McDavid aims to change the narrative for the Oilers in their series against the Canucks.

The Edmonton Oilers, led by Connor McDavid, will be determined to change the narrative of their season against the Vancouver Canucks.

How will the series between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks vary from the series between the Oilers and the Los Angeles Kings? There are several options, the most significant of which could be the regular season record entering each postseason series. The Oilers and Connor McDavid will be determined to prove that their regular-season matchups against the Canucks did not tell the whole story.

This season, the Oilers have won three of their four games against the Kings. They lost all four games against the Canucks. Not only that, but Edmonton was heavily outscored in their season series. Now, the Oilers are preparing to meet the Canucks in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs, which begin on Wednesday night, and they have something to prove.

The scenario is set for an all-Canadian duel and a social media frenzy, which has already gotten out of hand thanks to a viral video of a young Canucks fan cursing down the Oilers. However, Oilers supporters are most interested in the tactical approach that Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch will take, notably the deployment of a motivated superstar in Connor McDavid, who will lead an Oilers lineup against the Canucks that has more offensive firepower than the Kings did.

Reflecting on McDavid’s performance against Vancouver during the regular season, when he scored three points in 69 minutes but suffered three heartbreaking losses, there are questions about whether his production was an anomaly and his downturn occurred while dealing with a minor injury, or if the Canucks know something other teams don’t. The Oilers weren’t playing well when they kept losing to the Canucks. The situation has changed since then.

How motivated is McDavid to rebound against the Canucks?

It’s natural to believe that McDavid is aware that he did not produce McDavid-like stats against the Canucks this season. While it’s about the team’s outcome and going forward, make no mistake: he’ll be ecstatic to change that. He stated that he did not place much value in the results of their regular-season losses, describing the playoffs as a completely different beast. He promptly dismissed a reporter’s query regarding the Canucks’ opening-night loss to the Oilers, stating, “That was so long ago…” I’m not going to answer that.”

“I am looking forward to the challenge, they are a great team.” Connor McDavid offers his early views on the Round 2 matchup against Vancouver. @Enterprise | #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/mMry2dhIBp.