12 m. ago Edmonton holds a wild card in goalie game — and he just got promoted

The most successful goalie in the Edmonton Oilers organization so far this year? He’s also Edmonton’s biggest wild card in its revolving goalie game. The most successful not been one of the Oilers starters, Stuart Skinner, Calvin Pickard or Tristan Jarry, as solid as Jarry’s start was with the team before he got hurt Thursday […]

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3 h. ago 3 THINGS: Does an injured Tristan Jarry mark the end of the Oilers' big push?

On Friday, the Oilers announced Jarry has been placed on injured reserve, while recalling goaltender Connor Ingram from the Bakersfield Condors

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4 h. ago Edmonton Oilers place newly acquired goaltender Tristan Jarry on injured reserve

The Edmonton Oilers have placed goaltender Tristan Jarry on injured reserve, the NHL club announced Friday.

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16 h. ago 'Trade seems unlikely': Edmonton Oilers left scrambling in net with Jarry banged up

This in from Ira Cooper, the Cult of Hockey contributor and an expert on the rules around NHL transactions, his take on the possibility that the Edmonton Oilers might trade for a goalie, such as Buffalo’s Alex Lyon, in the aftermath of Tristan Jarry leaving Thursday night’s game with an injury. “Roster freeze is in […]

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20 h. ago Worst win ever: Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins, lose Tristan Jarry

If there’s any such thing as a crushing win, the Edmonton Oilers suffered one Thursday night in Boston. On the scoreboard, it was a solid victory against a tough opponent, providing more evidence that the Oilers are launching another mid-season charge. They beat the Bruins at their own game, grinding out a 3-1 decision in […]

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20 h. ago Worst case scenario: Tristan Jarry leaves Oilers game with an injury

At least Stuart Skinner was durable. The concern around Tristan Jarry when Edmonton traded for the Pittsburgh Penguins goalie is that he runs into injury trouble on occasion. Jarry, who already missed three weeks this season with a lower-body injury, lasted just 2 1/2 games as an Oiler before leaving Thursday’s game in Boston with a […]

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25 h. ago Frederic still hunting for his role as Oilers get set to face Bruins

In light of that three-team Boston-New Jersey-Edmonton trade last March, the offensively challenged ex-Bruins’ winger Trent Frederic was still on the Oilers lineup card in his return to Beantown Thursday. But as the fourth-line centre. With no expected special-teams duty to up his ice time, Frederic was between farm call-up winger Max Jones, also part […]

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25 h. ago OILERS MAILBAG: Stuart Skinner is gone, but is it really what the fans wanted?

Fans are left questioning if that's the best Bowman can do? How much of his fingerprints are actually on all those Stanley Cups in Chicago?

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35 h. ago Edmonton police chief says policy changed since McFee's Oilers game attendance in businessman's box

Edmonton’s new police chief says the service has revised its gifts policy since his predecessor’s attendance at Oilers games in a businessman’s private box. Photos published late last month show then-Edmonton Police Service (EPS) Chief Dale McFee at 2024 playoffs games with MHCare Medical CEO Sam Mraiche and senior Alberta government officials. In a year-end […]

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45 h. ago 'It may not be a super sexy guy': Oilers likely to add Top 9 forward, Edmonton insider says

This in from NHL insider Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now, news that the Edmonton Oilers aren’t likely done trading and could well be in the market for a Top 9 forward. Said Stauffer: “What’s intriguing me a bit here is the Oilers might have a couple more options that allow them to play a true […]

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50 h. ago Dear Santa: A Christmas wish list for Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman

Why don't we take a task off Stan Bowman's plate and help the Edmonton Oilers general manager come up with a Christmas wish list?

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50 h. ago McDavid leaving his prime? Trending down? Edmonton Oilers superstar answers back

Connor McDavid is on track to score 48 goals this year and put up 135 points. Not bad for a guy that some folks are suggesting is trending down now and moving out of his prime. I first took note of this when that sharp observer of all things Oilers, Allan “Lowetide” Mitchell had this […]

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60 h. ago Le premier match de Stuart Skinner contre les Oilers d'Edmonton n'aurait probablement pas pu être plus bizarre

Stuart Skinner affrontait son ancienne équipe, les Oilers d'Edmonton, quelques jours seulement après la transaction qui l'a envoyé aux Penguins.

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67 h. ago Draisaitl hits 1,000, Edmonton Oilers hang five goals on Stu Skinner

You can sometimes forget, when the best player in the world is on your team, what a luxury it is to have what many believe is the second best player in the world riding shotgun. But it never takes long for Leon Draisaitl to keep reminding everyone. One of the best shooters in the game. […]

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3 d. ago Buckle up: It's Stuart Skinner vs the Edmonton Oilers tonight

“We’re ripping the band-aid off right away, I kind of like it"

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3 d. ago Will Knoblauch give hot shot rookie a real shot? Or staple him to fourth line?

This in from Bob Stauffer, host of Oilers Now, tonight’s line-up for the Edmonton Oilers against the Pittsburgh Penguins, with the American Hockey League’s hottest rookie Quinn Hutson making his season debut and goalie Tristan Jarry starting for his old team: RNH-McDavid-Hyman Podkolzin-Draisaitl-Savoie Mangiapane-Henrique-Janmark Frederic-Lazar-Hutson Ekholm-Bouchard Nurse-Regula Stastney-Emberson Jarry My take 1. Huston on the […]

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3 d. ago It keeps getting weirder for Edmonton Oilers goalie Tristan Jarry

"I always thought I would never play for another team. I loved Pittsburgh."

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4 d. ago 'The whole package': As Leon Draisaitl closes in on 1,000 points, he's become one of the game's best

“He’s got a better intuition on the ice than anybody on (the) team, I would argue. I mean Connor sees the plays, too, and he’s better at transporting, explosive, one-on-one speed but I would argue that Leon sees the plays quicker"

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4 d. ago Intriguing NHL goalie up for grabs. Will Edmonton Oilers bite on him?

The Chicago Blackhawks have played former Oilers goalie Laurent Brossoit in waivers, meaning any one of 31 other NHL teams can grab the 32-year-old goalie on the last year of his $3.3 million per year contract. Brossoit has been out of hockey for more than a year due to injury and hip surgery but just […]

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4 d. ago Edmonton Oilers do the right thing, bring in hottest rookie in minor pro hockey

This in from the Edmonton Oilers, news they’ve done the right thing and called up Quinn Hutson, the hottest rookie in Edmonton’s system and in all of the American Hockey League. As Bakersfield Conbors broadcaster Ryan Holt reports, Hutson is: • Leading The AHL rookies in scoring • 4th among all AHL skaters in scoring […]

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