Despite the post-game reaction online after Saturday’s 3-2 overtime loss, the Edmonton Oilers have become a very good defensive team. The Oilers have allowed the fewest goals in the NHL over their past 10 games, 18.
For most of the 2023-24 season, the Edmonton Oilers have deployed the same three defensive pairings. Edmonton is the only team in the NHL with three different pairs each playing 500 minutes together at 5-on-5.
The Edmonton Oilers had an up-and-down wrap to their road trip, dropping two games against mediocre teams in the Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres before getting back in the win column with a dominant performance against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
It feels wrong watching the Pittsburgh Penguins these days. Once a franchise that was the face of the league, they now are the face of what can go wrong.
I don’t know about you, dearest Internet friends, but these last two Oilers losses to Columbus and Buffalo bothered me a lot. Both of those teams are on the outside of the playoff chase right now, and the last thing I expected was for our beloved Edmonton Oilers to punt both games, picking up only one of a possible four points.
After dropping back-to-back games against non-playoff teams, the Oilers are back in the win column as they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins by a score of 4-0.
Mattias Ekholm reached a personal milestone in Thursday night’s game against the Blue Jackets by appearing in his 800th NHL game. Ekholm became the 42nd player of Swedish descent to reach the feat, joining an exclusive group that includes a few former Oilers, Adam Larsson and Fredrik Olausson.
So Ken Holland has made a big splash for a second straight deadline. Last year, he got an impact player with term in Mattias Ekholm and this time around, he got a little bolder, moving on from their first round for a pure rental in Adam Henrique.
As I watched Leon Draisaitl hammer a puck past Linus Ullmark, capping off a comeback victory over a legitimate Cup contender in the Boston Bruins, the first thought that popped into my head was that this Oilers team could be something special.
Do you remember the rumours surrounding the Edmonton Oilers and who they were looking at for a defensive upgrade last season? Names like Vladislav Gavrikov of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Joel Edmundson of the Montreal Canadiens, and Niko Mikkola of the St.
I expect the Edmonton Oilers to make three additions before next Friday’s trade deadline, and I believe those will be two forwards and a defencemen for their playoff push.
Now that was a four-point win. While the Oilers lost three consecutive games for the first time in two months, the Kings have been climbing up the standings since firing head coach Todd McLellan during the All-Star break.
The three-game losing streak is over, as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings by a score of 4-2 on Monday night.
The fans at Mullett Arena went home happy on Monday afternoon as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Arizona Coyotes by a score of 6-3. The 5,000-seat arena on
The Edmonton Oilers still haven’t had a losing streak in the year 2024. After starting their Central Division road trip with a loss to the St. Louis Blues, the Oilers rebounded on Saturday with an overtime victory over the Dallas Stars.
Last season, the Edmonton Oilers pulled off two deadline deals to help their run at the Stanley Cup. While Nick Bjugstad was a good addition, bringing in Mattias Ekholm is one of the greatest deadline trades that the Oilers have ever pulled off.
The Edmonton Oilers are off to a horrific start. After their 3-0 loss to the New York Rangers on Thursday (Oct. 26), they are 1-5-1 through their first seven games, putting them second to last in the NHL.
Ryan Rishaug of TSN writes, “Ekholm looks pretty good out here. My guess is he plays as 7th D – kills penalties and depending on how he feels his minutes go up or down.
No timeline for the defenseman’s return is known at this point.
Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland has said that Mattias Ekholm will miss the start of training camp with a hip flexor. No timeline for the defenseman’s return is known at this point.
Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk look at some of their old takes and highlight some misses on the latest episode of Daily Faceoff Live.
The Edmonton Oilers have made their deadline splash, set to acquire veteran defenseman Mattias Ekholm from the Nashville Predators.
The Predators are in discussions with the Edmonton Oilers regarding Ekholm, though there is no indication that a deal is close,
The veteran defenseman has played 697 regular-season games for the franchise, averaging nearly 22 minutes a night. He even received some Norris Trophy attention in 2018-19 when he set a career-high with 44 points.
When the Nashville Predators take the ice against the Boston Bruins Saturday afternoon they will be missing another one of their cornerstone players.
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