Connor McDavid's reaction was the most chilling part

Tuesday night in Edmonton ended 6-2, with McDavid scoring on the power play, burying a penalty shot, then sealing it late for the hat trick. Leon Draisaitl added a goal and two assists, and the Predators never found an answer for the rush.

The last month has basically been a McDavid heater with no cooling-off period. He's on a 16-game point streak with 39 points, and the hat trick pushed him to 28 goals on the season.

Those aren't empty points either, they're back-breakers. He's creating separation on entries, forcing defenders to turn their hips early, then threading passes through sticks like he's using cheat codes.

His speed is the headline, but the deception is the real trap. He changes pace mid-stride, attacks the inside lane, then finishes with hands that stay calm when the play gets loud.

I don't think there's an argument anymore, Connor McDavid is the best player in the game right now. When he's dialed in, the puck just follows his decisions, and everyone else is reacting late.

And the wild part is how quickly 2026 has filled up with hats already. In the first week alone we've seen hat tricks from Connor McDavid, Anthony Duclair, Justin Sourdif, Tyler Bertuzzi, Pavol Regenda, Darren Raddysh, Mika Zibanejad, Auston Matthews, and Dylan Guenther.

What jumped out was how Connor McDavid barely reacted after completing the hat trick, like he'd just checked off another shift and moved on. No big celebration, no dramatic look around, just a quick reset and back to the bench, as if three goals were the most ordinary thing in the world.

That's the scary part with him right now, the standard is so high that a night that would define most players' seasons barely registers as a moment..

For Edmonton, the goal is simple, keep riding the wave without getting sloppy behind it. If McDavid keeps playing like this, the Oilers don't just win games, they make teams rethink their whole plan.

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