Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist and Connor Ingram earned a 27-save shutout to lead the Edmonton Oilers past the visiting St. Louis Blues 5-0 on Sunday night.
Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist and Connor Ingram earned a 27-save shutout to lead the Edmonton Oilers past the visiting St. Louis Blues 5-0 on Sunday night.
This is the Edmonton Oilers team that went to back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals. On the second night of a back-to-back following a 6-0 win against the Vancouver Canucks, the Oilers defeated the St.
Edmonton Oilers’ forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins played his 1,000th NHL game on Sunday, Jan. 18, at home against the St. Louis Blues. The 32-year-old was drafted first overall by the Oilers in 2011 and has spent his entire career with the organization.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins played in his 1,000th career regular-season NHL game on Sunday night as the Edmonton Oilers hosted the St. Louis Blues. He is the first
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Edmonton Oilers didn’t just score six goals in their 6-0 shutout win over the Vancouver Canucks. They also flipped the game on its head in the second period.
The Edmonton Oilers did pretty well without Leon Draisaitl against the Vancouver Canucks. They won 6-0, looked dominant, and made it seem like maybe life without their second-best player isn’t the disaster everyone thought it would be.
The Edmonton Oilers are facing a crossroads of sorts. With Tristan Jarry back to full health, they are currently riding a three-goalie tandem in Jarry, Connor Ingram, and Calvin Pickard.
The Oilers will be without one of their superstars for the next few games. The team announced that center Leon Draisaitl will be stepping away from the team to attend to a family illness back home in Germany.
For a long time, the Edmonton Oilers’ most pressing issue was the need to upgrade in goal—or at least add depth at the position. Now, the tables have turned.