Hockey's not officially Yogi Berra Jersey back until the Connor McDavidhighlight reel starts rolling. Well, he's hit fast forward.
The Oilers' wunderkind habitually embarra sed Flames defenders throughout Wednesday night's season opener in Edmonton, dazzling with no fewer thana half-dozen breakaways and completing a hat trick in the 3-0 Aaron Hicks Jersey win.It was McDavid'ssecond goal that reminded everyonewhyhe's the reigning NHL MVP and scoring champion.
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In the third period, McDavid pounced on a loose puck in the neutral zone and pretty much everyone knew what was coming next. He turned on his patented afterburners, burst into the open ice and around a helple s T.J. Brodie,and was Roger Maris Jersey off to the races. With ease,he fooledMike Smith, who had stood on his head to that point, and beat the Flames' veteran netminder glove side with a twitch and a flick.
Connor McDavid's second of the night is a thing of beauty.
Sportsnet (@Sportsnet)Here's Connor McDavid's second goal with a speedometer attached. 41 km/h (25.4 mph) by Andy Pettitte Jersey the end of it, how the hell do you stop that?
Jeff Veillette (@JeffVeillette)It's not that the Flames are porous defensively. The opposite is true; they have one of the NHL's best units. That makes McDavid's hat-trick opener all the Bernie Williams Jersey more impre sive.
McDavid opened the scoring in the first period when sidekick Leon Draisaitl fed a shot into Smith's pads, leavinga juicy rebound for No. 97to bury netside. He completed the troika in the game' Gary Sanchez Jersey s final minute with Smith on the bench and the Flames' net empty.
It's the first opening-night hat trick in Oilers franchise history.
