Connor McDavid, now in his 10th NHL season and widely considered the best player in the world, once again finds himself one win away from forcing a Game 7 as well as one loss away from another crushing end to a season without the Stanley Cup getting back to Edmonton, and neither being added to his personal trophy cabinet once and for all.

This year, McDavid (seven goals, 26 assists) and teammate Leon Draisaitl (11 goals, 22 assists) are tied for the playoff scoring lead with 33 points apiece. Draisaitl leads the Oilers with eight points (four goals, four assists) in the Cup Final. McDavid is right behind with seven points (one goal, six assists).

It took until there was 13 minutes left in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final for Connor McDavid to score his first goal of the series, and it was after he and the Edmonton Oilers fell behind 3-0 to the Florida Panthers,

The Blues chairman checks in for his offseason chat with The Athletic, with an unexpected guest, and shares his thoughts about the future.

As such, the stoic captain was completely focused at his media availability on the eve of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS, CBC), a must-win with Edmonton trailing 3-2 in the best-of-7 series.

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Connor McDavid achieved another historic milestone in the Oilers 5-2 loss to the Panthers in Game 5 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final. McDavid hasn't necessarily been at his best in this series, as he scored just his first goal of the series in this loss.

Connor McDavid was one of the first six players named to Team Canada on Monday while Leon Draisaitl will lead Team Germany into Milano Cortina 2026