Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch announced that forwards Leon Draisaitl and Adam Henrique are considered day-to-day. Their status for Game 2 versus Vancouver remains unknown.
Is Leon Draisaitl healthy? That has to be the question after the Edmonton Oilers star center played only 16:43 in the 5-4 loss Wednesday night.
The Oilers wasted a poor effort in Game 1. Usually, you waste a good effort and lose, but last night, the Oilers weren’t sharp, yet they somehow had a three-goal lead — and blew it.
In the end, it was a team that played not to win, but more trying not to lose. Game 1 of the Oilers and the Canucks has a plethora of talking points to it, but at the end of the day, when Zach Hyman scored his second goal of the game, the Edmonton Oilers decided to win the game 4-1 and failed.
The Edmonton Oilers shocked themselves as they let a three-goal lead evaporate in a game one loss to the Vancouver Canucks. It was a hot start as the Oilers capitalized on an early powerplay, but the Canucks responded by making the Oilers life hard at 5v5.
It was the perfect start to the second round for the Edmonton Oilers, until it wasn’t. In Game 1 against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night, the Oilers built up a 4-1 lead by the second period.
The Edmonton Oilers gave away Game 1 of their series with the Vancouver Canucks. It was a brutal loss that should have taught the team a very valuable lesson.
I can’t even begin to tell you how frustrating it was to be at Rogers Arena last night to watch the Oilers cough up a 4-1 lead with three unanswered goals in the third period.
Connor McDavid failed to record a shot for the first time in his playoff career, and the Edmonton Oilers blew a three-goal lead to drop Game 1 of their Western Conference second-round series to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night.
Life comes at you fast in the NHL playoffs. One minute, you could be holding a 4-1 lead halfway through the game, only for you to suffer a loss after four to go into your own team’s net.
VANCOUVER — Stuart Skinner didn’t mince words, not after he and his Edmonton Oilers gagged on a three-goal lead to open this all-Canadian, one-anthem Round 2 series against the Vancouver Canucks.
Oilers fans collectively held their breath on Wednesday night during Game 1 between the Oilers and Canucks when Leon Draisaitl missed the second half of the second period.
The Edmonton Oilers had to be concerned late in the second period of Wednesday’s Game 1 matchup with the Vancouver Canucks as Leon Draisaitl left the ice surface and didn’t return.
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Leon Draisaitl left the game between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks in the second period, went to the locker room, and didn’t return as the second intermission began.
It’s been a while since the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks met in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Wednesday, it looked like Edmonton would come away with an emphatic win in Game 1.
The Oilers had not lost a game during the entire regular season in which they had led by two or more goals after two periods. But that was the regular season.
There's no NHL team facing more pressure to finally get the job done than the Oilers. After losing to the eventual champion Golden Knights last year, Edmonton entered this season with the hockey world wondering how they would respond.
The Edmonton Oilers were hopeful all week that forward Adam Henrique would be good to go for the opening game versus the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.
A new report from a top wrestling industry insider claims this week’s AEW Dynamite could have a shockingly small crowd due to a massive watch party for an NHL Playoff game nearby.
Edmonton Oilers forward Adam Henrique is dealing with a lower-body injury and not expected to play in Game 1 of the NHL Western Conference second-round playoff series at Vancouver on Wednesday night.
The NHL has announced the finalists for the Hart Trophy.
Seeing the Vancouver Canucks in Round Two of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is an unexpected delight for their fans. For fans of the Edmonton Oilers, their team’s presence is the bare minimum.
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