Connor McDavid Wins Game 1 In Double Overtime For The Oilers

Watch as Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid gets in front of the net and redirects Evan Bouchard's pass past Jake Oettinger, sinking the Dallas Stars with a double overtime winner to kick off the Western Conference Final.
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#NHL

[@LiveXfreak]

My homie Richard bull passed away 2 days ago and he LOVED the oilers, I got so emotional after that win because we would always msg each other after each game. RIP homie 💙

[@BoworBustOutdoors]

RIP to your friend 🙏

[@yugiohdude1232]

Rest in peace Richard bull he would’ve loved this goal

[@kevinwong1988]

Sorry for the loss.

[@Apoch86]

Saw you in Austin's stream bud.. I feel for you. Praying you have peace over your buddies passing.

[@Swifty-Kommando]

Rich actually messaged me a few hours ago. Idk where you're getting your info from 🤷

[@cellardoor2883]

Dallas just leaving McDavid alone in front of the net... LOL

[@OldWolf1933]

That was great, as was the goal.

[@That90sShow]

Didnt realize what a floater she is

[@mkmalloy9988]

Seems like you might want to keep an eye on him.

[@trvman1]

That Dallas line thought they were race horses and played that shift with blinders on as they didn't want to see him :)

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

Let's go Oilers! What a game, I am liking how we are taking on Dallas and Skinner seems pretty solid so far.

[@astroboy314]

Skinner was incredible!

[@jamiesucie2685]

Skinners game has improved immensely after he brought in his own goalie coach after game 3 in Vancouver series. Schwartz is not a good goalie coach and it’s time this team sent him packing.

[@FischerFan]

Keep it up, Oilers!

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

What a win in double overtime! I love road overtime goals, they are satisfying

[@Star-95777]

McDavid will not be denied twice 😏

[@That90sShow]

I could score these easy goals. Over rated bum

[@Star-95777]

@@That90sShow don't yap about it and do it then fool

[@reedhoule3045]

Leaving McDavid open and having 3 players behind the net is an interesting choice.

[@dylanraymond9878]

They couldn’t risk leaving 100 point man Nuge behind the net with just two guys, had to commit

[@TH-tl6sy]

That whole sequence starts with the hard work of Nuge. He's been an absolute beast. PK PP 5on5 he's just been so smart, working so hard, and reading the ice so well. Never gets the credit he deserves her what a great 200 foot game he plays.

[@jamiesucie2685]

Crazy to see 3 Dallas guys go after Nuge and leave McDavid alone. It’s like an episode of Freaky Friday

[@Joann-72]

LETS GO OILERS 🎉🎉.

[@aaronl19]

I like how people before the series all were saying Oilers had bad 5v5 play, unstellar defence, and a shaky Skinner, and this game they had great 5v5 play, stellar D, and a solid Skinner

[@alsshenanigans2883]

Thought d let us down a bit. Not terrible but not themselves. Like how many goals do we count to nurses skates this playoff run. Skinner step up for the d paying them back.

[@OldWolf1933]

Skinner was stellar.

[@_roko_]

@@alsshenanigans2883 Also not to mention that first goal which was a horrible turnover by Kulak. Our defense can look amazing but they have this habit of a couple times a game just making some stupid mistake which causes a goal. But Skinner undoubtedly has been amazing since he came back from his break and our penalty kill especially has been outstanding.

[@Lucian98]

All goals scored 5v5 too

[@brianpeace7585]

Congrats Oilers on beating two teams tonight out there on the ice

[@user-bi6yf4hv9g]

The penalty kill was awesome tonight....including the double in OT.....that's why Oilers are #1 in the playoffs....19 straight P kills.....Well done boys!

[@alsshenanigans2883]

Let’s go nuge! That goal was because his work. Forced Dallas to team up on him leaving Mcdavid open. Nuge is our saviour!

[@iseemonkeys7190]

It’s amazing to me how this season started for the Oilers to where they are now. Go Edmonton 🇨🇦⭐️🇨🇦⭐️🇨🇦

[@Quiet_One]

Anyone else think the refs tried to help Dallas win?

[@AB-bt1sm]

100%

[@justinbarton8808]

They failed

[@larrygraham5721]

Ya no kidding they had one bench pen they batman gave them there marching orders for God sakes

[@robertfloyd3081]

Yeah because Duchene just bled for no reason. Phantom call.

[@rhwing5095]

Wild game, holy smokes. This is why we love hockey.

[@wingchan4042]

If Skinner can keep up Oilers could in advance in4

[@jamiesucie2685]

Crazy that he brought in his own goalie coach after game 3 and look at the results game by game from 6.

