The Edmonton Oilers were started in 1971 as one of the founding franchises of the World Hockey Association (WHA). After seven WHA seasons, which included a loss to the Winnipeg Jets in the last Avco Cup Final, the Oilers were one of the four teams to merge with the NHL. The Oilers experienced immediate success in the NHL by qualifying for the playoffs in their first 13 seasons, winning five Stanley Cups in the process. The 1980s Oilers teams were some of the best in league history and featured some of hockey’s most legendary names, including Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, and Paul Coffey. The 1990s were less kind to them and the team bottomed out in the 2010s, which resulted in them earning multiple first-overall picks, including Connor McDavid, who by all intents and purposes is the modern-day Gretzky.
Two of the hottest teams in the NHL played each other on Sunday evening (Dec. 22) when the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Ottawa Senators. Coming into this contest, the Senators were 8-1-1 in their last 10 games while the Oilers were 8-2-0 in their last 10. Despite that, this was a sloppy game for large stretches. Players were losing edges, and there were a lot of turnovers in the neutral zone by both teams. At the end of the day, the Oilers came out on top with a 3-1 victory, snapping the Senators’ six-game winning streak. Here’s your game recap….
The Edmonton Oilers take on the Ottawa Senators at Rogers Place tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. SENATORS (18-13-2) at OILERS (20-11-2) 8 p.m. ET; RDS, SNW, TSN5 Senators projected lineup Brady Tkachuk — Time Stutzle — Claude GirouxRidly Greig — Josh Norris — Drake BathersonNick Cousins — Shane Pinto — Noah GregorCole Reinhardt — Zack Ostapchuk — Adam Gaudette Thomas Chabot — Nick JensenJake Sanderson — Travis HamonicTyler Kleven — Jacob Barnard-Docker Linus UllmarkLeevi Merilainen Scratched: Cole Reinhardt Injured: Michael Amadio (head), Anton Forsberg (undisclosed), David Perron (upper body) Status report Amadio will likely not…
Dec. 22 is jam-packed with some of the biggest names and greatest players in National Hockey League history. Numerous members of the Hockey Hall of Fame had big moments and reached some significant milestones on this date. So, let’s start our daily journey through the decades and revisit all the memories. Jagr Passes Messier Jaromir Jagr picked up an assist on Dec. 22, 2016, to pass Mark Messier for second place on the NHL’s all-time points list. His third-period assist in the Florida Panthers’ 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins gave the ageless one 1,888 points, second only to Wayne…
Edmonton Oilers forwards Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid were mic’d up when the latter recorded his 1,000th career point, in Edmonton’s win over the Nashville Predators at Rogers Place on Nov. 14. Footage appears in the trailer for the latest episode of The Drop, the team’s web series, capturing the…
A Saturday (Dec. 21) matinee saw the Edmonton Oilers come from behind and defeat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 in overtime. The Oilers fought from behind all game, as they were trailing 2-1 since the midway mark of the first period, and trailed up until Mattias Ekholm tied the game…
The Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks faced off at Rogers Place in Edmonton for a matinée game on the shortest day of the year (Dec 21). The game featured 22-year-old Sharks rookie goalie Yaroslav Askarov going up against 32-year-old Calvin Pickard in net for Edmonton. This was Cody Ceci’s…
This is a tale of two Jeffs, Jeff Skinner and Jeff Jackson, and how things can look good on paper but when it comes to performing on the ice, that’s a whole different matter. If you recall, things were looking up in Oil Country when Oilers CEO of Hockey Operations,…
The San Jose Sharks take on the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. 4 p.m. SN, NBCSCA Sharks projected lineup Barclay Goodrow — Mikael Granlund — Fabian ZetterlundNikolai Kovalenko — Macklin Celebrini — Tyler ToffoliWilliam Eklund…
The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 at Rogers Place on Thursday (Dec. 19), with Mattias Ekholm scoring the winning goal in overtime. Zach Hyman and Connor McDavid also tallied for the Oilers, who rallied from a 2-0 deficit after 20 minutes. Boston had jumped ahead early with first-period…
Dec. 20 has been a very eventful and exciting date in the history of the National Hockey League. Some of the biggest names in the Hall of Fame had memorable moments on this date, especially in the “Original Six” cities of Montreal and Chicago. Let’s all climb aboard our hockey…
The Boston Bruins concluded their five-game road trip with a stop in Edmonton to play the Oilers on Thursday night (Dec. 19). This game was pretty sloppy at times, which resulted from poor breakout passing and bad turnovers. Ultimately, the Oilers came away with the 3-2 overtime victory. With this…
Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl hit a major milestone in his career, recording his 900th NHL point against the Boston Bruins. Draisaitl capped off another three point night with an assist on the OT winner, which was scored by Mattias Ekholm. This is also his seventh straight game with at least…
The Edmonton Oilers take on the Boston Bruins tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. BRUINS (17-13-3) at OILERS (18-11-2) 9 p.m. SN1, NESN Bruins projected lineup Morgan Geekie — Pavel Zacha — David PastrnakBrad Marchand — Elias Lindholm — Justin BrazeauTrent Frederic — Charlie…
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, several teams made deals on Wednesday to get ahead of the NHL roster freeze on Friday. Are there any more deals coming in the next few hours? The Vancouver Canucks are reportedly being aggressive. What are they trying to add, and do they have a…
When it comes to historical dates in the National Hockey League, Dec. 19 is right up near the top of the list. The first game in league history was played on this date, and it also saw the 1,000-point mark reached faster than it ever had before or will again….
When free agency opened back on July 1, the Edmonton Oilers wasted little time re-signing veteran forward Corey Perry to a one-year contract worth $1.4 million. From some perspectives, the move didn’t make a lot of sense. After all, Perry had turned 39 on May 16, and Father Time remains…
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the New York Rangers are struggling and the finger-pointing has begun. Who are the players holding responsible? Meanwhile, are the Minnesota Wild closely looking at Kaapo Kakko? A strange story was mentioned during Jeff Marek’s podcast about a trade that was being worked on in…
The Carolina Hurricanes and the Edmonton Oilers do not have a storied rivalry. They were both teams in the 2006 Stanley Cup Final series that was one of the most dramatic and entertaining playoff series in a long time. The two organizations are in separate conferences, so they do not…
The Edmonton Oilers and Tampa Bay Lightning are both looking to make it back to the playoffs this season, and it seems as though they will both be buyers when the 2025 Trade Deadline rolls around. Looking back on recent history, both teams have had different paths to getting where…
