The Vancouver Canucks limited Connor McDavid’s impact in Game 1; can they do it again in Game 2?
Connor McDavid leads the Stanley Cup Playoffs in scoring. He put up 12 points for the Edmonton Oilers in their five-game series against the Los Angeles Kings, including a five-assist performance in Game 1.
It wasn’t just that McDavid had zero shots on goal; he had just one shot attempt — a bad angle shot off the rush that missed the net. If Lindholm had been slower on the backcheck or had tried to chase the puck instead of taking away a passing option, it might have led to a more dangerous chance for McDavid.
Staying above McDavid “He’s fast out there, so it’s just staying above and not giving him too much space,” said Lindholm. "I think our forwards all night just did a good job of kind of being in front of them while they're trying to wind up their speed," said Soucy. "And then in the D-zone, I think we did a good job of closing when we could, giving them their space, just kind of limit that extra breakdown."
Much has been made about the Canucks’ size and reach on the backend but one of the most important aspects of their defence corps is how mobile they are. That’s vital against an exceptional skater like McDavid, as illustrated by Hronek “surfing” the Oilers captain in order to keep pace with him and poke the puck off his stick.
McDavid had to absorb five hits in Game 1, with three of them coming from Soucy and Myers, such as this open-ice hit Soucy delivered off the opening faceoff of the second period.
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