[@robertfloyd3081]

Hahahahahahahaha

[@tryhard633]

Dallas fans were really quiet throughout, idk if you can call that home ice advantage....yikes

[@jamiesucie2685]

I think they started to realize that that steamroll of the Oilers so many talked about wasn’t true after all

[@OldWolf1933]

The Oil can take game two as well.

[@tryhard633]

@jamiesucie2685 no kidding. So many fringe fans that barely watch hockey don't know how good the oilers really are.

[@rt-rd5of]

@@OldWolf1933 Dallas lost game one and game two and beat Vegas in Round One.

[@jamiesucie2685]

@@tryhard633 look at the Vegas betting odds for this series. It doesn’t have anyone picking the Oilers to win getting paid that much. This series will be a lot closer than many think

[@toke7342]

McDaviiiiiiid 🎉🎉🎉

[@joelreyes978]

Gary Bettman punching the air!!! LOL

[@c_telking4433]

Oilers win and your first thought is… Gary Bettman? 😂

[@milanek1527]

​@@c_telking4433cuz he doesnt let canadian teams win it

[@vinnymac5863]

If that was the case, he never would have let the Oilers beat L.A. 3 years in a row. Only 7 Candian teams in the NHL. 3 made playoffs, so the chances of Canada winning a cup the odds are against them just because of how many Candian teams make it.

[@xxTheTruMan196]

@@milanek1527 the belief that Gary Bettman is this supreme overlord that dictates who wins and who loses is getting really old.

[@c_telking4433]

@@milanek1527Oh okay. Don’t forget to check your closet for Scary Gary lol

[@kelseyticheler2802]

Now that's the Stuart Skinner I'm talking about! Great performance from him!

[@mctoads8230]

I wish Dallas fans would sit down so I could actually see what’s happening on the close boards

[@danieljohn560]

Half the screen is the crowd. Arguably the worst broadcast angle of any arena.

[@twigsno]

saw a few ppl complaining about this. idk why the camera angle is like that in dallas it's not like that anywhere else. for the illusion of a packed crowd ig?

[@MrMpa31]

They stood for the entire OT. How annoying would that have been to be at that game.

[@theholymackerel072]

Canada is rooting for you, Edmonton.

[@gordonmacrae870]

what a touch

[@lAmCanad1an]

McDavid you could tell wanted a 2nd crack all alone in front of the net and he got it!

[@mikaelahlzen8172]

EXACTLY WHAT McDavid and the team needed. Awsome

[@OldWolf1933]

Skinner played phenomenally.

[@AlexNKT]

THATS OUR CAPTIAN

[@jockejocke1]

*captain

[@DeMayans]

Stars will sweep the Oilers RIGHT? 🧹 Dallas isn’t Vancouver, RIGHT? Yeah okay! WE THEM! Oilers babbyyyyy

[@user-sr4un9ky8d]

К твоему сожалению сюжет будет другим

[@debuthunter5389]

Majority comments I saw said Stars in 6.

[@jockejocke1]

We them? What does that mean?

[@debuthunter5389]

@@jockejocke1 - no idea? Pronouns? Lol

[@DeMayans]

@@jockejocke1 If you know you know, top of the food chain talk

[@Justin_isacutie]

LETS GO OILERS 🎉🎉

[@tarzantarugo3113]

😄Hahaha, a BIG Karma to the Refs because they are too favoured to the Dallas Stars team and called lots of penalties to the OILERS, tsk! But, a talented team like OILERS is on top, Coz they played smart hockey….Go Oilers Go. OILERS in 5 👍💪💪🏆🏆🏆

[@tarzantarugo3113]

GO OILERS GO 👍💪💪🏆🏆🏆

[@barbituratik]

it might be a very frustrating game for McD after the clumsy penalty and the miss of the century if he didn't score in OT

[@Frizzyy]

Ye he was def itching for that goal after all that

[@conortaillon7029]

Mcdavid with the Hyman shovel tip in 😂😂😂

[@kaliber7896]

Stop putting these spoiler clips before highlights. Its annoying when you trying to check highlights and there is big thumbnail in frontpage and i can see who wins before watching

[@kaliber7896]

I am from finland and I dont have change to watch full game live, because they are so late so it would be nice to at least watch highlights without knowing results

[@Landis_Grant]

Gary Bettman’s worst nightmare (Stanley Cup Final : Oilers v. Panthers) may be happening.

[@allclevernamesgone]

You got the 'You are awesome' finger point from the Captain.

