in his career. He previously won the trophy in 2017 and 2021.

The Oilers will hope that McDavid continues his stellar performances down the stretch and keep the team on the playoff track. Edmonton team is currently fourth in Pacific Division with a 35-22-8 record and in possession of the first wild-card spot. They are four points advantage on Colorado Avalanche, who are currently slotted as the second wild-card team in the Western Conference.

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The NHL announced Edmonton Oilers superstar center Connor McDavid as the league’s most valuable player for the 2020-21 season. The 24-year-old star will be awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy after picking up all 100 first-place votes from Professional Hockey Writers Association voters.

This is the second time in NHL history that a player was given the MVP unanimously. The only other player to win the award in the same fashion was Wayne Gretzky, who got all first-place votes in 1981-82 while also playing for the Oilers.

McDavid wrapped up the 2020-21 regular season with 33 and 72 assists for a total of 105 points in 56 games. He led the NHL in assists and points at the end of the campaign.

McDavid received several other honors for his efforts this season. His peers voted him as the Ted Lindsay Award recipient, while he also picked up his third career Art Ross Trophy and got selected to NHL First All-Star Team.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t carry over his good run to the Stanley Cup playoffs as Edmonton got swept in the first round by the Winnipeg Jets.

Center Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs finished as a runner-up in Hart Memorial Trophy voting, picking up 69 second-place votes, while Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon rounded up the top three.

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