TORONTO — The NHL hasn’t had a truly captivating chase for the league scoring title since the year before Connor McDavid entered the league.
McDavid has won five of the past seven Art Ross Trophies — four in lopsided fashion. Two seasons ago, there was a relatively close race until McDavid collected 13 points in his final five games. The two years McDavid didn’t win by eight-plus points, someone else did.
The last great, down-to-the-wire race for the scoring crown came in 2014-15, when Jamie Benn edged out John Tavares by one point and Sidney Crosby by three.