The Dallas Cowboys are reeling heading into Sunday’s divisional showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles. Quarterback Dak Prescott will be out at least four games and top receiver CeeDee Lamb could miss Sunday’s game as well. Meanwhile, the Eagles have won four in a row with Jalen Hurts coming off a week in which he finished as fantasy’s No. 1 quarterback.

ON BYE: Cleveland, Green Bay, Las Vegas, Seattle

Fantasy football rankings for Week 10 are based on the point-per-reception (PPR) scoring used in most seasonal and daily fantasy football formats. One point is awarded for every 10 rushing and receiving yards and one point for every 20 passing yards. Six points are awarded for touchdowns scored, four points for passing TDs and one point for receptions.

Rankings are compiled by Daniel Dobish, TheHuddle.com. 

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Fantasy football Week 10 quarterback rankings

The Cowboys put Dak Prescott (hamstring) on injured reserve. Cooper Rush will take over as the starter.

Fantasy football Week 10 running back rankings

Christian McCaffrey (Achilles) could potentially be activated and make his season debut this week. The Niners opened up his 21-day practice window on Monday. Backup Jordan Mason (shoulder) may not be ready to return despite the Niners having a bye last week.
Brian Robinson remains week-to-week after missing the Commanders’ Week 9 game with a hamstring injury. Chris Rodriguez came off the practice squad to lead the team in rushing last week.

Fantasy football Week 10 wide receiver rankings

Tee Higgins (quadriceps) did not practice Tuesday and is in danger of missing a third consecutive game Thursday at Baltimore.
CeeDee Lamb (shoulder) is week-to-week with a sprained AC joint, however it’s still possible he could suit up on Sunday.
Drake London exited early with a hip pointer and is day-to-day. If he can’t go, Ray-Ray McCloud would move up in the rankings.
A.J. Brown apparently avoided serious injury as tests on his knee came back clean. He’s still questionable for Sunday at Dallas.
Chris Olave is in the concussion protocol after leaving the Saints’ Week 9 game in the first quarter.
Darius Slayton is also in the concussion protocol.

Fantasy football Week 10 tight end rankings

Fantasy football Week 10 kicker rankings

The Vikings placed Will Reichard (quadriceps) on injured reserve and signed John Parker Romo.
Graham Gano (hamstring) has been designated to return from injured reserve. He would replace Jude McAtamney for the Giants.
The 49ers could activate Jake Moody off IR this week after he missed three games with an ankle injury.

Fantasy football Week 10 defense/special teams rankings

The Bengals will be at the Ravens in the Thursday night game.
The Giants and Panthers will kick off at 9:30 a.m. ET from Munich, Germany.
Monday Night Football has the Dolphins at the Rams.

Organizers of the New York City Marathon banned a running influencer from that race and future events after he ran the marathon aided by two cameramen on electric bikes.

The organization that runs the marathon, New York Road Runners, said the influencer, Matthew Choi, was banned for life.

‘One of the incidents brought to NYRR’s attention was that Choi ran with the assistance of two unauthorized people riding the course on electric bicycles, obstructing runners,’ New York Road Runners said.

The 29-year-old Choi has nearly 500,000 followers on social media and finished the race in 2:57:15, but he was disqualified and his race results removed.

New York Road Runners said in a statement that Choi violated World Athletics rules and code of conduct and their own rules of competition.

Choi, a former football player at Monmouth University, used the people on the e-bikes to film his run, but other runners complained that Choi and the bikes were obstructing their view and he was being a nuisance to the other racers on the course. More than 55,000 completed the 26.2-mile five-borough race on Sunday.

‘I have no excuses, full-stop,’ Choi said on social media. ‘I was selfish on Sunday to have my brother and my videographer follow me around on e-bikes, and it had serious consequences.’

‘With the New York City Marathon being about everyone else and the community, I made it about myself,’ he continued. ‘And for anyone I impacted, I’m sorry. To be clear, this was 100% on me.

‘I made my bed, so I’m gonna lay in it,’ Choi said. ‘It won’t happen again. My word is my bond.’

The Milwaukee Bucks are 1-6, the Philadelphia 76ers 1-5, the Cleveland Cavaliers 8-0 and the Oklahoma City Thunder 7-0.

The Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors are 6-1. And not surprisingly, the defending champion Boston Celtics are 7-1.

It’s early in the 2024-25 NBA season and there’s plenty of time for things to change. But can the Suns and Warriors be top-six teams in the deep Western Conference? Can the Cavaliers challenge the Celtics for the top spot in the Eastern Conference, or at least get the No. 2 seed? Will the Celtics cruise to 60-plus victories as they try to become the first team to repeat since Golden State in 2017 and 2018?

Let’s looking at teams trending up and trending down in the NBA after two weeks of the season. (Records and stats prior to Wednesday’s games):

Trending up: Oklahoma City Thunder

The Thunder have an MVP candidate in Shai-Gilgeous Alexander and potential All-Stars in Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams. Oklahoma City is loaded and deep with a trajectory that is designed to maximize the present and the future.

The Thunder should be good for a long time, possibly putting together a run that looks similar to the days with Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden.

Oklahoma City will have to spend money, especially when Alexander is due for his next contract and Holmgren and Williams are up for rookie extensions. However, Thunder general manager Sam Presti is preparing for those days. The Thunder in the offseason signed contributors Aaron Wiggins and Isaiah Joe to valuable contracts that pay both players less in the final two seasons than they do in the first two seasons.

Presti continues to succeed in the draft, too. The Thunder acquired second-round pick (No. 38 overall) Ajay Mitchell in the June draft, and he’s already getting quality playing time.

Trending down: Milwaukee Bucks

Damian Lillard is still trying to find his place with the Bucks alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Milwaukee’s defense is struggling early, allowing 116.5 points per 100 possessions, 22nd in the league. Before a full accounting can be made of how troubling this start is, the Bucks need to get Khris Middleton back in the lineup.

He doesn’t solve all of their issues though. Depth is a concern, and Milwaukee has had trouble hitting on draft picks. Since the Bucks haven’t been a lottery team since 2016, they’re usually picking in the second half of the first round and often in the 20s. They didn’t have a first-round pick in 2023 and had to forfeit a second-round pick in 2022. The team also just declined an option year on 2022 first-round pick MarJon Beauchamp’s rookie contract and is looking to trade him.

Part of this illustrates how difficult it is to draft and sign the right players in free agency, and even bigger than that, it reveals how difficult it is to win multiple championships even with a player as great as Antetokounmpo on the roster.

If the losing continues, there will be even more chatter about blowing up the roster and trading Antetokounmpo, but trading a two-time MVP superstar who is still All-NBA, puts fans in the seats and sells merchandise usually isn’t high on ownership’s to-do list – no matter how much interest Golden State has in Antetokounmpo.

Trending up: Denver Nuggets

The Nuggets started 0-2 and won their next two in overtime. Close to an 0-4 start which would’ve made the tension even thicker in Denver where the Nuggets are, like the Bucks, trying to capitalize on winning another title with a generational superstar (three-time MVP Nikola Jokic).

Since winning a championship in 2023, the Nuggets have lost depth (Jeff Green, Bruce Brown, Reggie Jackson, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope), and general manager Calvin Booth has tried to replace them with young draft picks.

The Nuggets might be seeing that effort pay off. In Monday’s victory against Toronto, the Nuggets closed the game with Christian Braun (No. 21 pick in 2022), Peyton Watson (No. 30 pick in 2022) and Julian Strawther (No. 29 pick in in 2023) on the court. Braun is a strong defender and averaging a career-high 14.9 points on 54.2% shooting from the field and 45% on 3-pointers.

Aaron Gordon’s calf strain, which will sideline him for a few weeks, will test that depth. (An aside: Gordon opting into the final year of his deal for next season and agreeing to an extension which begins in 2026-27 saves the Nuggets about $40 million in luxury taxes for next season).

Jokic continues to prove why he is a three-time MVP and the world’s best player. He averages 29.6 points, 12.6 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.1 blocks and shoots 54.3% from the field and 53.1% on 3s. The rate on 3s isn’t sustainable – he’s never shot better than 39.6% in a season – but he’s off to a great start.

