Leon Draisaitl’s done it, scoring his 1,000th point on Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins, becoming the fifth player in Edmonton Oilers history to hit the century mark with the club.
Check the standings, and you might not believe it: the Edmonton Oilers have quietly clawed into the top three in the Pacific Division. After a rough start, they’ve gone 6-3-1 over their last ten games and are finally starting to look like the team we’ve seen over the past couple of seasons.
Pierre Lebrun on Insider Trading says Evan Bouchard‘s name has resurfaced on Team Canada’s Olympic team’s radar. Following a solid stretch of highly productive games, Bouchard seems to have overcome his early-season jitters, and the high-end defenseman people know he can be has taken over the conversation.
The Edmonton Oilers find themselves at the epicentre of the hockey world as the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano and Cortina approach. With the Dec.
If Russia were eligible to play in the 2026 Olympics, Vasily Podkolzin would have a strong case to make the team. Among Russian players, he is tied with Alex Ovechkin and Kirill Kaprizov for the second most five-on-five goals with nine, with Ivan Barbashev (10) just ahead.
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.
Progress isn’t measured in declarations, or promises or locker room speeches. It’s tracked through results, through effort, through exceeding expectations Which makes tonight’s clash between the Oilers and Boston Bruins exactly what Edmonton needs.
Sometimes when a team is attempting to maneuver through the doldrums of the long hockey season, all it needs is a little spark. That boost can manifest itself in a multitude of ways.
After a slow start to the season by his lofty standards, Connor McDavid has finally caught fire. On Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins, he recorded his third four-point performance of the month, propelling him to the top of the NHL scoring leaderboard for the first time this season.
The Edmonton Oilers have been linked to just about every goalie in the NHL in recent years as they searched for an upgrade on the tandem of Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard.
Don’t look now, but the Edmonton Oilers have quietly crept into a top-three spot in the Pacific Division. After another slow start to the season, they are suddenly 6-3-1 over their last 10 games, and are beginning to look like the Stanley Cup contender they’ve been the prior two seasons.
The Edmonton Oilers have a new face in the form of Tristan Jarry, and so do the Bakersfield Condors. The Condors actually have a couple of new faces as it’s been a busy week for the AHL affiliate of the Oilers with call-ups and trades.
The Edmonton Oilers had a relatively active offseason, though much of their work was done nibbling around the edges. Despite all of the talk about trading for a goalie or landing a top-six forward, Stan Bowman prioritized shedding salary and getting younger.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is quietly putting together one of the best seasons of his career. Though having missed nine games to injury, he still sits fourth on the Edmonton Oilers with 25 points in 25 games.
Stan Bowman was active in the goaltending market last week, acquiring Tristan Jarry, but the Edmonton Oilers’ general manager may not be done yet. Bowman is still looking to improve his backup situation, and that addition could be Buffalo Sabres goaltender Alex Lyon.
Not many offseason acquisitions around the NHL have paid off this year more than the Edmonton Oilers’ last-minute signing of Jack Roslovic on the day of their season opener.
The National Hockey League has long been aware of Leon Draisaitl’s dominance and Oilers fans have long been aware of hockey lucky they are to watch #29 play on a nightly basis.
Connor McDavid has flown under the radar for most of the 2025-26 season, but that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore. The Oilers captain has 56 points through 34 games, which is the second-most for a single player behind Nathan MacKinnon (58).