Nathan MacKinnon has the inside track on his second-straight Hart Trophy winner. Here are four other names to watch in the NHL's MVP race.

Taylor Heise, Natalie Spooner, Marie-Philip Poulin, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, and Nikita Kucherov are the Team of the Year forwards

When the 2024-25 NHL season is over, the award for the NHL’s best player – the Art Ross Trophy – will be voted upon. Looking at what’s happened thus far in the NHL, two players seem to be the frontrunners for the prize.

Connor McDavid will lead the Edmonton Oilers against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena, Denver in back-to-back games after playing the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.

The 2 Mutts Hockey Podcast, an inside source that has accurately reported Oilers news this season, has said that Connor McDavid will scale back NHL media activities in response to officiating.

When Leon Draisaitl won his first Hart Trophy in 2019-20, he made his case during a stretch when teammate Connor McDavid was out with an injury. The Oilers had missed the playoffs in back-to-back years in 2017-18 and 2018-19 and found themselves back in the mix in 2019-20 after a hot start to the season.

The National Hockey League will hold its hearing into Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers’ crosschecking incidents on Monday. Both hearing are in-person so the most either player can get is a four game suspension.

The NHL has suspended Connor McDavid for three games for cross-checking Conor Garland in the head. The incident happened on Saturday night after McDavid retaliated to Garland handing him for 13 seconds before the cross-check landed.

TSN analyst Martin Biron picked the field over Connor McDavid for the Hart Trophy on SC with Jay Onrait. McDavid, on course for over 120 points, could join Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Phil Esposito and Marcel Dionne with four straight 120-point seasons.

Leon Draisaitl & Zach Hyman recorded three points apiece on Thursday night as the Oilers earned retribution against the Canucks with a 6-2 victory over their Pacific Division rivals at Rogers Place

Answering for his suspension on Wednesday, Connor McDavid made it clear that he just wants what every player wants. For the rule book to be applied through 60 minutes of hockey, 82 nights a year. Mark Spector has the story.

If the Canucks can’t come together and get engaged mentally and physically to battle the Oilers, then there is really no hope for them.