However, the 2024-25 season was the most unusual of his Edmonton Oilers career. McDavid’s consistent brilliance is a rare thing in the NHL, especially since his peak performance is at the outer marker of excellence. For his generation, he sets the bar annually.

The Oilers played without Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman, Jake Walman, Trent Frederic, Mattias Ekhollm, and Troy Stetcher, as all of them have been banged up at some point over the last month.

The Edmonton Oilers are limping into the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs -- but they still have the best player in the world in Connor McDavid.