Connor McDavid stuns fans with his excuse of why the Edmonton Oilers lost game 1

Connor McDavid is undeniably the best player in the league, but last night, his Edmonton Oilers were shut out by the Florida Panthers.

Despite outshooting and arguably outplaying the Panthers, the Oilers couldn't get past Sergei Bobrovsky, who delivered a stellar performance to shut them out. Meanwhile, Stuart Skinner allowed two goals, and the Panthers added an empty-net goal to seal their win.

"Maybe it was the hockey gods getting us back for that Game 6. You know where we probably didn't deserve to win."

"Tonight maybe we deserved at least one goal, maybe two goals, and we don't find a way to get them,"

"I know this group will stick with it, bounce back, that's what we take a lot of pride in doing. We'll gear up for a big one on Monday."

McDavid referenced Game 6 against the Dallas Stars, where the Stars dominated but Stuart Skinner's strong performance kept the Oilers in the game. The Oilers had only 12 shots in that game.

Previously on PuckReporter

Leafs, Habs and Ducks rumored in three-way blockbuster trade proposal

Gary Bettman officially increases the NHL salary cap more then expected

Vancouver Canucks reportedly have an offer on the table for Elias Lindholm

POLL
9 JUIN \| 511 ANSWERS Connor McDavid stuns fans with his excuse of why the Edmonton Oilers lost game 1 Do you think Connor McDavid is more valuable than Sergei Bobrovsky in this series?
Yes	191	37.4 %
No	320	62.6 %
LIST OF POLLS