Connor McDavid led the Oilers to the Stanley Cup Final. They need even more from him to stay alive
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Connor McDavid led the Edmonton Oilers out of a horrendous start, all the way to the playoffs and into the Stanley Cup Final.
Connor McDavid led the Edmonton Oilers out of a horrendous start, all the way to the playoffs and into the Stanley Cup Final.
When Darnell Nurse was being criticized in the third round for his struggles, McDavid jumped to his defense. When Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Bennett and the Florida Panthers ganged up on Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, it was McDavid — a player not known for being in the fray after the whistle — who pushed his way in and took a few uppercuts for his trouble.
“It says a lot about him as a leader,” Hyman said. “I got hit in the head by Bennett, and I think he was the first one in there. He sticks up for his teammates and he’s not afraid to get into a scrum.”
The 27-year-old McDavid called it just a chance to “do my part.”
He has done more than his part to get Edmonton to this point as the leading scorer in the NHL playoffs with 38 points and the unquestioned leader as the face of the franchise and best player in hockey. The longtime captain, now in his nith NHL season, has had fingerprints all over this long run, capped so far by a four-point performance to keep his team from getting swept.
More of that McDavid magic might be needed with the Oilers down 3-1 going into Game 5 on Tuesday night at Florida.
“Any time our team’s backs are against the wall, he’s the first guy to push back,” Hyman said. "For us to come back, he’s got to be he best. He seems to always be the best when we’re in these situations.”
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