3 best moments from Amazon Prime's "FACEOFF: Inside the NHL" feat. Connor McDavid's meltdown

Amazon released its highly anticipated series "FACEOFF: Inside the NHL" on Prime Video this week. The series filmed during the 2023-24 season gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at some of the biggest stars in the league. In addition, it also gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at some of the biggest moments throughout the season, including the Stanley Cup Final.

Amazon released a trailer for the six-part docu-series earlier in the week, which went viral. Ahead of the start of the 2024-25 NHL regular season, hockey fans have been waiting for the final product.

The full series dropped on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, giving NHL fans something to talk about ahead of the opening game of the regular season between the New Jersey Devils and the Buffalo Sabres.

Three best moments from Amazon's NHL "Faceoff" series

#1: Connor McDavid's epic postgame speech

After going down 2-0 to the Florida Panthers, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid was caught on camera giving his teammates an epic postgame speech before the series traveled back to Edmonton.

For a player who self-described himself as an introvert, the candid moment gave fans a raw look at the Oilers captain in one of the most tense moments of the season. Although Edmonton lost Game 3 at home, it answered the call in Game 4, fighting back to force a Game 7 despite ultimately coming up short.

“That’s not f*****g good enough. It’s the f*****g Finals. Dig the f**k in! Right now! Whatever the f**k you have! That is not f*****g good enough. Let’s go get one f*****g win at home. One win. And we’ll see what f*****g happens,” McDavid said to his teammates in the locker room (via B/R Open Ice).

#2: Maple Leafs' Nylander and Marner's argument caught on hot mic during Game 4

During Game 4 of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, a tense exchange on the Maple Leafs' bench caught the attention of fans and analysts. At the time, lip readers and fans on social media speculated what exactly transpired during the exchange; however, thanks to "Faceoff," fans got the raw audio.

In a tense moment, William Nylander told bluntly teammate Mitch Marner to shoot the puck:

"Shoot it! Stop f*****g crying bro!"

#3: behind the scenes of Matthew Tkachuk's broken sternum

While much of the "Faceoff" series focuses on the 2023-24 season, Matthew Tkachuk opened up about the hit he sustained early on in Game 3 of the 2023 Stanley Cup finals against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Tkachuk explained to the "Faceoff" camera crews that the hit resulted in a broken sternum. Tkachuk's brother, Brady Tkachuk, helped Matthew get in and out of bed because of the severity of the injury.

"My brother was staying with me and had to get me out of bed, get me dressed, get me to the rink and I had guys tie my skates and put on my jersey, just helping me with everything. So I'm happy that I was able to attempt and play that game but I knew I wasn't myself," Matthew Tkachuk said.

While the Tkachuk and the Panthers' 2023 Stanley Cup run didn't pan out, the team was able to bounce back and win the 2024 Stanley Cup.