Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl's Dominance Stuns NHL Fans as Oilers Top Canucks in OT

Adam WellsMay 11, 2024

VANCOUVER, CANADA - MAY 10: Evan Bouchard #2 of the Edmonton Oilers celebrates his game winning goal during overtime in Game Two of the Second Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on May 10, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

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The trio of Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard came up huge for the Edmonton Oilers in their 4-3 overtime victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals to even the series at one game apiece.

Bouchard scored the game-winning goal on an assist from McDavid and Draisaitl less than six minutes into the overtime period.

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McDavid and Draisaitl have been unstoppable so far in these playoffs. They scored or assisted on all four goals for the Oilers on Friday night. McDavid's breakaway goal in the third period tied the game at three.

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It's getting hard to find enough superlatives to describe what McDavid and Draisaitl have done throughout their playoff careers, but fans and analysts did their best after a heroic effort in Game 2.

Jason Gregor @JasonGregor
McDavid and Draisaitl reach 90 playoff points in 56 games. Only Lemieux (45 GP) and Gretzky (43) did it faster.

Sid @NHL_Sid
Tonight, McDavid, Draisaitl, Ekholm, and Bouchard played 19 minutes together at EV. Shot attempts were 35-6 and scoring chances were 19-2 in favour of Edmonton, as they scored 3 goals and owned a 86 percent xG% in those minutes. What an absolutely phenomenal performance.

Jack Michaels @EdmontonJack
McDavid and Draisaitl played a combined 55:17 w/2-6-8 on 20 shot attempts. They just refused to let Edmonton lose tonight. Oilers dominated the final 25 minutes, out-shooting the Canucks 18-4 over that stretch.

Ryan Rishaug @TSNRyanRishaug
McDavid on Draisaitl "He's the best player in the world on a lot of nights"

Big Head Hockey @BigHeadHcky
Highest all-time playoff pts/game: 1.84 — Wayne Gretzky 1.66 — Leon Draisaitl 1.64 — Connor McDavid Edmonton has been blessed. <a href="https://t.co/LURHidT5i9">pic.twitter.com/LURHidT5i9</a>

Sportsnet Stats @SNstats
Connor McDavid & Leon Draisaitl all-time in Game 2s when losing Game 1 Goals 14 Points 29 Rating +15 Record 7-2<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoOilers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoOilers</a>

Rachel Doerrie @racheldoerrie
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl had 4 points tonight. Each. Talk about elevating your game in the playoffs.

Draisaitl's performance is even more impressive considering he wasn't certain to play in this game. The five-time All-Star was a game-time decision due to an undisclosed injury after he appeared to be in pain on the ice late in Game 1.

This is a continuation of what McDavid and Draisaitl did in the first round. They accounted for 22 points in five games against the Los Angeles Kings. If you add Bouchard's production, that raised the total to 31 points.

In the first two games against the Canucks, McDavid has six points and Draisaitl has five. The Oilers needed a big rebound performance after blowing a 4-1 lead in Game 1. They turned to their stars to get it, and the result was a victory that sends the series back to Edmonton tied 1-1.

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The Oilers will look to take control of the series in Game 3 against the Canucks at Rogers Place on Sunday at 9:30 p.m. ET.