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It has been a brutal start for the Edmonton Oilers in the 2023-24 NHL season, but four losses in their first five games is not the worst part of the story. Superstar Connor McDavid suffered an upper-body injury in Saturday night’s meeting with the Winnipeg Jets, and he was unable to finish the game. INJURY […]

The Edmonton Oilers entered the 2023-24 season with serious Stanley Cup aspirations, but through five games, those aspirations have looked foolish. The Oilers have struggled right out of the game, as they have posted a 1-3-1 record through their first five contests, which is far worse than what was expected of them. Making matters even […]

At 26-years-old, Connor McDavid is already entering the conversation as one of the greatest hockey players of all time. He has been the best player in the National Hockey League for multiple years, and continues to get better after a ludicrous 64-goal, 153-point campaign in 2022-23. But, according to the Edmonton Oilers captain, there’s one […]

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 […]

Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid are two of the best hockey players in the world — if not the best — and the Pittsburgh Penguins captain hopes to play on the same team one day. With the National Hockey League and NHL Players Association recently announcing plans to revive a regular international tournament schedule in […]

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 […]

The Rocket Richard Trophy race as the NHL’s top goalscorer figures to be an intriguing one next season. Connor McDavid is the obvious frontrunner after his outrageous 64-goal, 153-point campaign in 2022-23. It truly was one of the best individual campaigns since the days of Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, and it isn’t outrageous to […]

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, […]

It’s a case of Connor reaching out to another Connor. Edmonton Oilers star center Connor McDavid has been reaching out to Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard. The former, a nine-year NHL veteran, has been sharing advice with the first overall selection of the 2023 NHL Draft. Hockey fans and experts have compared the 18-year-old Bedard […]

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 […]

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 […]

Connor McDavid’s Edmonton Oilers have been a perennial playoff contender for at least the past four seasons, whereas Jack Eichel’s Buffalo Sabres didn’t make the postseason once during his tenure in New York — but that all changed when he was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in late 2021. On Tuesday night, the No. […]

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 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 […]

It wasn’t pretty, but the Edmonton Oilers managed to do just enough to pull out a Game 6 victory over the Los Angeles Kings to advance to the second-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Connor McDavid once again had a big game for the Oilers, and after the big victory, he didn’t take too long […]

The Edmonton Oilers have relied upon superstar Connor McDavid a lot this season. However, he was held off the scoresheet for the first two games of Edmonton’s Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings. That changed in a major way on Friday night. McDavid scored two quick goals to initially give the Oilers […]

Connor McDavid has yet to find the back of the net so far in the first round of their Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Los Angeles Kings, but fortunately for the Edmonton Oilers, Leon Draisaitl is showing the way for the team. After a 4-3 overtime loss in Game 1 last Monday, the Oilers […]

Drew Doughty and the Los Angeles Kings have set in motion their plan to upset the Edmonton Oilers, as they took down Connor McDavid and company in Game 1 on Monday via a 4-3 overtime victory. It was the best form of revenge for the Kings over a hit by McDavid on Mikey Anderson back […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, as the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs are finally upon us. After a long and hard-fought season, 16 teams remain in the hunt for Lord Stanley’s Cup. One of the teams that every hockey fan will be watching very closely is the Edmonton Oilers. After making a run […]

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are red hot just in time for a first-round playoff series with the Los Angeles Kings — and they made joint history not seen since the days of “The Great One” in the process. McDavid ended the regular season on an insane 16-game point streak, finishing with an outstanding […]

Another day, another record that Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid either matched or smashed. On Tuesday night, McDavid put himself in another exclusive statistical territory which also includes The Great One Wayne Gretzky when he recorded a point against the Colorado Avalanche on the road.  McDavid had a helper on Evan Bouchard’s game-winning power-play score […]

Connor McDavid is not slowing down at all. The Edmonton Oilers superstar continues to add more to his already impressive point total in the 2022-23 NHL regular season. On Saturday, McDavid scored two goals and recorded an assist in a 6-1 road win over the San Jose Sharks to reach and surpass the 150-point mark, […]

The Edmonton Oilers now boast of a roster that features not one, not two, but three 100-point players in the 2022-23 NHL regular season. That’s after Ryan Nugent-Hopkins reached the 100-point plateau Wednesday night when he assisted on the Oilers’ insurance goal late in the third period during a 3-1 victory on the road against […]

Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid scored his 300th career goal in Thursday’s win over the Los Angeles Kings. He became the fifth player in NHL history to reach 300 goals and 500 assists before playing 600 career games, earning the mark in 481 games, according to Yahoo! Sports contributor Thomas Hall. McDavid’s 61st goal of the […]

Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid earned his 140th point during a 5-4 win against the Arizona Coyotes on Monday, becoming the first player since former Pittsburgh Penguins stars Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr reached the mark in the 1995-96 season, according to ESPN. McDavid ended the night with one assist and two hits as the Oilers took […]

The Edmonton Oilers are in action, taking on the Arizona Coyotes at the time of this writing. However, the game is already historic for the Oilers thanks to Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Nugent-Hopkins recorded his 90th point of the season, assisting on Zach Hyman’s goal in the first period. With that point, […]

Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid scored his 60th goal in 72 games during a 4-3 overtime win over the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday. “I kind of felt like I was pressing for the 60th all night,” Connor McDavid said, via the Associated Press. “I was disappointed not to bury [the first one]. You are not going to […]

Connor McDavid started the scoring in Wednesday night’s home game against the Arizona Coyotes with his 59th goal of the season. He also ended it with a sensational goal in overtime to give himself the 60th goal of the season and the Edmonton Oilers the 4-3 victory via overtime. CONNOR MCDAVID.GAME WINNER.60 GOALS. pic.twitter.com/IU90IanBZW — […]

The conclusion of the World Baseball Classic has a lot of people in the sports world talking about baseball, including NHL superstar Connor McDavid. With some of the best baseball players in the world representing their countries in a two-week tournament, McDavid told reporters Wednesday that a similar event is “what hockey has been missing.” […]

Another night, another historic achievement for Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid. With his NHL-leading 74th assist Thursday night, McDavid now has 130 points on the season, the first 130-point campaign since Mario Lemieux and Jaromír Jágr both reached that number during the 1995-96 season. McDavid is the 24th player in league history with 130 points […]

There isn’t a more prolific duo in the NHL today than Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers. Each player is in the midst of an incredible 2022-23 season. In fact, they just pulled off a feat the league has only seen for the first time since the 1970s. Via the official Twitter […]

Connor McDavid is the best player in the game of hockey, setting a new career high in points after scoring two goals, including the game winner, in the Edmonton Oilers’ 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night. The hockey world is now beginning to wonder if he truly is the greatest hockey player […]

The Edmonton Oilers have been busy at the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline and that didn’t change on Thursday. With Connor McDavid and Co. in the heart of the playoff race, the front office has gone out and added another depth forward to the mix. As reported by Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff, the Oilers just […]

In case you haven’t heard, Connor McDavid is pretty good at hockey. The Edmonton Oilers superstar forward did not waste much time during Wednesday night’s meeting with the Toronto Maple Leafs in reaching a statistical plateau even The Great One had never stepped on. Via ESPN Statss & Info: “Connor McDavid is the 5th player […]

Connor McDavid is on a tear. Arguably the best player in the world, McDavid always has his way on offense, regardless of the competition. On Monday night, he showed that once again when he found the back of the net twice against the league-leading Boston Bruins, albeit in a 3-2 home loss. With that performance, […]

Hockey just looks so easy for Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid, who put together yet another sensational performance on Saturday, albeit in a 6-5 road loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. McDavid was either directly or partly responsible for four of the five goals the Oilers scored against the Blue Jackets, and by doing so, […]

Another game, another superb achievement for Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers. The explosive and high-scoring center scored an early goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins Thursday night to set a career high with 45 markers this season. Who else but McDavid could score a goal from this angle?! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/QPOcRnAs2K — B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) […]

Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid smiled when asked who would keep the puck that helped earn the 800th point for McDavid and the 700th for centre Leon Draisaitl. “That’s a great question,” McDavid said. Connor McDavid scored two goals and earned one assist for the Oilers in a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on […]

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid has long been the best player in the NHL. And on Friday night, he proved once again why he is considered the best of the best. McDavid assisted on Edmonton’s first goal of the game, scored by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The assist gives McDavid 100 points on this season in only […]