Mattias Ekholm waited a long time for his first NHL hat trick — and when it finally happened, his reaction was just as memorable as the milestone itself.
After what was one of the wilder Oilers comeback wins you’ll ever see on Saturday against the Capitals, the boys were back at it against the red-hot Anaheim Ducks.
The Edmonton Oilers are looking to make a deep playoff run this season, and after coming up short in their previous two appearances, where they made it to the Stanley Cup Final, they are hoping their depth can step up and help them win their first Stanley Cup since 1990.
Mattias Ekholm collected his first career hat trick as the Edmonton Oilers posted a 7-4 victory against the visiting Ducks on Monday, ending Anaheim's seven-game winning streak.
The Edmonton Oilers put on a show Monday night, riding a dominant second period to a 7-4 win over the visiting Anaheim Ducks. After a back-and-forth start, Edmonton took full control of the game, and it all changed with the team’s defensemen.
There's more to hockey than scoring goals and stopping pucks. For some players, putting up points came second to their main task: angering their opponents.
The Edmonton Oilers achieved a unique feat over the last few days, as they became the first time in NHL history to get hat tricks from different defensemen in consecutive games.
Mattias Ekholm had a hat trick for the Edmonton Oilers in a 7-4 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Monday night. It's the second straight game a defenseman delivered a hat trick for the Oilers after Evan Bouchard had three goals and three assists in a 6-5 overtime win against the Washington Capitals on Saturday.
It wasn’t pretty, but the Edmonton Oilers won back-to-back games. On Monday evening, the Oilers hosted the Anaheim Ducks for the fifth game of their eight-game home stand.
Twenty years ago, on this day in Edmonton Oilers history, the team made two big trades to help bolster the blueline ahead of what would become the Cinderella run to the Stanley Cup final.
As we’re just weeks away from the puck dropping on the men’s ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics, many are questioning Hockey Canada’s decision on who should be manning the blue line in Italy.
Fifteen of the Edmonton Oilers’ final 29 games are against Pacific Division opponents. The Oilers are in a battle for first place with Vegas, but Anaheim is suddenly right behind the Oilers after winning seven consecutive games, so home ice for the 2-3 matchup will also be settled down the stretch.
Edmonton Oilers prospect Josh Samanski is set to make his NHL debut tonight against the Anaheim Ducks, and if you’ve been following the Bakersfield Condors all season, you knew this was coming.
Since returning to the Edmonton Oilers lineup, Zach Hyman has been on a tear. The guy isn’t just filling the stat sheet—he’s driving games, creating chaos in the offensive zone, and giving opponents headaches every night.
The Edmonton Oilers have recalled prospect Josh Samanski from the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors, the club announced Tuesday. They also made the coinciding move of assigning winger Isaac Howard to the Condors.
One of the biggest issues for the Edmonton Oilers this season has been the revolving door of the third line. The top line of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Connor McDavid, and Zach Hyman has been set in stone since Hyman’s return from injury, and it’s been one of the best lines in hockey.
Before January 24, 2026, the Boston Bruins held a singular, not overly-publicized crown in the NHL record books. They were the only franchise in history to have three different defensemen record a six-point game.
The Anaheim Ducks will definitely know when Evan Bouchard is on the ice when they face the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. The defenseman had a six-point performance in a 6-5 overtime win against Washington Capitals two nights earlier.
There are still two and a half weeks left before the Feb. 11 roster freeze for the Canadian Men’s Olympic Hockey team. For Edmonton Oilers forward Zach Hyman and defenceman Evan Bouchard, that means there are five games left to show that they deserve to be on the team.
The Oilers narrowly survived a 6-5 game against the Capitals in overtime. But while Edmonton took the win, captain Connor McDavid also reached a very special milestone.