F’n McDavid…what the hell is wrong with you? McDavid is HANDS DOWN the fastest skater in the nhl
Toiletboy4
Badass clip
Ancient-Bluejay2590
Both among the greats. It’s fun to watch.
D-Broncos
This was the first shift of the game too. The intensity of these two is awesome I can’t wait for the playoffs. However I think there is a difference how each of their skating affects the game. McDavid’s speed finds space whereas makinnons speed creates space. McDavid wants to skate around you, mackinnon wants to skate through you. McDavid flies, mackinnon slashes.
yup7100
McDavid is smoother. MacKinnon has really agressive skating style.
Deveranmar1
This is insanely fun. Not many sports where two of the top players in recent times go head to head and pace for pace. I do wish my team had a *superstar but im content with josi and forsberg as underdogs. This is just so entertaining though. A back and forth of two excellent members of the sport. Mad claps
FerociousRacc
McDavid. Mak is quick but McJesus has him by a hair. In this clip alone you can tell Mak has to make turns to evade him, straight line McD was catching him
goodland2shoes
Watching MacKinnon when Avs won the cup was something special. So I would say him, but damn good contest between some of the fastest dudes on ice.
drlongfinger
They’re both so ridiculously talented
GloYear
Mcdavid forsure
dalcer
Mackinnon in an agility race, mcdavid in a straight dash
MuskwaMan
How many times has Mckinnon been stripped of the puck from behind in full stride from a faster guy?
Senior-Swimming7949
McDavid is faster. Both are elite in speed in the NHL, but McDavid is faster.
Humans_Suck-
Whoever ends up collecting the most metal.
EweCantTouchThis
McDavid. Next question.
squirrelbait_64
McDavid is obviously faster and we’ve known for a decade. But tonight was not a good night to compare. Nearly all the Avs were off the pace all night, including Mack. Didn’t have the same pace to their game as usual. Just weren’t up for it tonight.
TheGreatPervSage_94
McDavid is likea sportscar Speeedy and smooth
MacKinnon is like a fast light weight troop carrier Power and speed
BukkakeNinjaHat-472
McDavid caught him twice
cubluemoon
To be fair, the Avs were on a SEGABABA and got in super late from the last game. The entire team looked off all game. A well rested Mack vs. McDavid would be a fun watch. Too bad the Oilers will be on a SEGABABA for the matchup in the 18th.
DontGiveMeGoldKappa
Wow.
melty75
McDavid, and McLeod is faster.
bigskunkape
Mcdavid has a higher top speed mack has faster acceleration. Both are freaks.
ILSmokeItAll
Let’s not forget, skating with the puck is going to be slower than skating without it, no matter how marginally.
Arfguy
That was cool 😎
epanek
That’s good but I’m not sure it’s fair. Stickhandling takes energy. Mackinnon was facing defenders. His brain is filled with where are my teammates, what will I do, are we offsides. Connor was just skate skate skate. You can’t just skate directly into a defender. You have to create uncertainty
CustomerAlone6438
avs fans so mad about last night. lmao go suck a nut
nordy_13
Not disrespecting Mackinnon but Mcdavid clearly wins the foot race right at the start.
Dazzling-Charge4580
24.19 top speed for McDavid this year. 24.05 top speed for MacKinnon this year.
Now if we compare speed bursts then it’s MacK and it’s not even close.
Bursts over 20+ MPH, McDavid with 444, MacKinnon with 679.
Bursts over 22+ mph, McDavid with 62, MacKinnon with 110.
Straight line McDavid has him beat, but thats as far as I’d go.
People acting like the Avs didn’t just play a b2b here, the entire team was gassed, everyone was slow out there on the ice for us, so obviously one of the fastest players with fresh legs is going to be able to keep pace with a player who logged 25+ TOI 18 hours ago and make it look easy. Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that one out.
Ah well, playoffs are just around the corner, not very concerned with these last few games, need everyone to be healthy and ready to get after it when it actually matters.
United_Elk6758
These two on team Canada will be delicious.
Valuable-Baked
Yes
CommandHot3245
Can’t teach THAT speed. Can’t wait to see them together on team canada!
anewcynic
MacKinnon- I’m faster!
McDavid- No, I’m faster!
McFly- Let’s see if you bastards can do 90!
…sorry, I couldn’t resist.
waitwhosaidthat
I’m so pumped for team Canada Olympics
Neilpuck
MacKDavid.
AppearanceKey2170
That was awesome
HoopOnPoop
Not just speed, but functional speed. You see somewhat frequently in sports where guys can absolutely fly in a straight line test but aren’t able to play fast, whether it’s because they’re not quick side to side or their other skills (stick handling, route running for a WR, dribbling for a basketball player, etc.) aren’t good enough to keep up. These guys take their speed and apply it within the game and it’s ridiculous.
Temporarymuskrat
Remember when Americans tries to claim eichel was as good as mcdavid because of “controlled zone entries”
“Speed bursts” is the new thing I guess. Just latching on to single dumb stats.
