Shutting down a player like Connor McDavid is hard, if it's possible at all. The Athletic's own Justin Bourne wrote about how difficult it was earlier in the season.
McDavid's speed is beyond the level of generational talent. He uses it to beat defenders in a multitude of ways. In additional to his stick skills, he's the fastest player in the game today.
While keeping McDavid at bay is an inexact science at best, Brian Dumoulin gave us his own version of the blueprint during Tuesday's 2-1 overtime win at PPG Paints Arena.
Before we take a look at the video, let's acknowledge that this shouldn't come as a surprise.