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The Edmonton Oilers made an impressive run to the Western Conference Finals, but were unable to get past the Colorado Avalanche, who sent them home via a four-game sweep on Monday night. The Oilers fought hard but were simply outmatched by the Avs. It certainly didn’t help that some key Edmonton players were dealing with […]

If it wasn’t already known, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar is an absolute superstar. The 23-year-old once again showed why as his team swept the Edmonton Oilers in impressive fashion on Monday, booking their spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In the process, Makar made history. Per ESPN Stats & Info, he’s only the fourth […]

For the first time in over 20 years, the Colorado Avalanche are headed to the Stanley Cup Finals after Artturi Lehkonen became the newest hero of the Avs with his game-winning goal in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals series against the Edmonton Oilers. Lehkonen did not just booked the Avalanche a ticket to […]

Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid got his first taste of the Western Conference Finals this season, but his time there was short-lived thanks to a 4-0 sweep at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche. Mike Smith and the Oilers’ defense was no match for the Avalanche’s high-powered attack, which the Oilers’ own explosive offense wasn’t […]

The Colorado Avalanche revealed Monday that Nazem Kadri has undergone surgery to repair his injured thumb following the Game 3 hit from Oilers’ Evander Kane, which knocked Kadri out of the contest. The 31-year-old was injured on his first shift of the game on Saturday after Kane hit him into the boards illegally. The thumb […]

The Edmonton Oilers are on the brink of elimination in the NHL Playoffs, down 3-0 in the Western Conference Finals series against the Colorado Avalanche heading into Game 4 on their home ice. To make matters worse, Evander Kane will be sidelined for the pivotal clash after picking up a suspension in Game 3 due […]

The Colorado Avalanche will try to advance to the Stanley Cup with a sweep as they face the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4. It’s time to continue our NHL odds coverage with an Avalanche-Oilers Game 4 prediction and pick.  The Avalanche defeated the Oilers 4-2 in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. Now, Colorado has a […]

The Edmonton Oilers are down 3-0 in the Western Conference Finals against the Colorado Avalanche, and the team may have just been handed a death blow ahead of Game 4. Tensions flared in Game 3 after Evander Kane injured Nazem Kadri with a dirty hit less than a minute into the game. Kadri did not […]

The Colorado Avalanche are up 3-0 on the Edmonton Oilers and are poised to reach the 2022 Stanley Cup Final. Unfortunately, the Avalanche might be without center Nazem Kadri for that championship series, assuming they finish off the Oilers. Kadri left Saturday’s Game 3 against the Oilers after taking a hit from behind by Evander […]

Life is supposed to be easy for the Edmonton Oilers because they have Connor McDavid, the consensus pick for the best player on the planet today, and Leon Draisaitl, who, like McDavid, had over 100 points back in the regular season. However, the Colorado Avalanche have done a masterful job thus far in the 2022 […]

Game three of the Western Conference Final is tonight in Edmonton as the Oilers look to win at home against the Colorado Avalanche. Games one and two were both pretty dominant for the Avs as they won both of them, but this is a must-win game for the Oilers if they want to stay in […]

The Edmonton Oilers were shut out in Game 2 of their Western Conference Finals series against the Colorado Avalanche, 4-0. They now trail the best-of-seven series 2-0. If that wasn’t bad enough, Oilers’ forward Zack Kassian got a nice kicking while he’s down. On Friday, the NHL announced that Oilers right winger Kassian has been […]

The Colorado Avalanche were dealt a troubling injury blow in Game 1 against the Edmonton Oilers when starting goaltender Darcy Kuemper exited the game. The Avalanche described the knock as an upper-body injury, and he was replaced by backup Pavel Francouz. Per Peter Baugh, ahead of Game 2, Kuemper was not on the ice for […]

The Edmonton Oilers will meet the Colorado Avalanche in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday in Denver, Colorado. It’s time to continue our NHL odds coverage with an Oilers-Avalanche prediction and pick.   The Avalanche lead in this series after scoring in bunches during Game 1. It was a great night for […]

Game 1 between the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche featured 14 total goals and four different goalies. The offensive outpouring from both sides was shocking, as neither team’s defense seemed capable of keeping their opponent off the board. After Mike Smith was pulled in the Game 1 loss, Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft refused to name […]

Game 1 of the 2022 Western Conference Finals between the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers was absolutely bonkers. There were 14 total goals scored, with the Avalanche ultimately coming away with an 8-6 victory to draw first blood in the series. However, the upper-body injury to goaltender Darcy Kuemper kept Tuesday night from being fully […]

The Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers played one of the most exciting playoff games this postseason Tuesday. The Avalanche took Game 1 of their Western Conference Final series, racking up 14 total goals in an 8-6 thriller. However, the game came with a bit of controversy. With under a minute remaining in the first period, […]

The Western Conference Final kicks off tonight as the Edmonton Oilers will head into Denver to take on the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche took care of business against the Blues after beating them in six games, while the Oilers had a bit of an underdog story as they took down the Flames in just five […]

For the first time since 2006, the Edmonton Oilers are going to play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Finals, with Connor McDavid and company clinching a berth in the third round of the postseason with a stunning upset series win over the Calgary Flames in the conference semifinals stage. The Oilers lost Game […]

The Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers are set to square off in the Western Conference Finals, a playoff matchup that will pit two of the NHL’s biggest superstars head-to-head. Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon and Oilers’ superstar Connor McDavid are largely considered among the NHL’s most elite players, and now they’re set to face off in […]

The Colorado Avalanche are set to take on the Edmonton Oilers in the 2022 NHL Western Conference Finals, with a Stanley Cup Finals berth on the line. The matchup will pit two of the game’s greatest talents against one another, as Nathan MacKinnon and the Avs will look to put an end to Connor McDavid […]

The Western Conference finals of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs is going to be one hell of a series, mainly because fans are going to see Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid going head to head, beginning this coming Tuesday when the MacKinnon’s Colorado Avalanche play host to McDavid’s Edmonton Oilers. MacKinnon and the Avs needed […]

Currently in the midst of an epic playoff run with the Edmonton Oilers, Connor McDavid has unquestionably been the driving force behind their success. As a 2022 Hart Trophy finalist and the star of the team, McDavid has been consistently dominant for the Oilers all year. The other players joining him in this tight race […]

The Battle for Alberta is over. The Edmonton Oilers upset the favored Calgary Flames in five games in their Western Conference Semifinals series, four games to one. In Game 5, Oilers superstar Connor McDavid netted the game-winning goal in overtime, sending Calgary’s season. After the game, he talked about his play Thursday night, noted by […]

The Calgary Flames trail the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 in the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. As the only two Canadian teams left in the postseason tournament, it truly is the Battle of the North, or more specifically, the Battle of Alberta. And, according to Darryl Sutter, it doesn’t seem like victory is […]

The Edmonton Oilers will try and close out the Battle of Alberta as they face the Calgary Flames in Game 5 of the second-round series. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with an Oilers-Flames prediction and pick.   The Oilers defeated the Flames 5-3 in an exciting Game 4. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins struck 21 seconds into […]

The Edmonton Oilers took a commanding 3-1 series lead in their Western Conference Semifinals series against the hated Calgary Flames Tuesday night, 5-3. In the process, Oilers forward Evander Kane accomplished something that no player in NHL history has ever achieved. Oilers Evander Kane First player in NHL history with 5 multi-goal games within his […]

The Edmonton Oilers have jumped out to a 2-1 lead over the Calgary Flames in their second-round NHL Playoffs matchup, and tempers have begun to flare in the Battle of Alberta. With constant skirmishes between two sides, tensions are high between the Flames and Oilers, and it seems some Calgary players may have tried to […]

The Battle of Alberta has been an outstanding series so far, just as fans expected between the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers will host game four after winning the last game and putting themselves up 2-1 on the series. The Flames need to find their offense again, which wasn’t a problem in […]

The Edmonton Oilers have jumped out to a 2-1 series lead against the Calgary Flames after an impressive 4-1 rout on Sunday night. Connor McDavid has used the NHL Playoffs as a platform to erase any doubt regarding his claim as the best hockey player on the planet, and his red-hot play has effectively carried […]

The Battle of Alberta is back once again for game three as the Edmonton Oilers host the Calgary Flames tonight. So far through the first two games, this series has certainly lived up to the hype as the Oilers managed to get a multi-goal comeback in game two after scoring four straight goals to win […]

The Edmonton Oilers will try to even up the second-round series as they meet the Calgary Flames for Game 2 at the Scotiabank Saddledome. It’s time to continue our NHL odds coverage with an Oilers-Flames prediction and pick.    It was a wild night in Alberta as the Flames defeated the Oilers 9-6 in Game […]

A total of 15 goals were scored in Game 1 between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames in what was a game both team’s goaltenders will surely want to forget. Oilers netminder Mike Smith was removed after just six minutes on the ice, having surrendered three early goals to put the Oilers in a major […]

The 2022 Battle of Alberta in the Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers took off in an insane, high-scoring manner. Darryl Sutter and his Flames churned out a victory with a score that resembled that of two bad football teams, beating the Oilers, 9-6. In only a way Sutter can, […]

The Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers began their ‘Battle for Alberta’ on Wednesday night in their Western Conference Semifinal series. In what turned out to be one of the craziest games in recent Stanley Cup playoff history, things got very chirpy during the third period. Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk and Oilers forward Evander Kane got […]

The Calgary Flames earned the second seed in the Western Conference playoffs after an outstanding regular season. That was almost all for naught, as it took overtime in Game 7 to dispatch the Dallas Stars in the opening round. If some people thought that would create some doubt with the team, they were very wrong. […]

The Battle of Alberta is finally back as we haven’t seen these two teams face off against each other in the playoffs since 1991. The Calgary Flames host game one against the Edmonton Oilers where both of these teams hate each other. The Flames are coming off a series win against the Stars that almost […]

The Edmonton Oilers are set for Game 1 of the Battle of Alberta against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night, and head coach Jay Woodcroft dropped a series of key injury updates ahead of the clash. Forwards Leon Draisaitl, Evander Kane, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins have all been dealing with injuries and didn’t skate at practice […]

The Calgary Flames are through the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, avoiding an upset by the stubbornly good Dallas Starts in a series that went the distance. That means more quotable postgame quotes from Daryl Sutter and, of course, a colossal Battle of Alberta showdown in the second round against the Edmonton […]