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    Connor McDavid returned to action to score a goal and record his 100th assist of the season in the Edmonton Oilers' 9-2 rout of the visiting San Jose Sharks on Monday. McDavid missed Edmonton's previous three games with a lower-body injury, but he quickly marked his return by scoring just 53 seconds after the opening whistle on Monday. McDavid later tallied his milestone assist at 15:35 of the second period, setting up Zach Hyman's 54th goal of the season. NHL legends Bobby Orr, Mario Lemieux...

  • McDavid to return for Oilers against Sharks

    Connor McDavid will return to the lineup for the Edmonton Oilers against the San Jose Sharks on Monday (9:30 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNW, SNOL, NBCSCA). The center has missed the past three games with a lower-body injury. "I'm good," McDavid said. "Everything has been feeling good and I'm good to go tonight." McDavid, the Oilers captain, is third in the NHL with 130 points (31 goals, 99 assists) in 74 games this season, behind Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche (138 points; 51 goals, 87...

  • McDavid becomes 4th player in NHL history with 100 assists

    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.