Monday night could’ve gone really bad for the Edmonton Oilers. Down 3-1 in the dying seconds of the second period to the Columbus Blue Jackets, the boo birds were out in full swing, and rightfully so.
Connor McDavid had two goals and Jack Roslovic scored 56 seconds into overtime to help the Edmonton Oilers rally for a 5-4 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.
The Edmonton Oilers closed out a short two-game homestand on Monday night (Nov. 10) when they played host to the Columbus Blue Jackets at Rogers Place.
The Edmonton Oilers needed that victory. On Monday evening, the Oilers hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets before embarking on a seven-game road trip. Despite being down by two goals with less than seven minutes left in the game, the Oilers were able to claw back and win 5-4 in overtime.
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.
An Edmonton Oilers player has finally dropped the gloves. After the Colorado Avalanche demolished the Oilers 9-1 on Saturday, Trent Frederic was one of just three Oilers players to speak to the media, noting that no one wants to fight a player with just one goal through 15 games.
Since our last update, the Bakersfield Condors have played four games: a back-to-back against the Calgary Wranglers and another back-to-back against the Henderson Silver Knights.
I work a part-time job in the evenings now, so I can’t watch a lot of the games. Perhaps that’s not necessarily a bad thing based on what I’ve been reading and listening to lately.
The Edmonton Oilers have been toiling to start the season, and it doesn’t appear to be getting any easier as veteran center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will miss about a week of action with an undisclosed injury.
The Edmonton Oilers got embarrassed against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night, losing by a 9-1 blowout margin to drop their record down to 6-6-4.
The Edmonton Oilers have spent the better part of the last decade being a two-man team. Connor McDavid and Leon Drasiatil. The Dynamic Duo. A pair that was destined to lead the franchise back to the promised land.
Just five months ago, The Athletic ranked the Edmonton Oilers’ blue line among the NHL’s best — calling it a “99th percentile” group and one of the deepest in the league.
The first eight games of the Edmonton Oilers’ season were a bit of a bumpy ride, as we looked at in the first Oil Check of the year, coming out just above 0.500 and getting ready for a fairly tough eight-game stretch.
It’s one thing to lose games. It’s another to lose your edge and gamesmanship. And right now, the Edmonton Oilers have lost both — and it all circles back to one offseason decision that looks worse by the day.
The Edmonton Oilers finished a mini two-game road trip and had an ugly week in the process. Starting week #5, the Oilers found themselves in Jazz/Blues city, playing against one of the worst teams in the NHL right now, the St.
Things got a little tense at Edmonton Oilers practice on Sunday (Nov. 9), the day after they suffered one of the worst losses in franchise history, falling to the Colorado Avalanche by a score of 9-1 at Rogers Place.
The NHL season is quickly approaching the holiday season, a period where the playoff picture begins to take shape. Teams have all played at least 15 games, marking the completion of nearly 20% of the regular season schedule.
As much as everyone wants to deny it, the clock is ticking on the Edmonton Oilers' window to win a Stanley Cup with Connor McDavid. Here's a move the Oilers should make.