Top 3 Oilers Not Named Draisaitl or McDavid That Are Key to Playoff Run Brian Swane | March 25, 2025 The Edmonton Oilers are currently experiencing the unprecedented: life without the dynamic duo of Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid. Both superstar centres are currently missing from Edmonton’s lineup after being…
Oilers’ Nugent-Hopkins Reminding the World He’s Still an Excellent Player Rupert McDonald | March 24, 2025 Last week, I wrote a column about Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl and how playing behind a superstar like Connor McDavid has overshadowed his elite abilities. But there’s another player…
3 Takeaways From Oilers’ 5-4 Victory Over Kraken Matt Parks | March 23, 2025 The Edmonton Oilers’ domination over the Seattle Kraken continued on Saturday night (March 22) as they won 5-4 at Rogers Place. In 14 games versus the new expansion team, the…
Oilers May Benefit From Having McDavid and Draisaitl Out Rupert McDonald | March 22, 2025 The Edmonton Oilers are hurting right now. They are still without Evander Kane, who has yet to play this season due to an abdominal procedure in September. Trent Frederic, who…
NHL Rumors: Savard, Canadiens, Hughes, Canucks, Oilers Jim Parsons | March 14, 2025 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is talk about the Vancouver Canucks and a few key pieces of that team. What is the future of head coach Rick Tocchet? Is…
Oilers’ 6 Biggest Remaining Games in the Regular Season Brian Swane | February 21, 2025 Canada defeated the United States by a score of 3-2 in the final of the 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday (Feb. 20) when Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid scored the…
5 Takeaways From Oilers’ 3-2 Victory Over Sabres Matt Parks | January 26, 2025 The Edmonton Oilers narrowly defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 25). This was a very high-event, back-and-forth affair with three separate lead changes and a lot of…
5 Takeaways From Oilers’ New Year’s Eve Victory Over Utah Brian Swane | January 1, 2025 The Edmonton Oilers closed out 2024 on a winning note Tuesday (Dec. 31) night, defeating the Utah Hockey Club 4-1 at Rogers Place. Leon Draisaitl, Mattias Ekholm, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and…
Oilers’ Top 5 Performances at World Juniors Brian Swane | December 28, 2024 For the first time in more than a decade, the Edmonton Oilers do not have any prospects participating in the World Junior Hockey Championship (WJC), which gets underway on Tuesday…
Oilers’ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Appears in 900th Career Game Jim Bay | November 18, 2024 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has become the third player in franchise history to appear in 900 games with the team as he participates in tonight’s (Nov. 18) game against the Montreal Canadiens.…
Oilers’ Historically Bad Penalty Kill a Key Reason For Slow Start Jesse Courville-Lynch | November 13, 2024 The Edmonton Oilers have had a historically bad penalty kill to start their 2024-25 campaign. They sit at the bottom of the NHL in terms of penalty kill percentage (PK%)…
Oilers Can Boost Ryan Nugent-Hopkins by Dropping Him in the Lineup Jesse Courville-Lynch | November 12, 2024 The Edmonton Oilers have been underwhelming to start the 2024-25 season, and there are several reasons the team hasn’t found consistent success to start the new campaign. With a 7-7-1…