So much of Denver’s success depends on Jamal Murray, who signed a four-year, $207.8 million extension in September. He is off to a slow start offensively, shooting 37% from the field and 30.4% on 3s. He’s in the league’s concussion protocol but is expected back in the lineup soon. And the Nuggets need him at an All-Star level.

Trending up: Cleveland Cavaliers

Donovan Mitchell’s extension, which goes through 2027-28 with a player option on that final season of the deal, gave the Cavaliers a chance to see what’s possible with their core four (Mitchell, Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley) intact for a few seasons and without contract drama.

The Cavaliers are making a case that they should be considered the second-best team in the East with the No. 2 offense (121 points per 100 possessions), No. 5 defense (108.3 points allowed per 100 possessions) and No. 4 net rating (plus-12.7).

New coach Kenny Atkinson, who was a longtime assistant coach, then head coach in Brooklyn and then an assistant under Steve Kerr with Golden State, has fine-tuned the offense. The Cavs are No. 2 in 3-point percentage and No. 6 in 3s made per game.

Trending down: Philadelphia 76ers

It’s an awful start to the season for the 76ers which includes a 1-5 record, Joel Embiid’s absence with a knee problem, his three-game suspension for shoving a reporter, the team’s $100,000 fine for violating the NBA’s player participation policy and Paul George missing the first five games with his new team. But like the Bucks, the Sixers need to have their best players on the court together before conclusions can be made. They’re in the headlines for the wrong reasons.

Embiid, who is expected to return soon, and George need to provide offensive help immediately for a team that is No. 29 in field goal percentage, 25th in 3-point shooting percentage and 26th in offensive rating.

Trending down: New Orleans Pelicans

After winning 49 games last season and acquiring Dejounte Murray in the offseason to go with Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram, expectations were considerable. It’s starting to fizzle after a 3-5 start which includes four losses in their past five games. Murray injured his hand in the season opener and is out 4-6 weeks after undergoing surgery. Williamson has missed three games and is listed on the injury as questionable with right thigh soreness.

Trending up: Phoenix Suns

New coach Mike Budenholzer has the Suns on a five-game winning streak. Budenholzer is putting his defensive imprint on the team, which is No. 6 in points allowed per 100 possessions. Phoenix is also seventh in 3s made per game and seventh in 3-point shooting percentage. Kevin Durant averages 27.1 points and is shooting 54.8% from the field and 43.6% on 3s, Bradley Beal is making an offensive contribution with solid shooting stats (50.8% from the field, 43.8% on 3s.) and new point guard Tyus Jones averages 9.4 points and 6.6 assists. The Suns are now waiting for Devin Booker to get rolling with his shot (41.9% from the field, 35.7% on 3s).

Trending up: Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors won three games without Steph Curry and have the No. 4 offense and No. 2 defense – all while playing 13 guys at least 11.9 minutes per game, with not one player above 28.1 minutes. Some of that is due to injuries to Curry, Andrew Wiggins and De’Anthony Melton but regardless, Kerr plans to use a deep rotation, keep players fresh and try to win with a gritty style.

Trending down: Orlando Magic

The joy and potential of a 3-1 start with Paolo Banchero playing great – 33 points in the opener and 50 points in the fourth game – evaporated with Banchero’s injury (torn right oblique), sidelining him for at least another four weeks. The Magic have now lost four in a row, including three without Banchero. There are winnable games on the schedule but Orlando’s depth and ability to play without their best player will be a focal point of this stretch.

There were unpredictable results in the recent college football weekend and some questions raised. Matt Hayes weighs in with his First-and-10 column looking at the key topic across the country ahead of Week 11.

1. The CFP: the playoff begins now

Looking back with clear eyes and full hearts, I ask you one simple question. 

How stupid were we?

How shortsighted, as the college football whole, were we for more than 100 years to buy into a nonsensical bowl game and voting process to find a national champion?

Before we dig deep into the beautiful symphony of the new 12-team College Football Playoff, where Vanderbilt — holy mother of pigskin, Vanderbilt — still has a chance to reach the CFP promised land, let’s briefly recap the evolution of lunacy that brought us to this glorious final month of the regular season.

Random sportswriters (I’m a card-carrying member) and television bobbleheads once voted to decide the best teams in the nation.

