Following last night's thrilling overtime Oilers win, Connor McDavid met with reporters and discussed important issues, including why the Oilers are paying him. The <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/mark-messier-comments-after-oilers-win-game-2-in-controversial-fashion' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Edmonton Oilers survived the Vegas Golden Knights by winning 5-4 in overtime</a> on Thursday evening, taking a 2-0 lead in their Stanley Cup Playoffs series as action moves to Edmonton. Ironically, they've done so without Connor McDavid scoring a goal, although he provided his third assist of the series on the game-winner and was available to The Athletic's <a href='https://x.com/DNBsports' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Daniel Nugent-Bowman</a> following the contest, where he revealed some interesting comments about his paycheck. Not our best, not my best, but we found a way, McDavid said. That's what we get paid to do, paid to score goals in big moments. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/TonyBrarOTV/status/1920713974019948917'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Even when they trailed at one time during each of their six last playoff games, Edmonton has run off six wins in a row since trailing 2-0 against the Los Angeles Kings during Round 1. <h3>McDavid feels he can still do better than where his game is at right now</h3> McDavid was an integral piece of that comeback and again created the go-ahead goal in Game 2 against Vegas. Despite that, by his own standards, he still has not hit top speed. Last year, <a href='https://www.nhl.com/oilers/player/connor-mcdavid-8478402' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>McDavid</a> took home the Conn Smythe Trophy after Edmonton's loss in Game 7 of the Finals to Florida, setting both assist and points records in a single playoff year. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/NationNMedia/status/1842318140858151024'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> This year, he has two goals in eight games, but 12 assists for the league lead. The Oilers' depth stepped up to the challenge, a far cry from the regular season. The team has even stayed in the game when McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are out. Evander Kane, Connor Brown, and Zach Hyman have all scored decisive goals against Vegas. The Oilers return home Saturday with a 2-0 series lead and a chance to send the defending champions to the precipice.