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Connor McDavid wowed the NHL world last season with his 153-point campaign, the highest point total the league has seen from a single player since 1996. Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby doesn’t think the Edmonton Oilers superstar will stop there. Crosby said he could see McDavid notching 170 points this season, something that hasn’t been […]

The Edmonton Oilers have a ton of talent on their roster. In fact, they have the two best players in the world, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, on their roster. However, the team just hasn’t been able to translate this to success in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They’ve come close, that’s for sure. Edmonton made […]

The Edmonton Oilers are an incredibly talented team, and every hockey fan is aware of this. After all, they have the two best players in the NHL on their roster right now. However, despite having Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid, Edmonton has yet to put it all together in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. That said, […]

In Connor McDavid’s eyes, there’s nothing more Canadian than his Edmonton Oilers playing their nemesis, the Calgary Flames, in the upcoming 2023 NHL Heritage Classic. McDavid recently expressed his sentiments on the outdoor game that has garnered massive attention in North America. He played in his first NHL Heritage Classic in his second season in […]

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are entering another season in Stanley Cup or bust mode — and the NHL’s best player has his teammates locked in ahead of a critical 2023-24 campaign. The Oilers captain requested his teammates return to Alberta two weeks before the start of training camp to participate in informal skates, […]

The Edmonton Oilers are heading into the 2023-24 season as one of the teams to beat in the Western Conference with a superstar core led by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers have lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champion in back-t0-back seasons; they were swept by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2022 Western […]

A familiar face will have a chance to play for the Edmonton Oilers once again. The team has signed Sam Gagner to a professional tryout following the addition of Brandon Sutter, as announced Monday. The Oilers drafted Gagner way back in 2007 with the sixth overall pick. He played 402 games for the franchise through […]

The Edmonton Oilers are looking to be the team that officially ends the Canadian Stanley Cup drought. They came close in 2022, reaching the Western Conference Final. In 2023, they made it to the second round before falling to the eventual champion Vegas Golden Knights. For 2024, the Oilers are hoping to draw on these […]

The Edmonton Oilers are closing in on a two-year contract extension with star restricted free agent defenseman Evan Bouchard, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Wednesday. “Sounds like EDM and Evan Bouchard closing in on 2x$3.9M,” Friedman wrote. Paying Bouchard $7.8 million over the next two years is a huge win for the Oilers, after the […]

The Edmonton Oilers are an offensive powerhouse. Boasting the game’s best player in Connor McDavid and arguably the next best in Leon Draisaitl, fans in Alberta have been treated to exciting, fast-paced hockey on a nightly basis for years. The Oilers are firmly in the NHL’s bracket of Stanley Cup contenders heading into next season, […]

Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner had a promising rookie season in 2022-2023, and he is hoping to build on his impressive rookie campaign that put him in the All-Star Game and resulted in a second-place finish in voting for the Calder Trophy. “I know for my rookie year it seems everything went pretty good and […]

Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner finally broke through in 2022-23 and thrived in the process. Skinner played a major role in getting the Oilers into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Though things didn’t go so well against the Los Angeles Kings in round one, the young goalie turned in an impressive season overall. Skinner recently participated […]

The Edmonton Oilers have the talent to contend for a Stanley Cup. They just haven’t been able to pull it all together in the Stanley Cup Playoffs yet. In fact, they lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. This past season saw some of the team’s […]

After two years off of professional hockey, Brandon Sutter is looking to make a National Hockey League comeback — and he’ll have the chance to do it with the Edmonton Oilers in 2023-24. Sutter is joining the Oilers for training camp in September on a professional tryout agreement, team reporter Bob Stauffer confirmed on Tuesday […]

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Sean Durzi is certainly no stranger to Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid. On the ice, McDavid faced Durzi’s former team, the Los Angeles Kings, in back-to-back years in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Off the ice, the two train together as part of a group in the offseason. Durzi recently spoke more about […]

The Edmonton Oilers are finally a contender after years of brutal play on the ice. Edmonton’s futility on the ice did parlay into NHL Draft Lottery luck, however. It’s why the Oilers have Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, undisputedly the two best hockey players in the world. However, Edmonton just hasn’t been able to go […]

The Edmonton Oilers brought in forward Connor Brown on a one-year contract to the surprise of very few people. Brown and the Oilers were linked well ahead of the start of NHL Free Agency for one very specific reason: Brown’s relationship with superstar Connor McDavid. McDavid and Brown have known each other since they were […]

The Edmonton Oilers have seemingly been on the cusp of a Stanley Cup for the past few years but have been unable to get over the playoff hump. This past season was no different, as the Oilers lost to the eventual champion for the second straight year with a six-game, second-round defeat against the Vegas […]

The Edmonton Oilers are firmly in Stanley Cup contention for the next few seasons, with two of the game’s greatest players in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl leading the way. The Oilers were four wins away from reaching their first Stanley Cup Final since 2006 two seasons ago, but were unable to overcome an elite […]

