While Draisaitl has ended the Oilers’ two victories in the series with overtime goals that gave him an NHL record with four in a single tournament, McDavid has beaten Sergei Bobrovsky once and has just four even-strength points in five games, one since Game 2.

The Oilers and Connor McDavid have only one mission as the team pursues its first Stanley Cup title since 1990.

I don’t know what could be said that really conveys what he brings to our team,” said Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch.

Leon Draisaitl scored the gamer-winner at 11:18 of overtime for the Oilers, only after Edmonton erased a 3-0 deficit, took the lead late in the third period, then allowed the tying goal by Florida’s Sam Reinhart with 19.

And that is just one part of what makes Draisaitl's night against the Panthers so iconic. "One of the most lacking elements of the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals was that the Oilers' sta