RELEASE: McDavid wins third Art Ross Trophy in five years

EDMONTON, AB - The 2020-21 National Hockey League regular season concluded today with Oilers captain Connor McDavid capturing his third Art Ross Trophy as the League's scoring champion.
McDavid registered a League-best 105 points (33-72-105 in 56 GP) - 21 more than the next-closest player (teammate Leon Draisaitl: 31-53-84 in 56 GP) - to earn his third career Art Ross Trophy, adding to back-to-back wins 2016-17 and 2017-18. He became the ninth player in NHL history to claim the award at least three times, as well as the third to achieve the feat prior to his 25th birthday, following Wayne Gretzky (5x) and Gordie Howe (3x).
McDavid's 21-point gap over the runner-up was the largest by an NHL scoring champion since 1990-91, when Gretzky (41-122-163 in 78 GP with Los Angeles) finished 32 points ahead of Brett Hull (86-45-131 in 78 GP with St. Louis).
McDavid, who also topped the League in assists (72), power-play assists (28) and power-play points (37), factored on 57.38 percent of Edmonton's 183 total goals (excluding the shootout) - the highest single-season percentage in NHL history, ahead of Mario Lemieux in 1988-89 (57.35% with Pittsburgh).
He also posted a League-leading 1.88 points per game - the most by any player since 1995-96, when Lemieux averaged 2.30 (69-92-161 in 70 GP with Pittsburgh).
The 24-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., and 2016-17 Hart Memorial Trophy winner has accumulated 195-379-574 in 407 career outings since entering the NHL in 2015-16; his 1.41 points per game is the fourth-best average in League history among players with a minimum of 100 appearances, behind only Gretzky (1.92), Lemieux (1.88) and Mike Bossy (1.50).