In the second salary cap dump of the day on Thursday, the Edmonton Oilers shipped young forwards Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin east to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for future considerations, the teams announced. Both Yamamoto and Kostin have become expendable to the Oilers after their offense dried up in 2022-23. The 24-year-old […]

The NHL has already had a big week with multiple high-profile trades, and the fun is just beginning. On Wednesday night, the highly-anticipated 2023 NHL Draft will begin, ushering in the next generation of potential stars. Then on Saturday, the league’s annual free agency begins, and while this class is relatively weak, there are some […]

Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid is the best player in the NHL today. And at the NHL Awards, he took home more than enough hardware to back up that claim and then some. Among all the awards won, McDavid took home the biggest individual prize. The Oilers superstar won the Hart Trophy as the most […]

Connor McDavid has won nearly everything there is to win as a player in the NHL. He added another batch of hardware to his still-growing trophy collection on Monday, including a Hart Trophy — the third of his career. Almost everyone saw McDavid’s Hart Trophy win from a mile away, but apparently, he still did […]

The NHL offseason is in full swing and the trade market is up and running. Some teams figure to be very active on the trade market, and the Philadelphia Flyers will likely be one of them, with Travis Konecny potentially on the move. The Flyers unveiled “new” uniforms Tuesday morning, but those won’t be the […]

Edmonton Oilers forward Kailer Yamamoto hasn’t had the greatest start to his career. The 24-year-old entered the NHL as a first-round pick in 2017, and there was a bit of buzz around him for a moment. In 2021-22, he provided reason for encouragement. He scored a career-high 20 goals that season. Furthermore, he doubled his […]

The Edmonton Oilers are keeping Derek Ryan around, giving the veteran forward a two-year contract extension worth $900,000 annually, the team announced on Tuesday. Ryan appeared in 80 games for the Oilers during the 2022-23 season, scoring 13 goals and adding seven assists for 20 points with a +11 rating. He was due for unrestricted […]

Vegas Golden Knights star Jonathan Marchessault has finally tied Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl for the most goals in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Wait, what? It’s been nearly a month since Draisaitl and the Oilers last played in the playoffs, but it was not until Thursday night that a player managed to score as […]

The Edmonton Oilers suffered another disappointing postseason exit in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and general manager Ken Holland’s end of season comments confirmed that the team is desperate to reach the pinnacle of the National Hockey League. “We’re devastated,” Holland said on Wednesday, according to NHL.com’s Derek Van Diest. “I have guys in there […]

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers have not been able to get over the hump in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, despite having one of their best seasons since the days of Wayne Gretzky in 2022-23. The captain got brutally honest on Tuesday about the expectations for his team after another postseason disappointment. “It’s Cup or […]

The 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs claimed another victim on Sunday night in the Edmonton Oilers. Featuring two of the best players in the world in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, the Oilers fell short of the Stanley Cup once again, falling to the Vegas Golden Knights in a six-game, second-round series. Considering that Edmonton made […]

If there’s ever a doubt that hockey is a team sport, look no further than the Edmonton Oilers. Despite having the top two players in the NHL, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, the Oilers were bounced from the playoffs in the second round with a 5-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights Sunday night. Draisaitl, […]

The Edmonton Oilers entered the Stanley Cup Playoffs as one of the favorites to raise the cup when all was said and done, but that won’t be the case after they found themselves eliminated by the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night. The loss hit the Oilers hard, and it added to the postseason woes […]

The Edmonton Oilers are out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and will go through another summer without a Stanley Cup. Their loss on Sunday to the Vegas Golden Knights cemented their playoff elimination. The Oilers took a very quick 2-1 lead in the game and held that lead through the first period. However, a natural […]

The Edmonton Oilers are out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after losing Game 6 to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night. And the loss has an effect that reaches much further than just the Oilers. Edmonton’s loss marks the 30th consecutive season in which an American team will win the Stanley Cup. The only […]

The Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights just finished a hard-fought Game 6. It was a do-or-die game in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Oilers, but many fans were simply asleep. The NHL and ESPN are under fire from hockey fans over the start time of Sunday’s game. The game was scheduled to start […]

The Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers are fierce rivals on the ice and have been for decades. However, Flames defenseman Troy Stecher is not concerned with that rivalry right now. The NHL and ESPN have received a ton of criticism over the decision to give Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Oilers […]

The Edmonton Oilers need a win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night to stay alive in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. If there’s anyone the team can rely on, it’s veteran blueliner Mattias Ekholm. Ekholm took time to speak with Canadian outlet Sportsnet ahead of Game 6 on Sunday night. When asked about advice […]

The Vegas Golden Knights and Edmonton Oilers will go to battle on Sunday night in Game 6 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, many fans are livid at the start time of this crucial game. The two teams lined up for puck drop at around 10 PM Eastern time, creating many […]

The Edmonton Oilers are on the verge of elimination for the first time in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs after losing a tight, 4-3 affair to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 on Friday night. Edmonton was burned by a costly five-on-three which led to two Golden Knights goals, part of a three-goal onslaught […]