Then those same media members joined forces with – ready for this? – computer geeks, and came up with a “formula” to decide a one-game playoff. A f-f-f-f-ormula. 

Then a selection committee of primarily former coaches and athletic directors (see: fox, meet henhouse) chose four teams to play in the new CFP.

Finally, mercifully, we’ve moved to a true playoff of 12 teams, one that still has a quirky selection process (more on that later) but less margin for error.  

Welcome, everyone, to your new CFP. Not a month from now when a selection committee meets for the final time under the cloak of an invisible process to select the fortunate souls moving forward. 

Right now. 

Georgia at Ole Miss? Playoff game. Alabama at LSU? Playoff game.

Colorado at Texas Tech, Michigan at Indiana, Washington at Penn State, Utah at BYU — CFP implications, all. 

This is every game matters, the old college football talking point used to sell an exclusive postseason club — where November was an inevitable coronation of Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia, Oklahoma and/or Clemson instead of this wild, 25-team demolition derby.

“Everything is still in front of us,” Penn State coach James Franklin said after last week’s loss to Ohio State.

In a four-team CFP field, Penn State’s “everything” is a loaded roster of NFL prospects opting out of a meaningless bowl game.

Now it’s another chance for Franklin (and Penn State) to win a game of significance. And maybe much more.

2. The SEC and the CFP

It’s the second week of November, and there are eight SEC teams with a legitimate chance to reach the CFP. The problem: they’ll eat each other on the way to the finish line. 

Meanwhile, there’s everyone else in college football, where a handful of games will determine guaranteed spots for champions of the ACC, Big 12 and Group of Five. Even the Big Ten, the SEC’s sister super conference, is essentially down to four teams — two of which (Indiana, Penn State) don’t have a win of significance.

In fact, Penn State won’t have a signature win, and Indiana — unless it beats Ohio State in two weeks — won’t, too. But because of fortunate conference scheduling, both will reach the CFP with 11-win seasons.

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey won’t publicly say it (yet), but this is why he has consistently advocated for 12 at-large selections from the committee when the new CFP contract begins in 2026. 

It is here where we introduce South Carolina, which lost by three points to LSU and two points to Alabama – games it could’ve, and probably should’ve, won – and has a chance to win nine games be better (and hotter) than half the CFP field. 

But there’s no place for South Carolina in the CFP, and more than likely only four spots available to the SEC — unless Notre Dame loses to Florida State, Virginia, Army or Southern California.

The 2026 CFP format hasn’t been set, but don’t think the 2024 lineup won’t impact the current negotiations. There’s also a real possibility that a two-loss SEC team could be left out, with a scenario where six SEC teams finish with two conference losses.

3. Every game matters, The Epilogue

If you don’t believe politics have been involved in the CFP selection process, you obviously haven’t followed along since the first playoff vote in 2014. 

2014: TCU beat Iowa State 55-3 on the final week of the season, and dropped from No. 3 to No. 6. And who got in the field? Just a couple of giant television properties (Ohio State, Florida State), one the unbeaten defending national champion. 

2016: Penn State beat Ohio State and won the Big Ten — and Ohio State (see: giant television property) was still the choice as the Nittany Lions had two losses.

2017: Auburn beat Alabama by 12 to finish the regular season, lost to Georgia in the SEC championship game rematch of the regular-season game won by Auburn (both games were blowouts) — and dropped out of the CFP from No. 2 to No. 7. Guess who got in? Alabama.

2020: The Big Ten changed its return to play rules — in the middle of the pandemic season — to make unbeaten Ohio State eligible for the playoff.

2023: Florida State became the first undefeated Power Five conference team to not make the CFP, and No. 1 Georgia lost by three to Alabama in the SEC championship game and didn’t make the field. (Alabama did, again).

There’s too much money at stake with the new CFP contract ($1.2 billion annually) to endure more of the politics. But if you think a two-loss Ohio State (with a loss to Indiana and no place in the the Big Ten championship game) and two-loss Alabama aren’t getting into the field, I’ve got a Big Ten invite to FSU to sell you. 

4. Colorado: November reign

We all scoffed at Colorado in the first month of the season. Couldn’t protect quarterback Shedeur Sanders, couldn’t stop anyone on defense. 

