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Oilers' Connor McDavid: Dangles way to milestone win

McDavid secured the game-winning goal in overtime and also collected pair of assists -- one on the man advantage -- in Wednesday's 4-3 home win over the Panthers.

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McDreamy's pair of apples gave the Oilers a 2-0 advantage to start the game, and he showcased his dangling ways with a backhand deposit on a breakaway with just 2.6 seconds remaining in the extra frame. That was actually McDavid's first lamp-lighter in the past nine games, though he's unselfishly distributed 10 helpers over that span. Commonly hearing his name dropped in the same sentence as Wayne Gretzky, the 20-year-old phenom has already crossed the 100-point barrier for his career -- he's at 31 goals and 71 assists after just 92 games; only three active players reached the century mark faster than McDavid: Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.

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