Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid becomes fourth player in NHL history to record 100 assists in a season

Edmonton Oilers’ captain Connor McDavid made history on Monday night, recording his 100th assist of the season against the San Jose Sharks and becoming just the fourth player in NHL history to reach the 100-assist mark in a single season.

Connor McDavid becomes the 4th player in #NHL history to collect 100 assists in a single season, joining Wayne Gretzky (11x), Mario Lemieux and Bobby Orr.

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) April 16, 2024

McDavid reached the mark with five minutes to go in the second period, feeding a pass to Zach Hyman on a two-on-one for his 54th goal of the season. At the end of the second period, the Oilers are up 9-1.

The only players to reach the 100-assist mark in NHL history are Bobby Orr in 1970-71, Mario Lemieux in 1988-89 and Wayne Gretzky, who did it 11 times through his 20-year career. The last time a player hit the mark was in 1990-91 when Gretzky did it with the Los Angeles Kings.