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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 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 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 Edmonton Oilers are looking to stay hot after rattling off back-to-back wins in elimination games to sneak past the LA Kings into the second round of the playoffs. Their next Stanley Cup Playoffs matchup pits them up in the battle for Alberta, a showdown against the Calgary Flames. This will be a heated rivalry […]

The Edmonton Oilers earned a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 7 on Saturday, and superstar Connor McDavid was naturally at the center of the action. McDavid tallied two points in the game, with the primary assist on the Oilers’ first goal and then an insurance goal in the third period. McDavid […]

The Edmonton Oilers are officially in do-or-die mode in Game 6 with their NHL Playoffs series set to return to Los Angeles on Thursday night. The Oilers have their backs against the wall, trailing the Kings 3-2 in the first-round matchup, which has prompted coach Jay Woodcroft to make a pretty significant lineup change for […]

While the NHL Playoffs are in full steam, the league is honoring some of the best players from the 2021-22 regular season. The three finalists for the 2022 Hart Trophy have been revealed after the voting process from the Professional Hockey Writers Association was completed. Via Frank Seravalli, the three finalists for the top award […]

The Edmonton Oilers made a loud statement in Game 3 against the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night, marching into the Staples Center and securing a huge 8-2 win to take a 2-1 series lead. Everyone got in on the action, including none other than Connor McDavid. The superstar had two assists in the game, […]

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers were greeted with a loss to the Los Angeles Kings by the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, as they fell prey in Game 1 Monday night at home to Phillip Danault and company to the tune of a 4-3 score. The loss was particularly agonizing for the Oilers and their […]

The Edmonton Oilers jumped out to an early 1-0 lead against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first period on Sunday, courtesy of an Evander Kane goal, assisted by none other than Connor McDavid. It was a milestone assist for McDavid, who recorded his career-high 117th point of the season after setting up his teammate […]

Connor McDavid has been a scoring machine for the Edmonton Oilers this season. The former first-overall pick has been insane on the ice this season, leading the team in scoring and goals this year. His performance has been reminiscent of a certain franchise legend that has attained peak status in history so far. After scoring […]

The Edmonton Oilers knew they were entering a tough game Monday night against the Calgary Flames on the road, and Leon Draisaitl expected more from himself and other top offensive Oilers options. Instead, Edmonton ended up absorbing a 3-1 loss, and that got Draisaitl expressing his frustrations on his and his other teammates’ failure to […]

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid is the greatest player in the NHL, hands down. He’s the reigning MVP and a future Hall of Famer. Well, he’s now made a business move that no other athlete in North America has done. Not even LeBron James or Patrick Mahomes. McDavid is the first active athlete to partner […]

The Edmonton Oilers suffered a significant blow early on in the first period against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. Less than a minute into the game, Connor McDavid had a goal disallowed, and mere moments later, the Oilers star found himself headed to the locker room, potentially down a few teeth. McDavid was the victim […]

After closing out January on a 4-0 unbeaten run, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers have hit a rough patch again, having lost three of four games. That stretch includes back-to-back losses to the Vegas Golden Knights and the Chicago Blackhawks — both at home and on a combined score of 8-1. Speaking to the […]

Connor McDavid is one of the best young players in the NHL today. He has taken the league by storm ever since he entered the NHL in 2015. In his seven years in the league, he has already been named to the NHL All-Star Game five times, he has led the NHL in scoring three […]

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid has earned a reputation as one of the fastest skaters in the NHL. McDavid has reached top speeds of up to 25 MPH on the ice. With speed like that, it’s no surprise that the Oilers star has taken home the NHL’s fastest skater skills competition hardware home three times […]

Evander Kane is now unemployed after getting his contract terminated by the San Jose Sharks due to a reported violation of COVID-19 protocols. While many thought that he’d be a long shot to get signed right away by an NHL team because of his issues off the ice, it appears that there’s at least one […]

The Edmonton Oilers appear to be on the verge of securing the services of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for almost a decade more. According to a report by Ryan Rishaug of TSN, the Oilers and the forward are nearing the conclusion of a lengthy extension deal negotiation that would have Edmonton as Nugent-Hopkins’ NHL home for the […]

At 7 p.m. EST in downtown Pittsburgh, the next chapter in the Sidney Crosby versus Connor McDavid debate will commence. The former may have the crown but the latter has the youth and the talent to take it. While these two quiet, generational talents may share comparisons for the next century, they will never speak […]