The Edmonton Oilers center had 123 points (44 goals, 79 assists) in 80 games, eight more than Florida Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau (30 goals, 85 assists in 80 games) and Calgary Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau (40 goals, 75 assists in 82 games), who each had 115.
"Just such a dynamic player," Oilers forward Zach Hyman said of McDavid. "Best player in the world, right? So that's what you expect and that's what you get. I'm glad he's with us. I'm glad I'm here."
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It's the fourth time McDavid has won the award, including last season, when he led the NHL with 105 points (33 goals, 72 assists) in 56 games. He led the NHL in scoring in 2016-17 (100 points) and 2017-18 (108 points). He has scored at least 30 goals and 97 points in each of his past six NHL seasons and was first or second in points in each of those seasons.
The 25-year-old is the 19th player in NHL history to have five 100-point seasons and the sixth to have five before his 26th birthday, joining Wayne Gretzky (eight), Mario Lemieux (six), Dale Hawerchuk (six), Bryan Trottier (five) and Bobby Orr (five).
Selected with the No. 1 pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, McDavid has 697 points (239 goals, 458 assists) in 487 games over seven NHL seasons. He is first in scoring since making his NHL debut, 75 points ahead of Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks (622), who has played 43 more games.
The Oilers (49-27-6), who are the No. 2 seed in the Pacific Division, play the No. 3 seed Los Angeles Kings (44-27-11) in the best-of-7 Western Conference First Round. Game 1 will be played in Edmonton on Monday (10 p.m. ET; ESPN2, CBC, SN, TVAS, BSW).
"Connor has been driving the bus," Oilers goalie Mike Smith said. "Whether he's pointless or not … obviously, everyone knows what he can do with the puck, but I don't think he gets enough credit for how he's really committed to the defensive side of the puck and the battle level, the compete level.
"When you see your captain that's over 100 points and where he's at as far as the scoring race, and then you see him competing like he is, I think it doesn't give you any excuse but to jump in and play the way he is. It's been impressive to watch."
