Stop me if you heard this one before, but Evan Boucard just broke another playoff record. As the Oilers were getting a good cycle on the power play, Bouchard fired a slapper from the point while there was a mad scramble of players huddled around the net.
The Oilers rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 5-2 win over the Stars on Wednesday night at Rogers Place to tie the Western Conference Final at two games each.
Two nights after the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers combined for eight goals, the two teams are well on their way to exceeding that number only a period into Game 4 of the Western Conference Final.
It sure felt good to find us a hockey winner together, didn't that just feel better than the alternative? We've got the bug now and would prefer to continue finding some Ws together on the ice.
The Edmonton Oilers have a problem. It’s not a new problem, though. It’s one that’s become a tale as old of time for this team: their blue line. And on Monday night the struggles were on full display for the Oilers in a 5-3 loss to the Dallas Stars.
The Oilers failed to bring a 60-minute effort and the Dallas Stars made them pay. To repeat the script from the previous two games momentum went instantly into the hand of the Oilers, except this time Edmonton paired that pressure with a two-goal lead.
When the Edmonton Oilers first traded Tyson Barrie to the Nashville Predators as part of a massive trade package which brought back Mattias Ekholm, I was skeptical of the team giving Evan Bouchard more ice time and finally elevating him into a bigger role.
Game 1 between Edmonton and Dallas went to double-overtime and saw five total goals. YB's Griffin Carroll was certainly anticipating a bit more scoring, and still believes both sides can push 3+ goals in Dallas.
The Edmonton Oilers showed up and showed out in a double overtime victory over the Dallas Stars Thursday night. The narrative coming into this series is that the Oilers’ depth wouldn’t be a match for the Stars, but in Game 1, they showed they could hold their own.
Two superstars at the peak of their collective powers. Season after season of dominance together. Zero playoff wins in the third round or later. Unable to get over the hump in the Western Conference.
Connor McDavid did not miss this one. The Oilers' star tipped in a pass from defenseman Evan Bouchard 32 seconds into to the second overtime period to give the Oilers a 3-2 win over the Stars.
We really need to find some winning NHL bets together, it was far more enjoyable. Tonight's Game 1 between the Edmonton Oilers and the Dallas Stars, to me, is a game to get excited about.
Next stop, Dallas. Edmonton’s high-octane train rolls along to face its latest and most daunting challenge. Somehow, it’s already nine seasons into the McDavid Era.
It might be cliche, but the adage, “Your best players need to be your best players to win,” is accurate. It helps having depth players contribute, but if you want to win the Stanley Cup or go deep in the playoffs, your best players need to produce.
The stage is finally set for the 2024 Western Conference Final, and it's promising to be an explosive series between Jamie Benn's Dallas Stars and Connor McDavid's Edmonton Oilers.
With five goals and 13 points in 13 playoff games, Miro Heiskanen has been the Dallas Stars best player so far in this series. It will be a huge challenge for Evan Bouchard to match or exceed Heiskanen’s production, but Bouchard is coming off a series where he outplayed Quinn Hughes, a Norris Trophy finalist.
Evan Bouchard has been having an incredible playoff through the first two rounds and is rewriting the record books. Bouchard reached this elusive feat on the backs of a two-assist outing in Game 7, including getting a primary assist on Ryan Nugent-Hopkin’s series-clinching goal late in the second period.
The Edmonton Oilers survived a late onslaught from the Vancouver Canucks, earning an appearance in the Western Conference Finals for the second time in the last three years.
The Edmonton Oilers are going to the Western Conference Final for the second time in three years.
On May 10, Evan Bouchard scored at 5:38 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 2 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs second round, tying the best-of-seven series at one win apiece.
Last week I wrote about the goaltending matchup heading into this second round series between the Canucks and Oilers and, more importantly, what made Stuart Skinner’s game perfect for the Canucks’ shooters to exploit.
After what Vancouver Canucks fans thought was just another remarkable comeback on this exhilarating playoff run, Evan Bouchard and the Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers tied their series with the Vancouver Canucks at two games each on Tuesday night, bringing new life to the series and making it a best-of-three.
There are some big names on the 2023-24 Edmonton Oilers roster. The team has must-see players in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, who continue to wow and put up insane numbers in both the regular season and the playoffs.
In a dramatic Game 4 that went down to the wire between the Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks, the Oilers managed to snatch victory from the jaws of a potential overtime struggle.
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