Ahead of the NHL’s trade deadline, I wrote about how the Oilers needed to make an addition to their blue line. It came amid an arms race that broke out
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A notable absence occurred at Thursday’s Edmonton Oilers practice, and Kris Knoblauch’s update was not encouraging. This comes in the wake of Leon Draisaitl missing parts of Game 1 with what was later described as cramping and equipment issues.
Hockey fans are eager to see whether the Edmonton Oilers will bounce back or spiral away when they resume their Western Conference semifinal series against the host Vancouver Canucks in Game 2 on Friday.
After assisting on Edmonton's two first-period goals in a 5-4 Game 1 loss, he missed the last half of the second period. He headed to the dressing room after an abbreviated 10-second shift in the middle period.
Action Network hockey expert Tony Sartori shares a prediction for Friday's NHL game between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks.
Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch announced that forwards Leon Draisaitl and Adam Henrique are considered day-to-day. Their status for Game 2 versus Vancouver remains unknown.
Is Leon Draisaitl healthy? That has to be the question after the Edmonton Oilers star center played only 16:43 in the 5-4 loss Wednesday night.
The Oilers wasted a poor effort in Game 1. Usually, you waste a good effort and lose, but last night, the Oilers weren’t sharp, yet they somehow had a three-goal lead — and blew it.
In the end, it was a team that played not to win, but more trying not to lose. Game 1 of the Oilers and the Canucks has a plethora of talking points to it, but at the end of the day, when Zach Hyman scored his second goal of the game, the Edmonton Oilers decided to win the game 4-1 and failed.
The Edmonton Oilers shocked themselves as they let a three-goal lead evaporate in a game one loss to the Vancouver Canucks. It was a hot start as the Oilers capitalized on an early powerplay, but the Canucks responded by making the Oilers life hard at 5v5.
It was the perfect start to the second round for the Edmonton Oilers, until it wasn’t. In Game 1 against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night, the Oilers built up a 4-1 lead by the second period.
The Edmonton Oilers gave away Game 1 of their series with the Vancouver Canucks. It was a brutal loss that should have taught the team a very valuable lesson.
I can’t even begin to tell you how frustrating it was to be at Rogers Arena last night to watch the Oilers cough up a 4-1 lead with three unanswered goals in the third period.
Connor McDavid failed to record a shot for the first time in his playoff career, and the Edmonton Oilers blew a three-goal lead to drop Game 1 of their Western Conference second-round series to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night.
Life comes at you fast in the NHL playoffs. One minute, you could be holding a 4-1 lead halfway through the game, only for you to suffer a loss after four to go into your own team’s net.
VANCOUVER — Stuart Skinner didn’t mince words, not after he and his Edmonton Oilers gagged on a three-goal lead to open this all-Canadian, one-anthem Round 2 series against the Vancouver Canucks.
It’s been a while since the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks met in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Wednesday, it looked like Edmonton would come away with an emphatic win in Game 1.
There's no NHL team facing more pressure to finally get the job done than the Oilers. After losing to the eventual champion Golden Knights last year, Edmonton entered this season with the hockey world wondering how they would respond.
The Edmonton Oilers were hopeful all week that forward Adam Henrique would be good to go for the opening game versus the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.
Edmonton Oilers forward Adam Henrique is dealing with a lower-body injury and not expected to play in Game 1 of the NHL Western Conference second-round playoff series at Vancouver on Wednesday night.
The NHL has announced the finalists for the Hart Trophy.
Seeing the Vancouver Canucks in Round Two of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is an unexpected delight for their fans. For fans of the Edmonton Oilers, their team’s presence is the bare minimum.
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