When it comes to Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby says “whether it’s with his play or his words, he’s there to lead.” The Oilers star did just that when Canada needed it most on Monday at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Team Canada and USA opened tonight's long-awaited international best on best game with three surprising fights, but Oilers superstar Connor McDavid was fully supportive of his teammates.

McDavid scored the first one — on the way to the United States beating Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday night in an epic clash of the two rivals. Top-line forward Matthew Tkachuk, who fought two seconds after the puck dropped to send a message,

Connor McDavid knows what is at stake for Canada as the 4 Nations Face-Off scene shifts from north of the border. "It's kind of like a Game 7," the Edmonton Oilers star captain said late Saturday night.

For the first time since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, Connor McDavid is playing in a true best-on-best international tournament. He’s waited nearly a decade for this moment.

Lauren McDavid, the wife of NHL superstar Connor McDavid, wrote an adorable message after receiving a special Valentine's gift ahead of the Canada-USA 4 Nations showdown.