McDavid received the supplemental discipline after cross-checking Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland late in Saturday's game

A weekly gauge of the players who are controlling substantial buzz around the league. When a player is included on this list it may not be a good thing -- it means that they are capturing a large amount of the hockey world's attention.

What would you do if you were Connor McDavid? Would you let other teams manhandle you – McDavid could easily draw two to three penalties a game – or would you stand up for yourself like he did last week?

(At) N.Y. Islanders 3, Columbus 1: Bo Horvat scored twice in New York's three-goal second period, Simon Holmstrom also scored and Mathew Barzal had two assists as the Islanders won their second straight and fifth in seven games. Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves.

The sport’s best player has been in the news recently. On Saturday evening, the Edmonton Oilers were attempting to rally from 3-0 down against the Vancouver Canucks, bringing the score to within one.

Connor McDavid continues to climb the ranks. In picking up a trio of points in Wednesday’s 5-3 road win over the Minnesota Wild, the Edmonton Oilers captain pushed his career point total to 1,044 and surpassed legendary forward Jari Kurri for second place on the franchise’s all-time scoring list.

January 14 - Connor McDavid ... goals in the first period. Flyers 4, Panthers 3 Noah Cates scored his second goal of the game with 5:51 remaining to propel host Philadelphia to a comeback win ...

The inaugural Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects Game takes place on Wednesday, Jan. 14th, and the rosters for Team East and Team West are officially set.

Noah Cates scored two goals and the Philadelphia Flyers rallied from behind twice to beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Monday night. Garnet Hathaway and Morgan Frost also scored for Philadelphia, which had multiple power-play goals in consecutive games for the first time this season.

"Los Angeles' Adrian Kempe has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for slew-footing Edmonton's Connor McDavid," the NHL Department of Player Safety announced on X on Tuesday. More NHL: Flames' Rasmus Andersson Throws Shade at Oilers, Canucks While Discussing Potential Trade Rumors

Stars goaltender Casey DeSmith has a three or more goals allowed in four of his seven career starts against the Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers haven't had great success with first-round draft picks, but Travis Konecny was the Great Steal of 2015 and should've been a quarter-century player.