This isn’t quite the Canadiens attempting to save the hockey world from the marauding two-time defending Cup champion Flyers nearly five decades ago in the 1976 Final, but it kind of a fits the

This playoff run has felt different for Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers, though they are now back in the same place.

“Just incredible. In the big moments, he always steps up,” Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse said after Edmonton punched its ticket into the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive time with a 6-3 victory against the Dallas Stars in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final at American Airlines Center on Thursday.