Or that his Oilers are making their first and only regular-season visit to Toronto on Saturday, when friends and family from his hometown of Newmarket, 35 miles north of Scotiabank Arena, will be on hand to watch Edmonton face the Toronto Maple Leafs as part of Hockey Night in Canada’s national broadcast (7 p.m. ET; CBC, SNO, SNP, NHLN).

There are some nights you never forget and for the thousands and thousands inside Rogers Place on Thursday night, that will be one they never do. And it won’t be one that Connor McDavid forgets, either.

McDavid, who is now back on a point-per-game pace with 13 in 13 after what was an allegedly slow start to his season, was nothing short of brilliant in recording eight shots on goal, three assists and a highlight-reel backhand goal against the Islanders.