The Edmonton Oilers (12-11-5) hosted the Seattle Kraken (11-8-6) on Thursday night (Dec. 4). This was their third meeting of the season, with Seattle defeating Edmonton 3-2 on Oct.
Connor McDavid scored three goals and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers routed the visiting Seattle Kraken 9-4 on Thursday. Leon Draisaitl had a goal and three assists and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evan Bouchard each had three helpers for the Oilers, who went 4-for-5 on the power play.
The Edmonton Oilers are back. On Thursday evening, the Oilers smashed the Seattle Kraken 9-4 in a much-needed win. The Oilers are now 12-11-5 this season with three more games on this five-game home stand.
Plenty of the Edmonton Oilers struggles this season have been attributed to goaltending, but that certainly wasn’t the case on Tuesday night. Instead, it was the Oilers’ offence who deserved the blame in what was a 1-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild.
Calvin Pickard is starting on Thursday against the Seattle Kraken, and it’s about time. Not because Stuart Skinner has been bad—he hasn’t. That shutout against Seattle five days ago was his best performance of the season.
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.
While there are a plethora of reasons why the Edmonton Oilers are 11-11-5 through 27 games and out of the playoff picture, above all else, what it always comes back to is the goaltending.
The Edmonton Oilers have changed their calendar to December now, which means the holidays are almost here. The Oilers have seen quite a few mid-late round gifts in the form of Tommy LaFreniere, David Lewandowski, and Asher Barnett.
The Edmonton Oilers are in need of better depth in their forward core. Meanwhile, recent rumours have stated that the Vancouver Canucks may be willing to sell some players.
Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch has laid out the challenge to a depth forward who he’d like to see take on a bigger role. Trent Frederic isn’t going to be handed extra ice time—he needs to force the issue.
Nothing has come easily for the Edmonton Oilers this season. They’ve yet to win more than two games in a row, and one could argue they struggled to play even two consecutive solid games in a row, until their last two against Seattle and Minnesota.
The Edmonton Oilers lost 1-0 to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, with the team unable to solve goaltender Jesper Wallstedt despite outshooting Minnesota 33-24 overall.
The Edmonton Oilers have been in the middle of a ton of trade rumors over the last few weeks, with a vast majority of them revolving around their search for an upgrade in net.
After surviving what might have been the most gruelling early-season schedule in the NHL, the Edmonton Oilers finally have something they’ve desperately needed: time at home.
The Edmonton Oilers’ 4–0 shutout in Seattle last weekend felt, on the surface, like a moment of relief for both the team and Stuart Skinner. He has been
The Edmonton Oilers have entered December with league-wide chatter surrounding their goaltending situation and the future of Stuart Skinner. Coming off a shutout 4-0 win against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday, the 27-year-old netminder continues to attract attention as the club navigates the growing speculation about potential trade scenarios.
The Edmonton Oilers are getting some much-needed reinforcements. The Oilers announced they have activated forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins from their injured reserve.
Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch shared several updates, as reported by Jason Gregor of Sports 1440; most notably, Jack Roslovic is set to miss multiple weeks.