Why Connor McDavid’s chase for 100 assists is a bigger deal than you think

Only three players have recorded 100 assists in a season. McDavid could join and be the first since Wayne Gretzky did it in 1990-91.

is going to hit 100 assists this season, maybe as early as Wednesday if he can get three in Dallas. It’s a cool stat, the sort of nice round number that sports fans love. Who doesn’t appreciate seeing somebody get to the century mark, in anything? Whether it’s 100 points or a 100-yard game or 100 RBIs, our sports fan brains are wired to like the number.

When you do, you find that what McDavid has done in recent years already puts him among . He’s still trailing Gretzky, but now he’s behind only three of The Great One’s seasons, and he’ll pass two of those soon. The only other names ahead of him are all from the league’s earliest days, before the Original Six era had even started.

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