play live that if you listen closely, you can hear a few thousand stadium seats fold up in unison.
McDavid might not create magic on every rush, but when he blurs up the ice at 42 kilometres an hour – as he was at clocked during one of his two incredible goals scored last week – there is no better ratio of jaws dropped per game in the NHL.Connor McDavid thrilled fans with yet another blistering goal on the weekend, this time, leaving the Flames in his dust as he completed the highlight-reel goal.
Only four players in hockey history have compiled more points before turning 23 than the 443 that McDavid collected through Saturday night’s Battle of Alberta: Wayne Gretzky, Dale Hawerchuk, Mario Lemieux andNow, just as Aug. 7 has been known as No. 87’s day – the birthday that marks the unofficial midpoint of the hockey off-season – we have Jan. 13 as No. 97’s day that marks the unofficial midpoint of the hockey season.
McDavid idolized Crosby growing up, so it’s only fair that his natural comparison now is Crosby, his only contemporary in that class of their own.