Connor McDavid scores ridiculous goal against Tampa Bay Lightning
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid scored one of the most ridiculous goals of the year, opening the scoring against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Well folks, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is back doing Connor McDavid things, scoring the games first goal in ridiculous fashion.
With just a few minutes left in the 1st period, head coach Kris Knoblauch made the wise decision to load up his first line with Zach Hyman, Leon Draisaitl, and Connor McDavid, and that gamble paid off.
The Edmonton Oilers successfully killed a Tampa Bay power play, and that clearly generated some positive momentum for the team leading up to the goal.
Connor McDavid scores a ridiculous goal to open up the scoring
When you have both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on the ice -- good things happen.
Draisaitl had the puck at the Oilers blue line, clearly watching for McDavid, who was positioning himself to break out of the zone.
As McDavid does, he rocketed up the neutral zone like a missile, effortlessly splitting both Tampa Bay lightning defenders, and calmly firing it past Andrei Vasilveskiy.
The Oilers will look to build off this solid first period as they look for their 5th win in 6 regular season games.
So far this season, Connor McDavid has 14 goals and 24 assists in 24 regular season games.
With this goal, Connor McDavid ties Florida Panthers forward Sam Reinhart with 38 points, moving into a tie for 5th place in the league.
Do you think that was Connor McDavid's nicest goal of the year answer our Oilers Central poll to have your say!
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DECEMBRE 10 | 163 ANSWERS Connor McDavid scores ridiculous goal against Tampa Bay Lightning Was this Connor McDavid's nicest goal of the year? | ||
| Yes | 121 | 74.2 % |
| No | 42 | 25.8 % |
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