Wayne Gretzky feels that this year’s iteration of the Oilers is the best yet because of their depth. When Paul Bissonnette on the TNT panel asked Gretzky what makes the 2023-24 Oilers stand out among the others in recent years, Gretzky said it boiled down to how loaded they are at every position.
One win down, three more to go. On Thursday night, the Edmonton Oilers won the 2024 Western Conference Finals opening game against the Dallas Stars. In recent history, both teams have faced immense struggles at winning the first game of a playoff series, sporting a combined 1-13 record in the past four seasons in Game 1s.
The Alberta native, Dylan Holloway, is having a breakthrough postseason with the Edmonton Oilers. Playing some of the best hockey he’s ever played in his short NHL career.
Action Network hockey expert Tony Sartori has a same-game parlay for Oilers vs. Stars with his NHL predictions for Game 2.
Welcome back to another day of NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head and other factors that may play in.
There is just the one Stanley Cup Playoffs Semifinals game on the card Saturday, and anytime goal-scorer odds for players from each squad are available below.
Connor McDavid is regarded as the best player in the NHL, but does he have the rings to back it up?
On Friday, the Carolina Hurricanes announced that Don Waddell was stepping down from his role as President and General Manager. Eric Tulsky, who has been with the organization since 2014 and served as an Assistant General Manager since 2021, has been named interim General Manager.
The Edmonton Oilers played excellently in Game 1 versus the Dallas Stars and, despite letting a 2-0 lead slip, came away with the win. Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman scored two goals early in the second period, but the Stars’ resilience showed as the game progressed.
As per Elliotte Friedman, Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch says the team has a decision to make on forward Adam Henrique. Friedman notes in a recent twee, He’s [Knoblauch] is “thinking about inserting him in Game 2.
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 Jack Adams Award is annually bestowed upon the coach who is “adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success,” with the winner selected by a poll of the NHL Broadcasters Association.
The Edmonton Oilers won a high-stress opening game over the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Finals, taking it 3-2 in double-overtime. Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist, including the double-OT winner, and the Oilers’ captain may be finding his stride at the best possible time.
The Edmonton Oilers picked up their first Western Conference Final win in the Connor McDavid era, and it was the captain who called game with a perfect redirection in his first shift of double overtime.
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.
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