Oilers' Connor McDavid becomes third-fastest player to record 800 assists

McDavid reached the milestone midway through the first period after feeding Matt Savoie in the slot, who buried it past Adin Hill to make it 1-0 Oilers. It was McDavid’s 79th assist on the season, tied for the third-highest total of his career.

He’s the 36th player in NHL history to record 800 assists.

Later in the second period with the score tied at one, McDavid scored his 41st of the season to make it 2-1.

McDavid now has 41 goals and 79 assists for 120 points through 73 games. It’s the fourth time he’s reached the 120-point mark in his career.

Earlier in the week, McDavid recorded his 400th goal and became the third-fastest player in NHL history to register 1,200 points.

Through 11 NHL seasons, McDavid has 402 goals and 800 assists for 1,202 points in 785 career regular-season games. He has nine 100-point seasons, the third-most in NHL history.

McDavid also has 44 goals and 106 assists for 150 points in 96 Stanley Cup Playoff games. He led the Oilers to two consecutive Stanley Cup Final appearances in 2024 and 2025, losing both to the Florida Panthers.

McDavid, taken No. 1 overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, has won the Art Ross Trophy five times, the Ted Lindsay Award four times, the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy once and the Hart Trophy three times. He also won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2024.

His best statistical season came in 2022-23, scoring 64 goals and 89 assists for 153 points, becoming the first player since Lemieux in 1995-96 to break the 150-point mark in a single season. Only three players in history had scored more points in a season than McDavid: Lemieux, Gretzky and Steve Yzerman.