Edmonton star Connor McDavid, who returned to the lineup after missing three games with a lower-body injury, notched his 100th assist of the regular season in the Oilers' convincing 9-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night.
McDavid returned to the Edmonton lineup after missing three games with a lower-body injury, entering the home game against San Jose with 99 assists in 74 games. He picked up the primary assist onHockey Hall of Famers Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Bobby Orr are the only other NHL players to eclipse 100 assists in a season.
"It means a lot. Those three are obviously three of the greatest players to ever play. To share a little something with them, it means a lot to me," McDavid said."It has been a different type of year, but everybody stuck with it, and we've put ourselves in a good spot heading into when it matters most."Orr did it once, becoming the first NHL player to achieve the feat in 1970-71. Lemieux also hit the mark once, in 1988-89.
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