Though it was a forgettable exit for Connor McDavid in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Edmonton Oilers captain's season deserves to be remembered among the greatest in history. Now he has an important touchstone to assist in establishing that.
McDavid unanimously won his second career Hart Trophy as the league's Most Valuable Player at the NHL's mini awards celebration on Tuesday night. He beat out finalists Nathan MacKinnon and Auston Matthews with 100 first-place votes, becoming just the second winner ever to lead all submitted ballots.
Wayne Gretzky had been the only unanimous Most Valuable Player in league history prior to this, accomplishing the feat in 1981-82.