It took until 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, on the way to losing and getting pushed to the brink.

Before that, he led all scorers with six assists, and only teammate Leon Draisaitl has more points than McDavid’s seven. Of course, the best hockey player in the world is in the spotlight no matter what he does, and he hasn’t been able to break out and put the Oilers on his back thanks in large part to Selke Trophy winner Aleksander Barkov and the Panthers keying in on him defensively and slowing him down at all costs.

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