Oilers' Connor McDavid: Smothered by kitties in Game 6 loss
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McDavid had two shots and finished minus-4 in a 5-1 loss to the Panthers in Game 6 on Tuesday in the Stanley Cup Finals.
The kitties smothered both McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on Tuesday, and the rest of the Oilers had no response. Still, he and Draisaitl led all players in scoring with 33 points this postseason. But that's irrelevant to him when the Cup was being hoisted for the second straight season by his opponent.
McDavid scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Panthers in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
McDavid got the Oilers on the board at 7:24 of the third period, but they weren't able to form a second straight comeback win. The 28-year-old has a goal and six assists over five contests versus the Panthers in this series. Overall, he's up to 33 points (seven goals, 26 helpers), 78 shots on net, 23 hits, 20 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating across 21 playoff outings.
McDavid notched a power-play assist and four shots on goal in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Panthers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
McDavid's seven-game point streak was snapped in Game 3, a 6-1 loss Monday. The 28-year-old had six multi-point efforts in that span, but his return to the scoresheet Thursday was a little quieter, as he had the secondary helper on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' comeback-sparking tally in the second period. McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are leading the postseason with 32 points apiece -- McDavid has earned his with six goals, 26 helpers (seven on the power play) and 76 shots on net across 20 playoff outings.
McDavid logged three assists and seven shots on goal in Friday's 5-4 double-overtime loss to the Panthers in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
McDavid set up Evan Bouchard and Leon Draisaitl (on the power play) in the first period before adding a secondary helper on Corey Perry's equalizer late in the third. That's a fifth straight multi-point performance for McDavid, who has three goals and 11 assists during his seven-game point streak. He's up to 31 points (six goals, 25 helpers), 70 shots on net, 22 hits, 17 blocked shots and a plus-10 rating over 18 playoff outings.
McDavid notched two assists, four shots on goal, three hits and two blocked shots in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
McDavid was a key part of the Oilers' comeback effort. He set up Mattias Ekholm on the game-tying goal as well as Leon Draisaitl on the power-play game-winner 19:29 into overtime. McDavid has three goals and eight assists during his six-game point streak, a stretch that includes five multi-point efforts. Overall, he's put up six goals, 22 helpers, 63 shots on net, 21 hits, 16 blocked shots and a plus-10 rating over 17 postseason contests.
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