What is it that sets Connor McDavid apart from other NHL superstars?
They were going to erase a 3-0 lead, win Game 5 and never look back. There's no way the Oilers could recover from such a soul-breaking defeat.
The next goal was everything.
Two minutes later, Connor McDavid took a shotgun and blasted every breath of air out of that balloon of hope. He read the play, jumped on a loose puck, used his thoroughbred speed to stay a step ahead of Roope Hintz and executed a breakaway deke that looked like somebody accidentally hit the fast forward button on a replay.
And, just like that, the Oilers were back in charge, on their way to another Stanley Cup Final.
'All things considered, my hockey brain says that's probably one of the nicest goals I've seen him score,' said Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl, who's seen all of them in his 10 years as McDavid's teammate.
'Just the whole situation, how it played out, who he had coming up behind him. That's a big-time play. There is only one player in the world who can do that in that moment and we're very fortunate to have him on our side.'
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