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Owen Michaels earned his place in the Edmonton Oilers lineup

Welcome to the NHL, Owen Michaels. His first NHL game might not have rivalled that of Auston Matthews, but Michaels made his mark during the Edmonton Oilers' home-and-home set with the Vancouver Canucks.

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High-scoring Oilers seek better defense vs. Kraken

With four of their top seven forwards on the injured list, it would figure the Edmonton Oilers might be struggling to score. But that has not been the case through the first two games of the season.

Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / October 2

ONR: The Oilers are an adventure again at both ends of the rink

It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of in-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed the Oilers’ home-and-home against the Canucks, offered their takes on the chaos, the Saturday’s matchup against Seattle, line combinations, and more.

Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / October 2

Winning ugly is better than losing: Oilers’ early-season good and bad

The Edmonton Oilers’ first two games of the 2027 NHL season have taken fans on a wild ride of entertainment, frustration, disbelief, and amazement while challenging you to balance the good with the bad.

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The '2026-27 NHL captains' quiz

Can you name the players chosen as team captain for each NHL franchise in 2026-27?

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Jack Campbell News / Oilersnation / October 2

Former Oilers goalie Jack Campbell reveals struggle with alcohol led to Leafs departure

Anxiety was never in Jack Campbell’s vocabulary. What he chalked up to nerves was so much more. And on top of a lifelong battle with depression, the former NHL goaltender turned to alcohol during his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs, he shared during an appearance on the Cam and Strick podcast this week.

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The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

NHL News / Oil on Whyte / October 2

The Oilers ended their two-game set with the Canucks in chaotic fashion

The Edmonton Oilers were mere minutes from writing another unfortunate entry in the Atlanta Falcons Journal of Blown Multi-score Leads. If you don't know what that is, it's the next docuseries focusing on some of the most humiliating blown multi-score leads in sports history.

Stan Bowman News / NHL Trade Talk / October 2

Oilers’ Chaotic Start Could Force Stan Bowman to Rethink Trade Priorities

The Edmonton Oilers entered the season with a fairly clear idea of what they might eventually need to add through the trade market. General manager Stan Bowman has openly discussed Edmonton’s interest in finding a right-shot centre who can kill penalties, win faceoffs and handle difficult matchups.

Mike Babcock News / NHL Trade Talk / October 2

Mike Babcock Took the Oilers Job. Now the Fun Starts

Mike Babcock might want to stock up on throat lozenges. If the first couple of Edmonton Oilers games are any indication, he’ll be doing a lot of talking — and probably a lot of yelling — about mistakes.

Edmonton Oilers News / The Hockey Writers / October 2

Oilers Shouldn’t Panic Over Early Goaltending Struggles

The more things change, the more they stay the same. It’s a new season for the Edmonton Oilers, with a new head coach, a new associate coach, and a few roster changes.

Vasily Podkolzin News / Oilersnation / October 2

Oilers’ Vasily Podkolzin is off to a hot start and it comes as no surprise

When the Edmonton Oilers’ schedule was released for the 2026-27 season, Vasily Podkolzin’s eyes must’ve lit up. He was probably excited to see that the first two games of the season were against his former team, the Vancouver Canucks, because he was likely eager to show them all the skills he worked on this past summer.

Connor McDavid News / NHL on ClutchPoints / October 2

What Oilers’ Connor McDavid said after wild 9-7 win vs. Canucks

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid contributed one goal and four assists in Thursday’s 9-7 win over the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena, splitting their season-opening home-and-home series.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Patrik Laine News / The Oil Rig / October 2

Does Patrik Laine potentially have a future with the Edmonton Oilers?

Patrik Laine was once one of the NHL’s most feared young goal scorers. Now, as the 2026–27 regular season is getting underway, Laine is still without a contract.

Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / October 2

Devon Levi’s Oilers debut, Vasily Podkolzin is a monster, and Owen Michaels’ first NHL goal

One of the nice things about having a home-and-home series against the Vancouver Canucks is that round two gave the Oilers a chance to rebound after what was a painful season-opener loss.

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Connor McDavid News / NHL Trade Talk / October 2

McDavid Starts New Tradition, And Newest Oiler Rewarded After Team Escapes with 9-7 Win

It wasn’t pretty, but the Edmonton Oilers will take a win any way they can. After a wild 9-7 victory, head coach Mike Babcock addressed the dressing room with a message that was part pep talk, part reality check.

Edmonton Oilers News / The Oil Rig / October 2

Allowing the Edmonton Oilers a 10-game window before panicking

The Edmonton Oilers 2026–27 season will be an important one, perhaps even more important than the back-to-back seasons they fought their way to the Stanley Cup Final.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / October 2

3 Takeaways From Oilers’ 9-7 Win Against Canucks

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks by a score of 9-7 in an absolutely wild game at Rogers Arena on Thursday (Oct. 1). Forward Leon Draisaitl scored twice for the Oilers, who also got goals from Evan Bouchard, Trent Frederic, Kasperi Kapanen, Connor McDavid, Owen Micheals, Vasily Podkolzin and Ryan Shea.

NHL News / Oilersnation / October 2

Oilers Jekyll-and-Hyde their way to win over Canucks

If you were boxscore-watching Thursday night’s game between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, you wouldn’t be able to tell that Alberta’s team was short four members of their top-six.

Edmonton Oilers News / Inside The Rink / October 2

NHL Game Recap: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver 10/01/2026

First Period Goals: Vasily Podkolzin (3) PPG / Kasperi Kapanen (1), Connor McDavid (3) at 9:26 / 1-0 EDM Owen Michaels (1) / Mathieu Joseph (1), Evan Bouchard

Josh Samanski News / Oil on Whyte / October 2

Oilers 2026-27 top 10 prospects, No. 2: Josh Samanski hopes to claw his way back to the show

Continuing our prospect rankings at Oil on Whyte, we are now onto our penultimate ranking article and at No. 2 on our Oilers 2026-27 top 10 prospect rankings; Josh Samanski.

NHL News / Field Level Media / October 2

NHL roundup: Connor McDavid's 5 points help Oilers outgun Canucks 9-7

Connor McDavid scored a goal and had four assists, Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist and Evan Bouchard added a goal and two assists as the visiting Edmonton Oilers jumped out to a five-goal lead and then held on for a wild 9-7 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

Edmonton Oilers News / Field Level Media / October 2

Evan Bouchard, Connor McDavid make waves as Oilers beat Canucks 9-7

Connor McDavid scored a goal and had four assists, Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist and Evan Bouchard added a goal and two assists as the visiting Edmonton Oilers jumped out to a 5-0 lead and then held on for a wild 9-7 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

Edmonton Oilers News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 1

Oilers’ Zach Hyman Out Two Weeks, Frederik Andersen Out Long-Term

The Edmonton Oilers traveled to Vancouver for their first road game of the regular season without one of their top forwards. Winger Zach Hyman is expected to miss the next two weeks with an undisclosed injury sustained in Edmonton’s preseason finale against the Calgary Flames, per Sportsnet’s Jack Michaels.