McDavid has taken home the Hart Trophy three times, led the NHL in scoring five times and last year won the Conn Smythe as playoff MVP in a losing effort. Draisaitl has also won the Hart, the Art ...

Leon Draisaitl scored just more than a minute in. When they needed the tying goal after falling behind to the defending champion Florida Panthers, Connor McDavid delivered the perfect pass.

And when Game 1 was threatening to drag into a second overtime, McDavid found Draisaitl for the winner. Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition ...