Connor McDavid needs to be better. That’s something you’ll hear about once every 10 years and that once is right now. You have to account for fatigue, for the emotional letdown after an earth-shaking Four Nations Face-Off and for the fact his teammates are all skating in a fog right now,
The No. 1 picks from the 2015 and 2016 NHL drafts, respectively, McDavid and Matthews were teased with a version of it as teammates on the made-up Team North America youth squad at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. But until the 4 Nations Face-Off, they had never played for the respective countries at true best-on-best.
After last season's Game 7 loss to the Florida Panthers, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers must be aiming for the Stanley Cup this year. For that, they need to strengthen their goaltending.
Connor McDavid's overtime goal to beat the United States in the 4 Nations Face-Off final last week was the best Canadian men's hockey moment of the last 15 years. Could Canada's first Stanley Cup parade since 1993 be next?
Amid a worrisome losing skid, Edmonton Oilers General Manager Stan Bowman voiced a clear warning to Connor McDavid and the rest of the players, as the trade deadline looms closer.
Team Canada and USA will play in the 4 Nations Faceoff final tonight, which has prompted Connor McDavid to reflect back on Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final.
Connor McDavid is the greatest hockey player in the world. His teammates and opponents, past and present, will concede and attest to this fact. The 28-year-old three-time Hart trophy winner came within one game last June of adding his first Stanley Cup championship to his long list of career accomplishments.
The NHL season resumes on Saturday with 28 teams slated to return to action as the dust settles on the 2024 4 Nations Face-Off. That will include the Edmonton
Hockey fans witnessed an all-time classic on Thursday night in the 4 Nations Final. Team Canada and Team USA went back and forth all night long. However, it was Team Canada that emerged victorious from the 4 Nations Final in Boston. Nathan MacKinnon won MVP honors for the tournament after Connor McDavid scored the proverbial Golden Goal.
On Monday, with Canada looking to guarantee a spot in the tournament final with a victory against Finland, it was McDavid again who opened the scoring en route to a 5-3 victory. When it was time to set the tone of the game, the Edmonton Oilers center did exactly that.
Canada beat the United States 3-2 in the 4 Nations Face-Off behind star performances from McDavid and goalie Binnington.
This was McDavid's biggest moment in the spotlight, scoring the golden goal in overtime in the 4 Nations Face-Off 15 years after Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime for Canada at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. "I'm just really happy he scored," Crosby said. "He couldn't be more deserving an opportunity and that moment."