Every single NHL player will tell you it’s mcdavid
cig-nature
They’re close enough that I’m going to need a full playoff series to decide.
Grand-Ingenuity-6460
Straight line speed and acceleration without the the puck Mackinnon
Anything with the puck McDavid
Nuck_Nuck_Goose
The way McDavid skates makes him look like he weighs 1/2 of what MacKinnon does
crywhenugetolder
McDavid just making it look so effortlessly. We’re spoiled to witness this!
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F’n McDavid…what the hell is wrong with you? McDavid is HANDS DOWN the fastest skater in the nhl
Badass clip
Both among the greats. It’s fun to watch.
This was the first shift of the game too. The intensity of these two is awesome I can’t wait for the playoffs. However I think there is a difference how each of their skating affects the game. McDavid’s speed finds space whereas makinnons speed creates space. McDavid wants to skate around you, mackinnon wants to skate through you. McDavid flies, mackinnon slashes.
McDavid is smoother. MacKinnon has really agressive skating style.
This is insanely fun. Not many sports where two of the top players in recent times go head to head and pace for pace.
I do wish my team had a *superstar but im content with josi and forsberg as underdogs.
This is just so entertaining though. A back and forth of two excellent members of the sport. Mad claps
McDavid. Mak is quick but McJesus has him by a hair. In this clip alone you can tell Mak has to make turns to evade him, straight line McD was catching him
Watching MacKinnon when Avs won the cup was something special. So I would say him, but damn good contest between some of the fastest dudes on ice.
They’re both so ridiculously talented
Mcdavid forsure
Mackinnon in an agility race, mcdavid in a straight dash
How many times has Mckinnon been stripped of the puck from behind in full stride from a faster guy?
McDavid is faster. Both are elite in speed in the NHL, but McDavid is faster.
Whoever ends up collecting the most metal.
McDavid. Next question.
McDavid is obviously faster and we’ve known for a decade. But tonight was not a good night to compare. Nearly all the Avs were off the pace all night, including Mack. Didn’t have the same pace to their game as usual. Just weren’t up for it tonight.
McDavid is likea sportscar
Speeedy and smooth
MacKinnon is like a fast light weight troop carrier
Power and speed
McDavid caught him twice
To be fair, the Avs were on a SEGABABA and got in super late from the last game. The entire team looked off all game. A well rested Mack vs. McDavid would be a fun watch. Too bad the Oilers will be on a SEGABABA for the matchup in the 18th.
Wow.
McDavid, and McLeod is faster.
Mcdavid has a higher top speed mack has faster acceleration. Both are freaks.
Let’s not forget, skating with the puck is going to be slower than skating without it, no matter how marginally.
That was cool 😎
That’s good but I’m not sure it’s fair. Stickhandling takes energy. Mackinnon was facing defenders. His brain is filled with where are my teammates, what will I do, are we offsides. Connor was just skate skate skate. You can’t just skate directly into a defender. You have to create uncertainty
avs fans so mad about last night. lmao go suck a nut
Not disrespecting Mackinnon but Mcdavid clearly wins the foot race right at the start.
24.19 top speed for McDavid this year. 24.05 top speed for MacKinnon this year.
Now if we compare speed bursts then it’s MacK and it’s not even close.
Bursts over 20+ MPH, McDavid with 444, MacKinnon with 679.
Bursts over 22+ mph, McDavid with 62, MacKinnon with 110.
Straight line McDavid has him beat, but thats as far as I’d go.
People acting like the Avs didn’t just play a b2b here, the entire team was gassed, everyone was slow out there on the ice for us, so obviously one of the fastest players with fresh legs is going to be able to keep pace with a player who logged 25+ TOI 18 hours ago and make it look easy. Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that one out.
Ah well, playoffs are just around the corner, not very concerned with these last few games, need everyone to be healthy and ready to get after it when it actually matters.
These two on team Canada will be delicious.
Yes
Can’t teach THAT speed. Can’t wait to see them together on team canada!
MacKinnon- I’m faster!
McDavid- No, I’m faster!
McFly- Let’s see if you bastards can do 90!
…sorry, I couldn’t resist.
I’m so pumped for team Canada Olympics
MacKDavid.
That was awesome
Not just speed, but functional speed. You see somewhat frequently in sports where guys can absolutely fly in a straight line test but aren’t able to play fast, whether it’s because they’re not quick side to side or their other skills (stick handling, route running for a WR, dribbling for a basketball player, etc.) aren’t good enough to keep up. These guys take their speed and apply it within the game and it’s ridiculous.
Remember when Americans tries to claim eichel was as good as mcdavid because of “controlled zone entries”
“Speed bursts” is the new thing I guess. Just latching on to single dumb stats.
Every single NHL player will tell you it’s mcdavid
They’re close enough that I’m going to need a full playoff series to decide.
Straight line speed and acceleration without the the puck Mackinnon
Anything with the puck McDavid
The way McDavid skates makes him look like he weighs 1/2 of what MacKinnon does
McDavid just making it look so effortlessly.
We’re spoiled to witness this!