Connor McDavid is in a scoring slump due to fatigue from a taxing schedule, including 12 high-quality games in 29 days, and not sleeping at home for 21 days. Fans and analysts expect him to recover and perform at his best as the Oilers head towards the playoffs,

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.

Connor McDavid doesn't have much time to bask in his 4 Nations Face-Off glory. After scoring the winning goal for Canada in Thursday night's championship game against the United States, McDavid is back on the ice Saturday afternoon when the Edmonton Oilers visit the Philadelphia Flyers.

NHL insider Elliotte Friedman believes Sidney Crosby will be Canada’s captain at the 2026 Winter Olympics — not Connor McDavid. In September, Crosby signed a two-year $17.

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Sidney Crosby has always been careful when talking about the NHL’s top players. Before facing the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, he was asked about Nathan MacKinnon’s view on Connor McDavid.

Connor McDavid pulled out some magic reminiscent of Sidney Crosby with an overtime winner in a 3-2 victory for Canada over the United States

Connor McDavid from the Edmonton Oilers has shared ... A third fan wrote, “Come join Sid in Pittsburgh. Pick up Mack on the way.”

Don’t call it a passing of the torch. At least not around Connor McDavid. “I think you’re gonna see Sid in 12 months,” said No. 97, who put himself into the same echelon as No. 87 on

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