Connor McDavid evidently doesn't do slumps.

In likely his final shift left to escape establishing a new career high of three consecutive games without recording a point, McDavid found Ryan Nugent-Hopkins drifting into a scoring area to convert the overtime winner Monday night versus the St. Louis Blues.

McDavid's timely feed gave him a league-best 40 points for the season, and a 60th assist through 79 games across his first two years in the NHL.

He also has 28 goals to make it 88 points over that span, a fruitful total portfolio that's quickly closing in on a complete aggregated NHL campaign. McDavid's averaged 1.11 points per outing since his debut, which is comparable to a top-25 rate all time.

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Patrick Maroon couldn't help but express his feelings after watching a clip of his son Anthony's reaction to his tying goal against the St. Louis Blues in his return to Missouri on Monday night.

Related: Maroon's son celebrates dad's goal in St. Louis homecoming

"It's pretty cool. It's pretty emotional," the Edmonton Oilers forward told Sportsnet's Gene Principe as he watched the replay of his son delighting in his father's big moment. "It's pretty cool (and) I don't get to see him as much, but it's pretty special."

Maroon was clearly overwhelmed as the interview concluded, barely mustering an "absolutely" to end the segment.

The Oilers defeated the Blues in overtime, but the Maroon family proved Monday that sports are often about more than just names and numbers.

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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins played the part of hero, with a little help from a fellow first overall pick.

That would be Connor McDavid, who assisted on Nugent-Hopkins' overtime game-winning goal against the St. Louis Blues on Monday, giving the Edmonton Oilers a big road win.

The goal was Nugent-Hopkins' sixth of the season, while the assist gave McDavid a league-high 28, adding to his first-place overall point total (40).

From a team perspective, the Oilers now sit in a three-way tie for first place in the Pacific Division, matching the 39 points earned by San Jose and Anaheim.

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Patrick Maroon got an early start on the season of giving.

The Edmonton Oilers forward gifted his son an early present Monday night, tying the game against the Blues at Scottrade Center in the Maroon family's hometown of St. Louis.

The kid's reaction is priceless.

(Video courtesy: NHL.com)

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Vindication for Randy Carlyle.

That's one conclusion that could be drawn after Anaheim defeated the Maple Leafs on Monday, but the former Toronto head coach and current Ducks bench downplayed the personal implications of the result.

Carlyle served as head coach of the Maple Leafs over four seasons, guiding the club to a 91-78-18 record in 188 games, as well as the team's only playoff appearance since 2004.

He was fired during the 2014-15 regular season, and maintains he was never told why.

With the win, the Ducks kept pace with San Jose atop the Pacific Division standings.

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The Nashville Predators are hoping Filip Forsberg's recent game log is a sign of things to come.

Through October and November, the 22-year-old had scored a grand total of two goals, and had failed to hit the back of the net in five games to start December.

Forsberg did, however, record his third goal of the season in a win over St. Louis on Dec. 13, and recorded the game-tying goal - his fourth - in Monday's eventual shootout win over Philadelphia.

That marks two goals in his past five games, and a return to more expected levels of production.

While Forsberg's overall numbers are down from the past two seasons, what's encouraging is that his shooting percentage suggests a turnaround could be afoot.

Forsberg's shots per game are down for the season, but he is averaging 3.8 through nine December games, meaning better days should be ahead as his shooting percentage climbs closer to his career mark of 10.6

What's also encouraging is Forsberg remains productive in regards to assists, and he's on pace to match the career-high 37 posted in 2014-15.

Add it all up, and Forsberg could be in for a monster 2017, with a view to contributing when it matters most for the Predators, namely in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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Kevin Bieksa's night came to an early end after taking a deflected puck to the face.

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Roman Polak attempted a shot early in the second period that caught Bieksa up high after the ricochet.

Bieksa left the ice for medical attention and was unable to return, per the Anaheim Ducks.

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This is not how Brian Elliott wanted to begin his first start in there weeks.

A shade over five minutes into the first period, the Calgary Flames netminder attempted to play the puck behind the net, but inadvertently bumped it off Josh Jooris' chest. Unable to recover in time, Elliott watched as Christian Dvorak scooped the puck and put it into the back of the net.

Elliott had not made a start since Nov. 28, having lost a foothold on the No. 1 gig to Chad Johnson. He had posted a save percentage of .886 in 14 appearances prior to Monday's game against the Arizona Coyotes.

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