He has the chance to continue adding to NHL history as Connor McDavid is four assists away from hitting 700 and becoming the third player ever under 700 games. <a href='https://www.nhl.com/oilers/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>The Oilers</a> won't have to wait long for an opportunity to bounce back from <a href='https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/michkovs-three-points-lead-flyers-past-oilers-in-return-from-4-nations-break/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Flyers.</a> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/BigHeadHcky/status/1893467968677519859'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> They face Alexander Ovechkin and the Capitals on Sunday in the second of consecutive matinee games back-to-back in a bid to jump-start their offense after a paltry start coming out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break. It will not be a cakewalk. League-leading Washington, led by captain Alex Ovechkin, is fresh from <a href='https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2025/02/22/tom-wilson-leaves-capitals-win-penguins-injury-cross-check-ribs-ryan-graves/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>an 8-3 thrashing of Pittsburgh on Saturday</a>. <a href='https://www.nhl.com/capitals/player/alex-ovechkin-8471214' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Ovechkin</a>, 16 goals from <a href='https://www.markerzone.com/hockey/stats/nhl/player/Wayne-Gretzky-1009' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Wayne Gretzky</a>'s career record, saw his five-game point streak snapped but had recorded four goals and three assists in the last five games prior to the break. <h3>McDavid could become just the third NHL player to do something special today</h3> For Edmonton, Connor McDavid was shut out in Philadelphia not long after his gold-medal-winning stint with Team Canada. He's four assists shy of 700, which would make him the third player in NHL history to achieve the feat in 700 or fewer games. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/1893684326648201462'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> He has 26 games remaining and requires 29 points to notch his fifth-consecutive 100-point season. Leon Draisaitl, on the other hand, had a goal and an assist versus the Flyers to bring his season tally to 41 goals and 85 points. He is still in the running for <a href='https://www.markerzone.com/hockey/stats/nhl/trophies.php?no=11' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>the Rocket Richard</a>, Art Ross, and Hart Memorial trophies with sights set on his fourth-straight 100-point season. After the Washington game, the Oilers' tough road trek continues with visits to Tampa Bay, Florida, and Carolina, so Sunday's game is a valuable opportunity to turn the page.