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Edmonton Oilers Best Carolina Hurricanes In Overtime

The Edmonton Oilers and Carolina Hurricanes have been two of the best teams in the NHL throughout most of this season, making Saturday night’s game a must-watch affair.

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The Quiz of the Day

Monotony of Success – Part 2: How do the Oilers compare to others who reached back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals?

In Part 1, I talked about why I decided to compare the 2025-26 Edmonton Oilers to the nine teams post-1990 that attempted to make the Stanley Cup Final for a third straight year.

Mike Grier News / Oilersnation / November 16

Top 100 Oilers: No. 63 — Mike Grier

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Mike Grier comes in at No.

Zach Hyman News / Oilersnation / November 16

Zach Hyman and what true leadership looks like

Zach Hyman isn’t wearing a letter on his jersey (yet). He’s not the one giving postgame speeches or handling media responsibilities when things go wrong.

Alexander Ovechkin News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'NHL all-time goal leaders' quiz

How many of the 21 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?

The '2024-25 NHL points leaders' quiz

The 'Active 40-goal NHL season leaders' quiz

The 'NHL 1,200-points Club' quiz

Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / November 16

Monotony of Success – Part 1: Why can’t the Oilers start their season on the right foot?

Typically, in the Sunday Scramble, I take a ripped-from-the-headlines approach to the hot topics across the hockey world. But this week I’ve been thinking about history and how it applies to this version of the Edmonton Oilers.

NHL News / Yardbarker

Who is the winningest coach for every NHL franchise?

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.

Edmonton Oilers News / NHL Trade Talk / November 16

Oilers’ Latest OT Win Still Feels Like a Wake-Up Call

The Edmonton Oilers walked out of Carolina with two points and an overtime winner from Leon Draisaitl, but let’s not pretend the victory was a clean one.

Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / November 16

Digging into why Edmonton’s offence has been underwhelming at 5-on-5

At the 20-game mark of the 2025-26 NHL season, the Edmonton Oilers have a record of 9-7-4. Overall, it is below the expectations for this team. On the one hand, underwhelming starts are far from a new phenomenon for Edmonton.

Edmonton Oilers News / The Hockey Writers / November 16

6 Goalies That Should Be on the Oilers’ Trade List

The Edmonton Oilers are on a bit of a high after back-to-back overtime wins, but those who watched both would tell you this team is still working through a funk.

Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / November 16

Oilers pull off the rope-a-dope, Zach Hyman human wrecking ball, and a big night for Stuart Skinner

The Oilers rolled into Carolina on Saturday looking for a response after a sloppy loss in Columbus, and the big question I had was whether they could take advantage of a Hurricanes team playing the second half of a back-to-back.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / November 16

Oilers Bend But Don’t Break: 3 Positives In Tough Win Over Hurricanes

The Edmonton Oilers were not the better team on Saturday night when they faced the Carolina Hurricanes, but the theme after the game was “scratching and clawing”, adding points in the standings when they arguably didn’t earn them.

Connor McDavid News / The Hockey Writers / November 16

Connor McDavid Is Suddenly Scoring Like it’s 2023 Again

Recently, I wrote an article for The Hockey Writers asking: Why isn’t Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid scoring like he used to? There was evidence

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / November 16

5 Takeaways From Oilers’ 4-3 Overtime Win Over Hurricanes

The Edmonton Oilers have won two straight games in Raleigh, for the first time, defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime. They won their previous road game against Carolina 3-1 last March.

Zach Hyman News / Oilersnation / November 16

Bend, don’t break as Hyman’s return lifts Oilers over Hurricanes

Stops in Raleigh are never easy. For many Edmonton Oilers fans, it invokes unpleasant memories from the 2006 Stanley Cup Final. And while that may be almost 20 years in the past, recent trips to visit the Carolina Hurricanes haven’t always been fun.