Tristan Jarry was not on the ice for morning skate on Thursday as the Edmonton Oilers prepare to face the Anaheim Ducks tonight. But no need to panic. Mike Babcock said that Jarry is sick, not injured.
Sometimes the most interesting thing about a hockey player isn’t how quickly he improves. It’s how quickly everyone else changes their opinion of him. That’s what seems to be happening with Tristan Jarry in Edmonton.
It’s amazing how quickly the Tristan Jarry trade narrative has flipped for the Edmonton Oilers. Not long ago, the goalie was seen as a contract the team would have to move but probably couldn’t give away.
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Things are going great in Oil Country. Over a month into the season, the Edmonton Oilers lead the Western Conference with 24 points thanks to an 11-2-2 record.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
Sometimes a goaltender needs a little time to find his game. For Tristan Jarry, that process may finally be showing results. After a difficult season last year and an uneven start to this one, Jarry is looking more comfortable in the Edmonton Oilers' crease.
The Edmonton Oilers kicked off their three-game road trip with a matinee against the New York Islanders on Saturday, and with Rangers on deck just over 24 hours later, it was important to get things started on the right foot.
Throughout the Edmonton Oilers’ torrid start to the 2026-27 season, there have been plenty of positives, as you would expect from any 9-2-2 team. The Big Three are leading the way, with Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Evan Bouchard sitting first, second, and tied for fifth in NHL scoring, respectively.
It’s a small sample size – just two games – but it might be fair to say that Edmonton Oilers goaltender Tristan Jarry might have turned the corner and could have brighter days ahead in Edmonton.
When Tristan Jarry’s struggles were at their worst last season, I came up with a gag to try to change the feng shui surrounding his performance. Nation Network video editor and the most vocal Jarry supporter I know, Padon, was at an Edmonton Oilers game with his cousin last winter.
It’s never a dull moment in the Edmonton Oilers‘ crease. After it looked like they were finally going to get some stable goaltending from Devon Levi, an undisclosed injury as knocked him out for a couple weeks, joining Frederik Andersen who’s missed all of the regular season thus far.
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.
After collecting only a single point from their games against the Leafs and Red Wings, I was hopeful that there would be no better remedy for the Edmonton Oilers than a visit from the Calgary Flames.
I know I’m not the only one who was curious to see how the Edmonton Oilers would respond against the Detroit Red Wings after a brutal 7-2 loss to the Leafs on Saturday.
If you’d told me before the season started that the Edmonton Oilers would be sitting at 8-2-1 through 11 games despite injuries to an entire second line, their third-line centre, two goaltenders and several other key players, I’d have said that’s a pretty darn good start.
The Edmonton Oilers rode into Saturday’s matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs on a three-game win streak, and if the boys wanted to keep the ball rolling, they were going to need to play a little tighter than they did in Thursday’s win over the Hurricanes.
It’s been a long time since the Edmonton Oilers have employed a goaltender who can steal games. Ten games into the season, the Oilers are 8-1-1, with a league-best .850 point percentage.
The Edmonton Oilers are dealing with more roster uncertainty after goaltender Devon Levi missed practice Friday, leaving his status up in the air. An injury, if that’s what this is, is not good news for the Oilers, as Levi has been incredible since his arrival and a key part of the Oilers’ 8-1-1 record.
The Edmonton Oilers touched down in Salt Lake City for the back half of their home and home series with the Utah Mammoth, and the obvious hope was that our boys would dole out some revenge after dropping the first game at home.
The Edmonton Oilers entered the 2026-27 NHL season with everyone wondering, who is their No. 1 netminder? Two weeks later, that question is no closer to being answered.
The New York Rangers have a goaltending problem, but that does not mean they need to make the biggest trade available. Igor Shesterkin is out for the season, while Joonas Korpisalo is expected to miss the next four weeks.
The Edmonton Oilers enter tonight’s rematch against the Vancouver Canucks with a decision to make in goal: does Tristan Jarry get another opportunity, or do they change starters after Tuesday’s 6–5 overtime loss?
The Edmonton Oilers are going to be doing some things differently this season. New head coach Mike Babcock will shape the team to his image as they try to win a Stanley Cup for the first time since 1990.
There was only one Stanley Cup Playoff game on Wednesday's schedule, and it was a significant one as the Colorado Avalanche were able to advance to the Western Conference Final with a 4-3 overtime win against the Minnesota Wild, eliminating their division rival from the playoffs.
There is no team in the NHL that is going to be facing more pressure this offseason than the Edmonton Oilers. That pressure is already starting, and it is coming from the franchise's two best players, forwards Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.
Through 13 games with the Oilers, Jarry is 6-5-1 with an .862 save percentage (SV%) and 3.96 goals against average (GAA).
Recent reports have highlighted issues involving Tristan Jarry and the Edmonton Oilers during practices, contributing to growing concerns about his performance and how well he’s meshing since being acquired in a trade.
The goaltending malaise continues for the Edmonton Oilers.
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