9 h. ago Change needed: Factors standing in the way of the Oilers winning a Stanley Cup next year

Now what? After another regime change and a major player overhaul in the summer, the Edmonton Oilers seem father away from a Stanley Cup right now than they did a year ago. What started out as an epic series with the Florida Panthers — three-straight ferocious overtime games — fizzled into the Oilers being exposed. […]

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26 h. ago Florida Panthers beat Edmonton Oilers to win Stanley Cup for second straight year

The Panthers beat the Oilers in seven games to capture their first-ever title last June. This year they did it in six games

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26 h. ago Game over: Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup dreams die again in Florida

In any other era, in almost any other year, this Edmonton Oilers team is good enough to win a Stanley Cup. Good enough, even, to be a two-time champion solidifying its place in NHL history. But not in this era. Not during the Florida Panthers’ reign. For the second year in a row, with the […]

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36 h. ago 'I wanna throw up': Edmonton Oilers fans' unique coping strategies for Game 6

Edmonton Oilers fan are on high alert heading into Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, a must-win for the Oilers. Many of them are having a hard time just getting through the day and are variously doom scrolling, thinking happy thoughts only or catastrophizing away their day until game time. Here are some of […]

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39 h. ago Oilers need win over Panthers Tuesday to drag Stanley Cup final back to Edmonton for a Game 7

Three of the first four games were decided in overtime, but the Panthers crushed the Oilers 6-1 in Game 3 in Sunrise.

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5 d. ago ‘As clutch as it gets’: Leon Draisaitl steps up again for Oilers in Stanley Cup final

The 29-year-old German now has 11 goals and 21 assists for 32 points in 20 playoff games this spring.

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6 d. ago Would you choose an Edmonton Oilers' Stanley Cup win over $1 million?

Just how much is a Stanley Cup win worth, anyway? Depending on who is being asked, the answer could range anywhere from happily offering up your first-born child, to: ‘What’s a Stanley Cup?’ But just how far would the average Edmonton Oilers fan go to have the roles get reversed from last year’s result and […]

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6 d. ago Thursday's letters: Stanley Cup final officiating needs cleanup

This is an enthusiastic shout-out for our Edmonton Oilers! Of course, we want them to win the Stanley Cup. It’s our time. But what is happening on the ice? A list of what is not called during the finals by the referees is shocking: goalie interference; too many men on the ice; high sticking; tripping, […]

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1 week ago Stanley Cup final: Marchand plays hero for Panthers in Game 2 win over Oilers

Paul Maurice called Brad Marchand "a unique human" that has found a new home as the best-of-seven series now shifts to South Florida.

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2 w. ago More confident Sohi bets Florida mayor Oilers will win Stanley Cup 2025

The bets are back on between the mayors of Edmonton and Sunrise, Fla., as the Oilers get set to take on the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Finals for the second year in a row. “I’m just looking forward to the look on his face. I think he enjoyed the look on my face […]

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2 w. ago 'The Oilers time has come': NHL's elder statesmen both pick Edmonton to win

This in from Don “Grapes” Cherry, 91, and Stan “The Maven” Fischler, 93, the two elder statesmen of National Hockey League commentary, their predictions that the Edmonton Oilers will win the Stanley Cup in 2025 over the Florida Panthers. “I’m still sticking with Edmonton,” Don Cherry said this weekend on his Grapevine podcast. “Skinner is […]

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2 w. ago 'The Oilers time has come': NHL's elder statesmen Cherry and Fischler pick Edmonton

This in from Don “Grapes” Cherry, 91, and Stan “The Maven” Fischler, 93, the two elder statesmen of National Hockey League commentary, their predictions that the Edmonton Oilers will win the Stanley Cup in 2025 over the Florida Panthers. “I’m still sticking with Edmonton,” Don Cherry said this weekend on his Grapevine podcast. “Skinner is […]

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2 w. ago Edmonton Oilers punch their return ticket to the Stanley Cup Finals with 6

The Edmonton Oilers are returning to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Edmonton Oilers galloped out of the gate Thursday night in Dallas, opening the scoring with an early Power Play goal before streaking to a 3-0 lead and chasing Jake Oettinger. The Stars punched back for two but then Edmonton did not allow a shot […]

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