Monday in the NHL | Connor McDavid becomes fourth player in history to record 100 assists in a season

Connor McDavid became the fourth player in National Hockey League history to reach 100 assists in a season in a 9-2 victory for the Edmonton Oilers over the San Jose Sharks on Monday .

He joined Wayne Gretzky, who has achieved it 11 times, while Bobby Orr and Mario Lemieux achieved the feat once. The Oilers captain had a goal and an assist in the victory after missing his team’s last three games.

“They’re three of the best players to ever play,” McDavid said after the game. To share a little something with them means a lot to me.

“It was a different year, but everyone stayed involved, and we put ourselves in a good position for the most important moment of the year. »

Warren Foegele had two goals and an assist, while teammates Adam Henrique and Dylan Holloway scored once while contributing to two goals.

Corey Perry, Cody Ceci, Evan Bouchard and Zach Hyman also found the back of the net for the Oilers, who ended a two-game losing streak. The Alberta team also has a record of 11-1-2 in its last 14 home games.

Stuart Skinner stopped 19 pucks.

Danil Gushchin and Fabian Zetterlund responded for the Sharks. Georgi Romanov took part in his first NHL game replacing Devin Cooley, who gave up eight times on 22 shots. Romanov turned aside 16 of 17 pucks aimed at him.

Shane Jones, The Canadian Press

The Islanders will make the playoffs

Patrick Roy won his bet to lead the New York Islanders to the playoffs, less than three months after his hiring.

The Islanders secured their third place finish in the Metropolitan Division with a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday in Newark.

This is the fifth time in six seasons that the Islanders have qualified for the playoffs.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau (11^e) and Kyle Palmieri (29^e) beat former Canadian goalie Jake Allen in just over four minutes in the first period to give the Islanders a 2-0 lead.

After a net from Timo Meier, his 28^e of the season, early in the second period, Brock Nelson restored a two-goal lead to the Islanders thanks to his 33^e of the campaign, halfway through the middle period.

In the third period, Kyle MacLean increased the Islanders’ cushion with his fourth of the season.

In this Islanders victory, Palmieri (1-1), Nelson (1-1), Anders Lee (0-2) and Pierre Engvall (0-2) all collected two points.

Goaltender Semyon Varlamov faced 24 shots while the Islanders directed 18 pucks to Allen.

With one game left on Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Islanders have a 38-27-16 record for 92 points.

In the first round, they will cross swords with the Carolina Hurricanes (52-22-7 -111 points), second in the Metropolitan section.

The Canadian Press

Rangers at the top of the NHL

While the Islanders earned their berth into the NHL’s great spring waltz, the Rangers made sure to benefit from home ice advantage for as long as they participate in the playoffs following their victory in 4-0 against the Ottawa Senators.

Jack Roslovic (9^e), in the first period, and Adam Fox (17^e), in the second period, first thwarted goalkeeper Joonas Korpisalo, each time helped by Chris Kreider.

Artemi Panarin added his 49^e goal of the campaign, at 4:34 of the third period before obtaining his 71^e assist mention of the season on 28^e net by Alexis Lafrenière, scored with exactly seven minutes remaining in regulation time.

Igor Shesterkin signed his fourth shutout of the season after a 26-save performance while Korpisalo blocked 30 pucks, including a Jimmy Vesey penalty shot with just over four minutes remaining in the third period.

The Rangers therefore complete their season with a record of 55-23-4 for a grand total of 114 points. The 55 wins and 114 points represent team records.

In the first round of the playoffs, they will face the team that will occupy second place among the drafted clubs.

The Canadian Press

The Capitals defeat the Bruins

In Boston, the Bruins missed an opportunity to secure first place in the Atlantic Division following a 2-0 loss to the Washington Capitals.

With a victory, the Bruins (47-19-15 -109 points) could not have been caught by the Florida Panthers, who remain one point behind the Bruins.

Tuesday night, the Bruins will host the Ottawa Senators with a second chance to rank first in their section while the Panthers (51-24-6 -108 points) will host the Toronto Maple Leafs, also on Tuesday.

John Carlson, in the first period, and Nic Dowd, in an empty net with 11.7 seconds left in regulation, scored the Capitals’ goals while goaltender Charlie Lindgren blocked all 16 pucks aimed his way.

In the loss, Jeremy Swayman made 24 saves.

If the Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night, they will qualify for the playoffs, regardless of results in other games.

The Canadian Press

Crosby scores his 42^e goal of the season in Penguins win over Predators

In Pittsburgh, Sidney Crosby scored his 42^e goal of the season and added an assist to give the Penguins a 4-2 victory against the Nashville Predators.

The victory allows the Penguins (38-31-12 -88 points) to maintain hope of participating in the playoffs, although they are one point behind the Capitals and the Detroit Red Wings. They will complete their season Wednesday evening by visiting the Islanders.

Like Crosby, defenseman Erik Karlsson had a goal and an assist. Reilly Smith and Emil Bemstrom scored the other Penguins goals while goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic, at his 12^e consecutive start, stopped 28 pucks.

If the Predators had collected a point in the standings, they would have finished first among the clubs drafted in the Western Conference.

The Canadian Press

Kirill Kaprizov and the Wild win against the Kings

Kirill Kaprizov scored a goal and added an assist and the Minnesota Wild ended the Los Angeles Kings’ eight-game winning streak at home with a 3-1 win Monday.

Qualified for the playoffs, the Los Angeles Kings were trying to increase their lead in third place in the Pacific Division. They have 97 points with one game remaining, while the Golden Knights have 96 with two games remaining.

Matt Boldy and Ryan Hartman also scored for the Wild, who lost their last two games against the Kings by a combined score of 13-3. Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves.

Blake Lizotte responded for the Kings and Cam Talbot gave up three times on 28 shots.

The Kings will host the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, and will keep an eye on the duel between the same Blackhawks and the Golden Knights on Tuesday.

Associated Press