[@chizuru6921]

Great players have a knack for showing up in the right place at the right time. After McDavid took that double minor, you just knew he'd come back on another level if they survived.

[@DiGiTaLdAzEDM]

Once the Oilers survived the double minor, I had a gut feeling that they were going to win. Great game! This is shaping up to a great series. No one looking at the Oilers ss underdogs now.👍

[@Auqal18]

3 stars behind the net in Double Overtime.. with Mcdavid on the ice. Glad to see Dallas coaching is on point

[@jamiesucie2685]

This has got to be the two craziest back to back videos of McDavid shown on SportsNet

[@lonewolfwarrior2143]

HUGE W by the oilers !!!! Let’s gooooo!!!

[@gravad5250]

Mcdavid has literally feasted on Tanev for years during the battle of Alberta. You can tell that most Dallas fans don’t truly know what the oilers are capable of. That being said a returning Hintz makes Dallas deeper, with Henrique also looking to get back in the line up the coach has some tough choices ahead. Fans are screaming for McLeod to sit again, but his speed is so valuable to the penalty kill.

[@kevinwong1988]

Props to Otter for holding the Oilers for so long from 5 mins into the 2nd period until the OT winner.

[@ach2337]

Dang, with that goal McJesus has risen from the dead on the third day, I mean third round!! Watch out Dallas!!

[@cmchuck4463]

“Dammit, I’m going to get an earful from Gary tomorrow, aren’t I?” - Kelly Sutherland (probably) after his obvious fixing of the game fails in a spectacular fashion.

[@LennoxMatt1]

Let's let McDavid stand in front of the net all by himself, that seems like a solid strategy 😂

[@TheLirJEt86]

Did anyone else hear Connor say “right here” right before the pass. You could really hear the guys in the ice

[@alltheworldsastage.]

What a frackin pass!

[@worldlystuff]

Skinner locked in this match dayum

[@connorh122]

McDavid is 7 wins away from lifting the Stanley cup 🥹 I hope the oils can pull this off!

[@user-sr4un9ky8d]

Верю в это

[@jh1603]

McDavid with the most Hyman goal of all time

[@sanaon7453]

Tanev let his assignment go

[@FischerFan]

Yesterday was such a wonderful day for hockey country! First, the host Czechians knocked out the Americans 1-0 in the quarter-finals of the WHC. The Americans' drought at the WHC is now 64 years. Then, the game's best player puts the fat-assed Texans away in OT! Chalk up another one for hockey country!

[@hudsongraham649]

Doesn’t get much better then that.

[@FischerFan]

@@hudsongraham649 Hockey needs a lot more days like this. It was interesting how Sweden and Finland were scoreless for most of regulation in their q-final match yesterday. Sweden opened the scoring with just under five minutes to go, but Finland tied it with their net empty!

[@Matthew-uy6lc]

That's nice, but let's talk about the Leafs off-season gameplan..

[@mattturner3696]

Game plan? Let’s talk about what they’re wearing.

[@the8thgable]

It's his year and his time. Dallas is just living in it. Oilers for the cup!

[@arthurau9231]

McDavid himself said he values winning the Stanley Cup with the Oilers more than representing his country at the 2026 Olympics. To McDavid he never cared about representing his country at an international level and only cares about winning multiple Stanley Cups with the Oilers than playing for his country at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

[@justinbarton8808]

Who cares

[@dero2430]

Nice coverage on McDavid. That's like letting Steph Curry alone at the 3-point line lmao...

[@McQ109]

Doctor McDavid in the operating room.

[@buckwyld218]

Wow Mcjesus showed up. That's a surprise, after how many games with no points and 1 shot on net.

[@user-jr4ev2iz9p]

They deserved this one honestly

[@davifolletto7616]

Lets f***** go Oilers

[@user-sr4un9ky8d]

Кто то предсказывал 4-0 в пользу Далласа 😂😂😂

[@erikm9768]

When i watch the highlights i preferred to not be spoiled by titles like this :(

[@XJLegend7573]

IT'S CONNOR MCDAVID SHOW

[@ajpdeschenes]

I went to bed after first overtime... And it took only 32 seconds. 😮

[@northernchristine7370]

I am a long suffering Leafs fan now cheering for the Oilers because of Hyman. I hope they bring the Cup back to 🇨🇦

[@NooBeRGoD]

All hail our lord and savior, McJesus!

[@wad316]

McDavid decided to cosplay as Hyman for this one because why not

[@steveb9713]

Hey Sportsnet your hockey director needs to stop these unnecessary zoom ins, you can’t even follow the play on this goal, the tnt broadcast stays locked on the wide view because their director isn’t some show off, everyone has giant hd tvs, stop ruining the fans ability to follow the play!

