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Connor McDavid First to 100 Points, Hits Ninth 100-Point Season in Oilers’ 8-1 Win

The 29-year-old now ranks third all-time for 100-point seasons behind Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.

Overview

  • McDavid logged a goal and an assist against the Kings to reach 100 points in his 60th game.
  • The emphatic win snapped Edmonton’s four-game skid and moved the Oilers to 29-23-8, second in the Pacific Division and four points behind Vegas.
  • He leads the NHL with 65 assists and sits atop the season’s scoring race.
  • This is his sixth consecutive 100-point campaign and ninth overall, moving him past Marcel Dionne on the all-time list.
  • Returning from the Olympic break, he resumed NHL play days after being named tournament MVP in Canada’s silver-medal finish.