1 FOUR GOALS Connor McDavid lurked near the net waiting for an opportunity He and the Edmonton Oilers were facing the Tampa Bay Lightning in February 2018 Early in the first period an Oilers teammate snapped the puck toward the crease McDavid was ready for it He thrust his stick forward and deflected the puck into the net The Edmonton crowd erupted in cheers as the horn blasted McDavid's goal gave the Oilers a 1 0 lead over one McDavid makes his way toward the net during a 2018 game against the Tampa Bay Lightning
of the best teams in the MORE THAN JUST National Hockey League A NUMBER McDavid wears No 97 NHL And McDavid was because he was born in just getting started 1997 Growing up outside Toronto he was always In the second period the youngest player in the McDavid streaked toward leagues he played in But the goal line At first it he was also one of the best His number sent a looked as if he would bring message to his opponents the puck behind the net It reminded them that they were getting beaten by a But when he was next to younger player the goalie he fired a shot The puck passed behind the goalie's back and went into the far corner of the net In the third period McDavid stole the puck at his own blue line Then he exploded down the ice on a breakaway The goalie knew what was coming but he couldn't stop the shot
29 4 C Oilers The Edmonton crowd goes nuts after McDavid scores his third goal of the night Fans threw their hats onto the ice to celebrate McDavid's hat trick Later in the third McDavid attempted a pass The puck bounced off an opponent's skate and went into the net It wasn't pretty but it was the fourth goal of McDavid's amazing night He had shown why many hockey fans consider him the sport's brightest star