Now the Buffs, one of two one-loss teams in Big 12 play (Iowa State) trailing unbeaten Brigham Young, aren’t that far from playing in the conference championship game for a spot in the CFP.    

It begins with Saturday’s game at Texas Tech, the biggest obstacle to an unbeaten November that includes games against Utah, at Kansas and Oklahoma State. From one of the worst Power Five conference teams at the end of 2023, to playing for a spot in the CFP a year later. 

While Colorado will more than likely need Iowa State to lose again to jump the Cyclones in the tiebreaker and play in the Big 12 championship, it may not come to that. If the Buffs have six consecutive wins to close the regular season, they’re potentially an attractive team for the CFP selection committee. 

Imagine sitting in that selection committee room, knowing Deion Sanders and his giant personality — with his elite quarterback and son, and the possible Heisman Trophy winner (Travis Hunter) — could be part of the first 12-team CFP. 

A ratings extravaganza the likes of which the sport has never seen.

5. The Weekly Five: the Heisman hunt

The top five Heisman Trophy candidates with one month to play (ranked in order of ability to win it):

1. QB Dillon Gabriel, Oregon: Impressive numbers leading the No. 1 team in the sport. That typically translates to Heisman winner. 

2. QB Cam Ward, Miami: Will have the best statistics of any player, but will Miami’s soft schedule be a distraction? 

3. WR/CB Travis Hunter, Colorado: It has become a quarterback award, but it’s hard to overlook the best player in the country.  

4. RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State: Barry Sanders’ single season rushing record is likely out of reach, but 2,000 yards isn’t. 

5. QB Kurtis Rourke, Indiana: Don’t kid yourself, if Rourke leads the Hoosiers to a win at Ohio State, he shoots into the top three with a legitimate chance to win it. 

6. An NFL scout’s take: Maryland WR Tai Felton

An NFL scout analyzes a draft eligible player. The scout requested anonymity to protect the team’s draft preparation. 

“Before this season, it was (Maryland WR) Kaden Prather. The big guy who can run, the DK Metcalf mold. But I always liked Felton. He’s explosive and twitchy, and he’s long with a terrific catch radius. He’s an aggressive target. He goes and gets it, and fights for it no matter where the ball is thrown. He’s clearly having a breakout season, but what really shows is the fluidity he plays with. It’s smooth now, no hesitation.”  

7. Power Play: Penn State falling, SMU rising

This week’s College Football Playoff power poll, and one big thing. 

1. Oregon: Since giving up 34 points in a three-point win over Boise State in Week 2, the Ducks have given up an average of 11.8 ppg.  

2. Georgia: I have all kinds of concern about QB Carson Beck and the overall vibe. It just hasn’t looked right since mid-September (with the exception of the Texas win).

3. Miami: Other than the win over Florida State (the worst Power Four conference offense), Miami has given up 34, 38, 45 and 31 points in four games against unranked ACC opponents. 

4. BYU: It’s the Holy War, it’s in Salt Lake City and a 8:15 p.m. local kick. Things are about to get crazy in Utah. 

5. Ohio State: The goal for the next two weeks: stay healthy in inevitable routs of Purdue and Northwestern, before Indiana comes to town.  

6. Tennessee: He’s a redshirt freshman, and he’s still navigating the SEC. But QB Nico Iamaleava must start hitting deep throws for this team to reach its potential. 

7. Texas: Longhorns get a Florida team that was beginning to figure it out, rolling into Austin with a walk-on freshman quarterback replacing two starters (Graham Mertz, DJ Lagway).  

8. Indiana: So Michigan has four losses, so what? Time for Hoosiers to make a statement against a Big Ten blue blood. 

9. Notre Dame: If the Fighting Irish doesn’t win out to reach the CFP, it would be a bigger upset (and crushing blow to coach Marcus Freeman) than losing to Northern Illinois.  

10. Alabama: Beat LSU in Baton Rouge, and the Tide is a lock for the CFP with what’s still ahead (Mercer, at Oklahoma, Auburn).  

11. Ole Miss: No team will jump more in the CFP with a win this week over Georgia.

12. Boise State: Broncos are two breakdowns on special teams from being unbeaten, and among the first four ranked teams in the nation. 