[@tryhard633]

All I heard was Dallas in 4 hahahahahahaha

[@DiGiTaLdAzEDM]

I think you're getting a little ahead of yourself. The game was extremely close, with two off the pipes during the McDavid double minor. Edmonton certainly proved something tonight. Let's hope Skinner continues with his very solid performance of tonight.

[@tryhard633]

@DiGiTaLdAzEDM tf are you yapping about, I'm laughing because the way people were commenting over the last few days you would have thought the oil would be lucky to get a shot on net.

[@user-bi6yf4hv9g]

Especially from Canuck fans.

[@GP8201]

Marner woulda fanned on it

[@Sleeperpills]

Canuck fans seething

[@achillesthecat1264]

7 games to go.

[@whoopdattrick9390]

McJESUS! Best player since Mario

[@pth6060]

Dallas will need to find at least two more gears if they want to move forward.

[@tracyelsinger1088]

Hey Dallas, leaving McDavid alone right in front of the net may not be smart, lol

[@emilyc1988]

Dallas paid the price. They should keep an eye on him lol

[@iceKOId]

Wow! McNuggets does it again!

[@jimc.goodfellas226]

McDavid is the nicest

[@showdown2006]

What’s the best strategy to lose in OT right away? Leave McDavid wide open in front of the net 😅

[@clinthenry9162]

It was a team win not just conner tired of coments like that he is not the only one on the ice

[@nichmiller455]

Go oilers go

[@russell-di8js]

Congrats to the Oilers & to the many Canuck fans who trolled me for simply saying i thought 1 bad game for McDavid didn't make him a bust "how did that work out for you?" Dallas still look good though & i wonder if the Oilers rely on fewer players?

[@geoffrust6787]

Was that offside? It looked close. I am an Oiler fan.

[@Star-95777]

They reviewed it and it wasn't

[@v_1d10_t]

​@@Star-95777I think they were checking for a high-stick along the boards by Hyman. Wasn't off side but close.

[@Star-95777]

@@v_1d10_t oh ok

[@pth6060]

The Oilers will need to not give Dallas any opportunity at all. The Oilers have the wherewithal to go all the way.

[@tvpuram]

but but but, I was told that Dallas in 4

[@JAMTOAM]

Let mcdavid oilers we need the cup

[@mountstephen6810]

Don’t blink or you’ll miss it.

[@IDontKnowWhatToNameThis]

Connor McDonald

[@nskr160]

Where’s the salty Van fans? Something about never beating Dallas was it?

[@Soqewt123]

Van fans r silenced, focus on Dallas now buddy

[@kingsknight1980]

Canuck fans has left the chatroom.

[@Soqewt123]

Focus on Dallas, canucks are old news

[@DiGiTaLdAzEDM]

Not true-i was a Cannucks fan, but am now solidly behind the Oilers. It is a matter of national pride-hockey is Csnada's game!

[@Acey968]

@@DiGiTaLdAzEDMOilers fans are pretty arrogant lol.

[@kipviau7151]

Love it, GOOOO OILERS!!!!

[@synx4901]

mcjes🙏us

[@FreshClips]

McJesus :)))

[@paulthompson8793]

That was some horrible defensive play from the stars, 3 players behind the net just taking their time to skate back into position while leaving the best player in the game all alone in front. Brutal.

[@rickhammond2473]

The Oilers are a very fast team,tough to cover the players.

[@NooBeRGoD]

Their brains clearly shutdown from exhaustion. That's the only plausible way NHL players could be that dumb...

[@paulthompson8793]

@@rickhammond2473 That had nothing to do with the gwg, McD just parked in front of the net and the 3 stars players went on break, need a bit more effort if they wanna win..

[@ryans413]

Ha the announcers so bias to Dallas take that. Oilers came to play.

[@andygrenn680]

Dallas was up past its bedtime…Sloppiness the result…Nighty night!

[@bjmurray1842]

K. is it not a team?

[@1har2vey3]

Haha dallas is done. The sweep has begun

[@P0wderMonkey]

LOL

[@P0wderMonkey]

Hows that working out?

[@Devlins10]

Brutal D by Dallas there. Ffs

[@tinyGiraffasaurus]

how do you leave mcd alone in front of the net in ot2? lol 3 stars are behind the net for what reason? it’s just such a bad play no matter how you look at it… you’d think they’d be adamant about having one guy covering mcd at all times lol

[@dl2one]

ez

[@db-jk8dl]

Go Coyotes!