Less than four months after McDavid’s overtime goal gave Canada a 3-2 victory against the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off, Doug Armstrong and Bruce Cassidy are witnessing the Oilers captain take his game to a level the Panthers probably haven’t seen before, both in terms of his play and leadership.

Connor McDavid wants to go home with the right trophy this year. The Edmonton Oilers captain was voted winner of

McDavid remains the centerpiece of not just Edmonton but the NHL. He’s won the Art Ross Trophy as the scoring leader five times and the Hart Trophy as the regular-season’s most valuable player three times. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the postseason’s top player last year despite losing the Cup.