The puck comes in fast, bouncing high and crooked, twisting up into the air. Near center ice, Connor McDavid bats it down with a quick thwack. It lands softly at the toe of his skates.
Two defensemen rush toward him, like the rink has suddenly tilted on its axis. McDavid takes off too. He's skating full speed, or at least appears to be. It's hard to tell how fast he can actually skate. Even when he looks to be going at half-speed he's the fastest one on the ice.
He pushes the puck...