The Oilers Are A Bunch Of Squirts And A Couple Of Gods

For the second goal of the Oilers’ 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, the NHL’s best offense converted yet another power play. Zero points for guessing the man who picked up the primary assist: Connor McDavid now has a 15-dish lead over the next-highest guy on the league’s assist leaderboard, as well as a 12-point lead in overall points. The next two guys on the latter list, by the way, are both Oilers, too.

With the score 1-0 in the second period, and Oliver Bonk serving a two-minute penalty for bonking (OK, fine, interference), McDavid’s captured the defense’s attention by skating with the puck far out on the left in the attacking zone. In doing so, he was able to give his teammate Zach Hyman a little bit of personal space right in front of the crease. This is the part that he made look easy: He fired a quick centering pass through two alert Flyers and got the puck to an awkward spot right at goalie Dan Vladar’s knees. Hyman just had to poke his stick around in there to encourage the biscuit over the line.