Connor McDavid is one assist away from a major milestone, where he could hit the <a href='https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/3230889' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>700 mark as his Oilers take on the Carolina Hurricanes</a> tonight. Connor McDavid is <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/connor-mcdavid-surpasses-wayne-gretzky-in-shocking-oilers-milestone' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>close to another milestone</a>. The captain of the Edmonton Oilers stands at 699 assists in his career in 698 games and is short just one of making it to 700. If he does it in his next two games, he would be just the third player in NHL history, following <a href='https://www.markerzone.com/hockey/stats/nhl/player/Mario-Lemieux-220' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Mario Lemieux</a> and <a href='https://www.markerzone.com/hockey/stats/nhl/player/Wayne-Gretzky-1009' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Wayne Gretzky</a>, to have reached 700 assists in fewer than 700 games. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/pr_nhl/status/1895874171902599192'> </a></blockquote></div> At 28, <a href='https://www.nhl.com/oilers/player/connor-mcdavid-8478402' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>McDavid</a> is making history instead of following it. In an NHL era known for sophisticated defense plans and goal-minding at elite heights, he just keeps on excelling. McDavid stands at 52 assists in 53 games this year, sustaining his breakneck playmaking in a demanding modern game. <h3>McDavid could join Gretzky and Lemieux if he reaches this milestone</h3> Only Gretzky (527 games) and Lemieux (616 games) have hit 700 assists prior to him, and McDavid is on the cusp of being in rarefied company. His play in today's tougher, more disciplined NHL is proof of his rare skill and scoring brilliance. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1893725956176535657'> </a></blockquote></div> With 74 points in this 2024-25 season, McDavid is heading for his fifth year in succession of topping 100 points. His vision, skating, and laser-precise passing have had him near or at the top of the NHL scoring year after year. As he makes another attempt at a milestone, McDavid is rewriting the playbook for today's NHL, and fans around the game are loving it.