Stocking Stuffers: Connor McDavid’s heater, a shooters mentality & an untouchable powerplay

As the Edmonton Oilers finished off a 5-1 stomping of their provincial rival Calgary Flames on Tuesday night, and Connor McDavid finished off a jaw-dropping five-point performance, Jack Michaels dropped a line that really grabbed my attention: “I’m not sure I’ve ever seen him better. I’ve seen every one of the games he’s played. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen him play better than he has in December of 2025.” The Oilers captain is on a pretty special run right now. He’s now up to 31 points in December, a mark that clears any non-teammate by 13. During this 12-game stretch, he has four different four-point games. To be putting up four or more points in 33 percent of your games during a 10+ game stretch in the National Hockey League is absolutely insane. There have been 58 four-point performances in the entire NHL so far this season. McDavid accounts for nearly seven percent of them, and he’s got them all in the last 20 days. There are a few things that have been apparent over this hot streak for McDavid, and oneRead More