Posts About "Mike Smith"
THW Goalie News: Shutout Parade, Battle of Alberta, Vasilevskiy Honored
February 2nd, 2020 In a year where some of the most prolific goalies in the NHL have struggled, Saturday was a good day to celebrate some of them getting back on track, and one who has been on fire for the last month. Shutout Parade Saturday's action featured a plethora of shutouts from top-name goaltenders who fell significantly in our recent...
Surging Oilers Beat Coyotes: 4 Questions Worth Asking Now
January 19th, 2020 As the Edmonton Oilers head into their bye week and then the All-Star break, the 7-3 victory for the Oilers has the team feeling pretty good about their current run. 6-1-1 in their last eight, they're now in a playoff spot and just a couple points out of first place in the Pacific Division. That said, the game versus the Coyotes...
Coyotes Top 10 Moments from the 2010s
January 1st, 2020 From all-decade teams to the greatest moments of the previous 10 years, there has been a lot of reminiscing as of late regarding the most memorable occurrences of the last decade as we get set to begin the 2020s. For the Arizona Coyotes, the 2010s were an up-and-down decade. The team experienced sustained success to start the 2010s,...
Andrew Mangiapane With Goal and Two Assists, Flames Beat Oilers 5-1
December 27th, 2019 EDMONTON — Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and two assists as the Calgary Flames cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. Matthew Tkachuk, Sean Monahan, Elias Lindholm and Mikael Backlund also scored for the Flames (20-15-5), who had l...
Oilers Need to Move on From Smith
December 24th, 2019 While the 2019-20 season has had a lot of ups and downs for the Edmonton Oilers, it has overall been an excellent year for them compared to the past two seasons. Early on, it looked like Mike Smith was a big part of that success, but after that hot start in which Smith went 3-0, things quickly turned south - his record since that time...
Oilers: Dave Tippett's Goaltending Rotation
November 22nd, 2019 The Edmonton Oilers started the season with an out-of-character, unexpected bang. They went 5-0-0 in their first five games, a fate not achieved by the franchise since the 1980s. Fans, haters (hi, Calgary Flames fans, hope you’re doing well), and journalists have praised the league dominance of the Batman-and-Batman—no Robin this...
