March 1, 2024 by Eric Friesen

Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid was named NHL Second Star of the Month for February on Friday.

McDavid led the league in assists (25) and points (27), even-strength assists (17), even-strength points (19) and multi-assist games (9) in 12 games in February. The 27-year-old tallied a point in 11 of 12 games last month, and factored in on 61.3% of the Oilers’ 44 team goals. His 25 assists were also the second-most in the month of February in NHL history, behind only Wayne Gretzky (26) in 1985-86.

The Oilers captain ended the month on a 10-game assist streak, including six consecutive multi-assist games. He also became the first NHL player to record 23 assists in a 10-game span since Mario Lemieux in 1992-93. McDavid now leads the NHL in assists this season with 72, which would be good for 12th in the league in points if he hadn’t scored a single goal.

Playing in his seventh NHL All-Star Game, McDavid had one goal and three points as Team McDavid defeated Team MacKinnon 4-3 in the semi-final and lost to Team Matthews 7-4 in the final of the 3-on-3 tournament. In the 2024 NHL All-Star Skills Competition, McDavid won four of the six events he competed in to claim the $1 million prize.

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McDavid recorded a career-high six assists, including his 600th career NHL assist, en route to an 8-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on February 13. He became the fourth-fastest player in NHL history to record 600 assists (616 games), trailing only Gretzky (416 games), Lemieux (514 games) and Orr (608 games).

The three-time Hart Memorial Trophy winner recorded his fifth consecutive multi-assist game in a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on February 26. With the assist on Zach Hyman’s game-tying goal late in the first period, McDavid recorded his team-leading 90th point of the season and extended his home point streak to 23 games. McDavid joined Gretzky, Marcel Dionne, Mike Bossy, Dale Hawerchuk and Jari Kurri as the only players in NHL history to record eight consecutive 90-point seasons.

Then, with the helper on Evan Bouchard’s go-ahead goal early in the third period, McDavid recorded his league-leading 70th assist of the season and 26th multi-point game of the season. McDavid joined Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr and Paul Coffey as the only players in NHL history with six 70-assist seasons.