McDavid grew up 45 miles north of Scotiabank Arena in Newmarket, Ontario. He and his father used to go to Maple Leafs games in this same building when Connor was a kid. It's admittedly a special place for him, but he'd never really had success there as an NHL player.
Until now.
In three previous games with the Oilers, McDavid had managed two points, both assists. He busted out in Game No. 4 in Toronto, adding three assists to his highlight-reel goal.
"It's definitely special," McDavid said. "It's a building our team has struggled in. Personally, I've struggled in it, so it was definitely fun to come in here and get a big win.
"Everyone wants to play well in their hometown, I had lots of friends and family in the building so it was fun to get one. It feels good. We haven't had a win in here since I've been a part of the Oilers. Definitely fun to get one."
Watching McDavid's exploits from the Oilers managerial box was Edmonton general manager Ken Holland, who continues to be amazed by the play of the young forward.
Holland was the general manager of the Detroit Red Wings from 1997-2019. During that time, he oversaw eventual Hall of Famers like Steve Yzerman, Nicklas Lidstrom and Sergei Fedorov.
In his mind, McDavid is different.
"I've never had a talent like this who is so young," Holland said. "He's only 22. He's only getting better.
"Here's the thing: Our goal is to make the playoffs this year. Once you get in, anything can happen. I look at history and that's what it shows.
"We have a window of opportunity with Connor and Leon Draisaitl. We have a plan and we'll try to add depth around them in the offseason. But when you have talents like that, all you need to do is get into the playoffs and, well, who knows."
As McDavid was holding his post-game scrum inside the Edmonton locker room, another Oilers Hall of Famer, Paul Coffey, was explaining why he wasn't surprised that the kid could pull of a play like that. He might have been the only person in the building who wasn't.
"That's why he's one of the best, if not the best player in the League," Coffey told NHL.com. "You expect that every single night. I do anyway -- because he can do it right? It's when he doesn't do it, it's like, what happened?
"That's why he's great."
The Great One agrees.