13. Penn State: There’s no way to change the ugly narrative of the Ohio State loss with games against Washington, at Purdue, at Minnesota and Maryland.

14. LSU: This is far and away coach Brian Kelly’s worst LSU team, and he still may be able to cobble together a CFP invite with a win over Alabama and a favorable remainder of the schedule (at Florida, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma).

15. SMU: A dangerous team on two fronts: good enough to beat Miami in the ACC championship game, and to force the committee to eventually make a difficult decision on the Canes.

16. Colorado: Buffs have gotten better week after week, a sign of good coaching and a team investing in the process of winning.

8. Mail bonding: The Lincoln Riley problem at USC

Matt: Help me, man. Please tell me I don’t have to watch much more of Lincoln Riley at USC. — Tony Bishop, Manhattan Beach, Calif. 

Tony: 

Unless big money boosters at USC want to pay what could be the largest buyout in the history of college football, you’re looking at multiple seasons of Riley trying to figure it out. 

Because USC is a private school, it doesn’t have to release contract details. But let’s say we go by the widely reported deal of $110 million over 10 years (though many believe that to be low). That means Riley is three years into his USC tenure, and would be owed seven years of the guaranteed deal — or $77 million.    

Texas A&M recently paid Jimbo Fisher a record $77.5 million to not coach, and if the reported initial deal with Riley is low, he could be paid more than Fisher. Riley has lost 10 of his last 16 games, but more damaging, former players are beginning to question the direction of the program — including LenDale White’s NSFW rant on X after USC’s fifth Big Ten loss in its first season in the conference.

But former players blowing off steam on social media, and boosters coming up with $70-plus million, is an entirely different story. That’s a hefty buyout, even with the new cash flow from Big Ten media rights.

9. Numbers game: Gators sacked

19.5. Virginia Tech edge Antwaun Powell-Ryland leads the nation in sacks (12), and Ole Miss edge Princely Umanmielen (7½ sacks) is 11th. 

The common denominator? Both were players Florida coach Billy Napier inherited from the Dan Mullen era, and both stayed and played for Napier — before eventually leaving. They have combined for 19½ sacks this season, while Florida has 19 as a team.

Florida has six sacks in four losses this season, and 15 in four wins.  

10. The final word: Nebraska’s Big Red fade

Nebraska hasn’t been to the postseason since 2016, and after beginning this season with five wins in six games, the only question was where loyal Huskers fans would be vacationing in December. 

After three consecutive losses, there are now three more opportunities to qualify for a bowl game: at USC, Wisconsin, at Iowa. In other words, it’s not looking good.

The way freshman QB Dylan Raiola is playing of late (1 TD, 6 INT in the last four games), Nebraska needs an upset over the final month of the regular season to prevent a seven-year bowl-less streak from reaching eight. 

Matt Hayes is the senior national college football writer for USA TODAY Sports Network. Follow him on X at @MattHayesCFB.

Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid will return from his ankle injury on Wednesday night, ahead of schedule.

McDavid, who was hurt on his first shift of a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 28, was originally supposed to be out two to three weeks. That timeline got moved up Monday when he took part in an optional skate.

‘It feels pretty good,’ he told reporters after that session. ‘Not really too much limiting me on the ice.’

McDavid was tripped on an uncalled penalty during the first period as he entered the Blue Jackets’ zone in a 6-1 loss and slid into the boards. McDavid got up and skated slowly to the Oilers’ bench, holding up his left leg.

McDavid is a three-time league MVP and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP after the Oilers lost to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.

He has 10 points in 10 games this season.

How long will Connor McDavid be out?

The team’s initial prognosis was McDavid would miss two to three weeks. But the team said he would be in the lineup Wednesday night against the Vegas Golden Knights, nine days after the injury.

‘I’m always wanting to play,’ he said after Monday’s skate. ‘I’ve always wanted to be out there with the guys.’

How did the Oilers fare without Connor McDavid?

The Oilers lost to the Blue Jackets but won the next two games before being shut out Monday by the New Jersey Devils.

Leon Draisaitl totaled three goals and six points in the two wins.

‘He’s such a great player and he doesn’t get enough credit,’ McDavid said Monday of his teammate.

(This story has been updated with new information.)