Real concern in Edmonton has been raised after Connor McDavid's slow start

The scary part is not the brief leg issue. McDavid said he is fine after rolling up on it in Game 2, and he finished the night.

The real problem sits under that quote. Through two playoff games, Connor McDavid has zero points, the Oilers are tied 1-1 with the Ducks, and Edmonton's power play is 0-for-6.

That is the red flag. Edmonton is built to crush you with McDavid touch after touch, then break your back on the man advantage.

When he looks a half-step late, the whole attack tightens up. Zone entries get messy, support arrives slower, and the bumper and weak-side lanes stop opening the same way.

He just finished an 82-game regular season with 48-90-138 and his sixth Art Ross Trophy. That workload matters even for the best player on earth.

Fans are right to feel tense here, because this does not look like a random quiet night.

Kris Knoblauch said McDavid is pressing, and that tracks. His Game 2 turnover fed Anaheim's short-handed goal, the kind of mistake that usually never shows up in his file.

This is where Leon Draisaitl's health becomes part of the story too. Edmonton needs another driver so McDavid does not have to drag every shift uphill.

The Oilers went 41-30-11 and reached a third straight playoff run with Cup expectations attached. That pressure gets heavier when your engine looks human for two games.

Game 3 is now about more than one star finding points. It is about whether Edmonton can loosen the load before this series starts pulling Connor McDavid under.

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