74 m. ago Edmonton Oilers want early goals to avoid Game 6 elimination in Stanley Cup final

Both teams get a longer breather ahead of Tuesday's Game 6, but the Oilers arguably need more time to top up the tank.

Sport

12 h. ago 'I always hated it': NHL expert blasts Edmonton Oilers for major tactical fail

This in from ESPN’s Ray Ferraro, perhaps the sharpest commentator in hockey, his assessment of the failure of the Edmonton Oilers to cleanly move the puck out of their own end in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup playoffs. On The Ray & Dregs podcast, Ferraro noted the Oilers often attempted to lob the puck […]

Politics

21 h. ago Some things to worry about before the Edmonton Oilers play Game 6

Letting the Oilers come back from 3-0 down on the road in Game 4 should have broken the Panthers.

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21 h. ago Oilers can beat Panthers. But need to go big, bigger, biggest, most bigly

Can the Edmonton Oilers beat the Florida Panthers? Of course they can. But they need to go big, bigger, biggest, and most bigly. What do I mean by that? This series has been super close with three games going to overtime. Overall Edmonton has had 91 Grade A shots to 80 Grade A shots for […]

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22 h. ago Edmonton Oilers have no answers for Stanley Cup snipers Bennett, Marchand

If the Florida Panthers close out the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 Tuesday, either Sam Bennett or Brad Marchand will get the most votes for playoff MVP. They’ve been the serial killers in this Stanley Cup Final. Bennett has five goals in the first five games, Marchand has six. They’re the first teammates in 52 […]

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22 h. ago Marchand, Bennett too hot for Oilers to handle in Game 5 of Stanley Cup final

The Florida Panthers' Sam Bennett and Brad Marchand helped the team take a 3 games to 2 lead over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup finals.

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24 h. ago Edmonton Oilers' goalie carousel keeps spinning in Stanley Cup Final

What’s worse than losing in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final? Getting all the way back there the next year, only to lose to the same opponent in Game 6. That very situation is possible in every which way right now for the Edmonton Oilers, who head into Amerant Bank Arena facing an elimination […]

Sport

28 h. ago Edmonton Oilers, national pride a big focus of Canada's marketing movement

If it feels like you’re seeing more advertisements promoting Canadian products, services and businesses while out and about lately, that’s because for the past several months, all things Canada have had a bit of a moment in the world of marketing. Marketers tend to hop from trend to trend, attracting the eyes of consumers by […]

Society

33 h. ago In their search for a Stanley Cup the Edmonton Oilers are facing a daunting sequel: 9 Things

Well It all comes down to this. After an agonizing summer, a grinding regular season and a post-season filled with sparkling highs and numbing lows the Edmonton Oilers are right back where they started twelve months ago With their backs against the wall, facing elimination versus the Florida Panthers. Will the sequel end the same […]

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37 h. ago Nightmare on Oilers Street as Panthers plunge a dagger into Edmonton

If all the first periods in this Stanley Cup Final were pieced together to make a bad horror movie — Panther Mauling I: Bleeding The Oil — Edmonton would be the clueless teenagers at summer camp and Florida would be the guy in the mask waiting to plunge home another machete. Saturday’s win in Game […]

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37 h. ago Player grades: Florida Panthers dead puck Edmonton Oilers to death in 5

After four high-flying games in the Stanley Cup Final, the Florida Panthers played their best smothering, dead puck game, throttling the Edmonton Oilers at most every turn in a 5-2 win. It was the lowest event hockey game of the year for Edmonton, hardly any Grade A shots at all. One big difference in the […]

Events

38 h. ago Inauthentic Threads: Could that Edmonton Oilers jersey be counterfeit?

Chances are it takes up a cherished spot in your closet. Or better yet, hangs on the wall, proudly displayed for all to see until it’s time to be taken down and donned for game day. That’s right: Your Edmonton Oilers jersey. Or sweater, for the purists in our midst. Whether it’s your own name […]

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44 h. ago Calvin Pickard puts perfect playoff record on the line in crucial Stanley Cup Final start for Edmonton Oilers

After pulling the Edmonton Oilers out of the fire in Game 4, goalie Calvin Pickard is getting the nod to make the first Stanley Cup Final start of his career in Game 5. Pickard was sent in to relieve Stuart Skinner after the Oilers fell behind 3-0 in the first period of Thursday’s game, making […]

Sport

48 h. ago Oilers go with undefeated ace in goal for Game 5, bring back top point scoring winger

This in from play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels of Sporsnet, news that Calvin Pickard will start in Game 5 for the Edmonton Oilers. “Pickard starts Game 5.” So far in the playoffs, Pickard has a record of seven wins and no losses. He was the hero, coming in when the Oilers were down by three and […]

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57 h. ago 'Pure garbage': Panthers fanbase rants about Skinner hold, say it proves refs biased against Florida

Florida fans and commentators are crying foul just now about the refereeing in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. When I first heard the complaints I admit I was mystified, but there was clearly a storm out of Florida over an alleged holding infraction by Oilers forward Jeff Skinner. Panthers fans claimed the penalty […]

Sport

65 h. ago Les Oilers tirent constamment de l’arrière... mais s’en sortent

Il est presque absurde de voir que les Oilers d’Edmonton parviennent à rester à la hauteur des Panthers.

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2 d. ago Corey Perry: The speech that saved the Edmonton Oilers season

“When he speaks up like that, it means a lot, and I thought we did a good job of responding”

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3 d. ago "Calm down everyone': Florida Panthers country reacts to historic Stanley Cup Final collapse

Florida Panthers hockey country is disgusted and down, but not out. In fact, the more sober fans and commentators from Ratland are quietly confident their team can rebound — and with good reason. Florida has brought its best game more often than the Oilers in this Stanley Cup Final. Still, there was plenty of outrage […]

Sport

3 d. ago 'Not the ref's fault': Florida Panthers country reacts to historic Stanley Cup Final collapse in Game 4

Florida Panthers hockey country is disgusted and down, but not out. In fact, the more sober fans and commentators from Ratland are quietly confident their team can rebound — and with good reason. Florida has brought its best game more often than the Oilers in this Stanley Cup Final. As Panthers commentator TJ Peterson of […]

Sport

3 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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