A year after winning the Conn Smythe Trophy despite coming up short in the Stanley Cup Final, Connor McDavid is favored to be named NHL Stanley Cup Playoff MVP.

At 28, he has won the Hart Trophy for the NHL’s most valuable player three times, taken home five scoring titles and established himself as the successor to Sidney Crosby as the game’s best player. Still, his résumé lacks the accolade which matters most: A Stanley Cup.

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers face off with Aleksander Barkov and the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals tonight, live from the Rogers Center.