from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,

There is a big difference in playing against this Edmonton Oilers team, when the six-foot-two, 210-pound Kane is patrolling the left wing. And his teammates know it.

“(We’re) just more physical,” said Connor McDavid. “Bigger, faster. All the things that his game is all about.”

“He's a big body. He's physical. He's intimidating,” begins the Oilers' well-spoken winger Zach Hyman. “He's not afraid. He gets in on the forecheck. He can fight. He can score. Not many guys have that combination of skill and grit these days and he's somebody who has both.”

Kane is an above-average skater and shooter of the puck. He can pass it well enough to trade pucks with the likes of McDavid or Leon Draisaitl, though admittedly, Kane is more finisher than set-up man. He plays physical and is willing to fight, a dying art in today’s game.

“He plays with a lot of pace,” McDavid assessed. “He's a big, strong guy who gets in on the forecheck hard. I wouldn't want to be a D and go back to retrieve pucks with him (bearing down on you).”

Kane scores at an above-average rate, 13 times in 15 playoff games last season, and 15 in an interrupted 35 games this season, including the winner in Thursday’s 2-0 victory over Los Angeles. He also led that game with eight hits.

It’s been a long year, between having his wrist stepped on by Pat Maroon in November (missed 31 games), and breaking a rib shortly after he returned (missed nine more).

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