The Oilers’ victory in Game 1 on Tuesday was sealed by late goals from Zach Hyman and Connor Brown. McDavid finished the night with two assists, extending his postseason totals to 11 assists and two goals for a league-leading 13 total points in seven games..

In the just-completed first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings, the Edmonton Oilers ran the best roster players on the same line for 75 minutes at five-on-five. The total represented about 65 percent of the overall playing time for Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl in the game state over the course of the series.