Connor McDavid scored his first goal of this Stanley Cup Final in Game 5, only after he and the Edmonton Oilers fell behind 3-0 on the way to getting pushed to the brink by the defending champion Flor

Connor McDavid, now in his 10th NHL season and widely considered the best player in the world, once again finds himself one win away from forcing a Game 7 as well as one loss away from another crushing end to a season without the Stanley Cup getting back to Edmonton, and neither being added to his personal trophy cabinet once and for all.

This year, McDavid (seven goals, 26 assists) and teammate Leon Draisaitl (11 goals, 22 assists) are tied for the playoff scoring lead with 33 points apiece. Draisaitl leads the Oilers with eight points (four goals, four assists) in the Cup Final. McDavid is right behind with seven points (one goal, six assists).

It took until there was 13 minutes left in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final for Connor McDavid to score his first goal of the series, and it was after he and the Edmonton Oilers fell behind 3-0 to the Florida Panthers,

Connor McDavid is desperate to win a Stanley Cup with the Oilers, but he shared an interesting perspective ahead of Game 6 vs. the Panthers.

As such, the stoic captain was completely focused at his media availability on the eve of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS, CBC), a must-win with Edmonton trailing 3-2 in the best-of-7 series.

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