Trade chatter around Andrew Mangiapane is starting to heat up, and the Winnipeg Jets are emerging as a team to watch. Elliotte Friedman was the latest to bring up the Jets name again, noting on Friday’s 32 Thoughts podcast that the loss by Winnipeg to Edmonton on Thursday has that team asking serious internal questions.
Times are tough in Winnipeg. Last year’s Central Division champions, who cruised through the regular season to a 56-22-4 record, have fallen off a cliff.
As the Edmonton Oilers move into January, they are hoping they can hold their lead at the top of the Pacific Division and pull away as the trade deadline approaches.
After picking up their first win in 2026 on Tuesday over the Predators, the Edmonton Oilers were back on the road for a single stop in Winnipeg for a rematch against the struggling Jets.
The Winnipeg Jets (15-22-5) hosted the Edmonton Oilers (22-16-6) on Thursday night (Jan. 8). The Jets came into this game scuffling, losing their last 10 games and 15 of their previous 17, including two to the Oilers.
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.
Connor McDavid matched a career-high 17-game point streak with a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers handed the host Winnipeg Jets their 11th straight loss with a 4-3 victory.
For only the fourth time this season, the Edmonton Oilers have won a game after allowing the first goal. On Thursday evening, the Oilers made a long bus trip to Winnipeg to face the Jets for the third and final time this season, defeating the last-placed team 4-3.
Trading local kid Stuart Skinner to Pittsburgh felt risky—he had flashes of brilliance, but consistency wasn’t there. One game he played lights out hockey; the next game, not so much.
Last summer was an interesting one for the Edmonton Oilers. Everyone remembers the beginning of the 2024 off-season, when the Oilers were able to re-sign Adam Henrique, Mattias Janmark, Corey Perry, and Connor Brown, while also adding Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson.
It’s no secret that the Edmonton Oilers are looking to upgrade their forward group ahead of the trade deadline, with a third-line center firmly at the top of their wish list.
“The talks continue.” That’s what David Pagnotta told us on Oilersnation Everyday on January 7th, regarding the future of Edmonton Oilers Andrew Mangiapane. Kris Knoblauch has opted to healthy scratch him for the Winnipeg Jets game on December 29th, and in three of the Oilers’ last four games, including tonight’s game against the Jets.
It’s impossible to ignore the noise going around, and picking up steam, across social media. The 2025-26 season has been a strange one for the Edmonton Oilers, as seemingly nobody has an idea yet as to whether or not this team is a true Stanley Cup contender.
Edmonton Oilers forward Adam Henrique is set to miss nearly two months of action after sustaining an undisclosed injury in Tuesday’s game against the Nashville Predators.
Last night, Edmonton Oilers forward Kasperi Kapanen made his return to the lineup after an extended injury absence. That absence included a setback at practice, when he was on the verge of returning initially.
The Oilers announced they’ve activated right winger Kasperi Kapanen from long-term injured reserve, allowing him to return to the lineup for tonight’s game against Nashville.