With McDavid’s four-assist effort to propel the Oilers past the San Jose Sharks on Friday night, he reached a new height. He recorded his seventh 70-assist season of his NHL career. Only two players have recorded more than 70-assist seasons: Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. Like I said, he’s reaching new heights.

Connor McDavid returned to the Edmonton Oilers lineup against the St. Louis Blues. The Oilers' captain missed the last eight games, but played like he hadn't mi

In a span of about six hours, Connor McDavid went from being ‘day-to-day,’ maybe as long as a week, to being declared good to go Wednesday night against the St. Louis Blues. It was a welcome sight for the Edmonton Oilers, who are down so many players they were almost ready to bring somebody down from the cheap seats to fill the open roster spots.