Even before the puck was dropped for Game 1 of their second-round series against the Anaheim Ducks, Connor McDavid was touting the resilience of his Edmonton Oilers team. At the time, his club was fresh off back-to-back wins to close out its first-round series against the defending Western Conference champion San Jose Sharks.
Those two big wins came immediately after a 7-0 drubbing in Game 4 that was easily the most lopsided loss of Edmonton's season. "We lose 7-0, everyone has us down and out and we come back and win two in a row.