Live, recorded play-by-play and color commentary of Game 2 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs’ Western Conference Semifinals series between the Vegas Golden Knights and Edmonton Oilers with Ian Genge.
The 2015 NHL Entry Draft showed a wealth of premier talent. Mikko Rantanen, Mitch Marner, Dylan Strome and Kyle Connor were among the standouts in a draft class that will go down in history. But the top two will be talked about for many reasons. Connor McDavid went to the Edmonton Oilers first overall, followed by Jack Eichel, who went to the Buffalo Sabres second. They combine for 1,690 career points, the most productive one-two punch in a Draft since their selections. Their paths are intertwined in the Stanley Cup Playoffs again, with Eichel’s Vegas Golden Knights prevailing in a six-game series win in the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals. The Oilers took Game 1 of this year’s edition, 4-2, and while the rivalry is no Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin or a McDavid vs. Nathan MacKinnon, it has the perks that makes these two very special players. When they started their careers, it didn’t create a lot of buzz, because they only played each other twice a season. Everyone recognizes McDavid as the best player in the league, having put up 153 points two seasons ago. Eichel had a slower rise to fame with the Sabres’ constant struggles, but broke out with a career-high 94 points in 77 games with Vegas this season. The two players are going to drive the narrative a lot, and that is certain, but when it’s all said and done, the question is who delivered when it mattered the most.
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