31 m. ago Speed is the key for an Edmonton Oilers squad slow to come off break

"But the importance is defensively, we're in the right positions but we're not closing quick enough and it's just allowing the other team to be given a little more time to make plays"

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4 h. ago Edmonton Oilers to sit out big name newcomers on wing and defence against Tampa

Game Day 58: Oilers vs Lightning This in from Tony Brar of the Oilers, news that the team will sit out veteran newcomers on the wing and defence, both John Klingberg and Jeff Skinner. In place will be Troy Stecher and Mattias Janmark. In net will be Stuart Skinner. EDM projected lineup vs. TBL: Arvidsson […]

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4 h. ago Tough love: Edmonton Oilers to sit out big name newcomers on wing and defence against Tampa

Game Day 58: Oilers vs Lightning This in from Tony Brar of the Oilers, news that the team will sit out veteran newcomers on the wing and defence, both John Klingberg and Jeff Skinner. In place will be Troy Stecher and Mattias Janmark. In net will be Stuart Skinner. EDM projected lineup vs. TBL: Arvidsson […]

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15 h. ago 6 troubling trends for Edmonton Oilers through 6 February games

When the NHL stopped play to stage the 4 Nations Face-Off, it seemed that the 2-week break had come just in time for the Edmonton Oilers. The team had faced a brutal travel schedule while a bug ravaged the dressing room. By the time they dropped a 5-4 decision in regulation to Colorado Avalanche on […]

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20 h. ago Edmonton Oilers will NOT trade for a goalie at deadline, says top NHL insider, plus Evander Kane turmoil

This in from NHL insider Frank Seravalli, news of his interview with Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman that the Oilers will NOT be acquiring a goalie at the NHL trade deadline, as well as the team having continued questions about when or if forward Evander Kane will be available to play. On The Daily Faceoff […]

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23 h. ago Matheson: The Edmonton Oilers have a goalie problem, or do they?

When the Oilers play well as a team, so do Skinner and Pickard. The goaltending is certainly enough. It got them within 60 minutes of the Stanley Cup a year ago

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24 h. ago HAVE YOUR SAY: What will the last third of Edmonton Oilers season look like?

The Edmonton Oilers have just surpassed the two-thirds mark of their regular-season schedule and all the momentum of their 22-6-2 run appears to have dried up. But things are about to get busy, what with the NHL trade deadline looming, followed by a playoff stretch that will see teams jockey for positioning for all-important home-ice […]

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28 h. ago History says Edmonton Oilers will be fine, but this is getting scary

We’ve seen this movie before. A few times, actually. The Oilers are famous for these types of lapses and equally famous for recovering in spectacular fashion

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39 h. ago Team Canada hero Jordan Binnington to Edmonton Oilers? NHL insider speculates

All kinds of talk about the Edmonton Oilers being in need of a goalie but the most interesting speculation I’ve hard came from TSN insider Darren Dreger. After goalie Jordan Binnington stole Team Canada a win in overtime, Dreger speculated — and it’s important to note that Dreger himself made clear this was speculation — […]

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51 h. ago Player grades: Edmonton Oilers, 1, vs Washington Capitals, 2, live report

The fifth-ranked Edmonton Oilers face NHL’s second-ranked team, the Washingon Capitals. To start the game, the Oilers put their lines into a blender on full power, with Connor McDavid starting with Vasili Podkolzin and Kasperi Kapanen on the top line. Mattias Janmark was sent to the pressbox for this one. Here is a running account […]

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51 h. ago Player grades: Edmonton Oilers, 1, vs Washington Capitals, 5, live report

The fifth-ranked Edmonton Oilers face NHL’s second-ranked team, the Washington Capitals. To start the game, the Oilers put their lines into a blender on full power, with Connor McDavid starting with Vasili Podkolzin and Kasperi Kapanen on the top line. Mattias Janmark was sent to the pressbox for this one. Here is a running account […]

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51 h. ago Player grades: Weaknesses on Edmonton Oilers exploited by Washington Capitals

The Edmonton Oilers got stomped again, this time 7-3 by the Washington Capitals, a game that saw the Oilers utterly collapse as the game went along. It was an embarrassing performance and one that might well point to some major weaknesses on the team that will need addressing at the trade deadline. In yet another […]

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62 h. ago Team Canada's win was not just a win, in a game which was not just a game: 9 Things

It wasn’t just a game. Whether it is a giddy nationalism after a huge win on a world stage, or a game well worth grumbling over on a grey February afternoon, hockey is a big part of who we are as Canadians And do not think for a minute that the key Canadian players on […]

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69 h. ago Player grades: Sluggish Edmonton Oilers get flattened in Philly

Oilers 3, Flyers 6 It was a tale of two cities. Philadelphia looked young, fast, hungry and engaged. Edmonton? Old, slow, sloppy and disinterested. The outcome was a reflection of those two observations, as the Flyers skated away from their opponents to register an easy 6-3 win. This contest that was not as close as […]

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2 d. ago Edmonton Oilers pick up where they left off — playing poorly

Well, the Edmonton Oilers picked up right where they left off before the break. And that’s not a good thing. It was three shades of bad as an Oilers team that looked sloppy and disinterested heading into the Four Nations Face-Off break played the exact same way in their return Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia. All […]

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3 d. ago It is time to admit that no, not everybody can play with the Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid

There is a saying that has made its way around Edmonton since Connor McDavid was drafted that “anyone could score X number of goals alongside 97”. A fourth liner. An AHL player. My Grandma. My Dog. But just having just watched the Four Nations Face-Off tournament where Canada had a roster full of elite-level wingers […]

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4 d. ago 'That was drop dead gorgeous': hockey world reacts to Team Canada 3, Team USA 2

This is how it ended. On repeat for eternity 🚨🇨🇦#4Nations | #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/Lk0y164j0W — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) February 21, 2025 And here is how it all unfolded, Canada’s 3-2 overtime win over the United States in the Four Nations Faceoff final, a running count as the game progressed: The game we’ve all been waiting for […]

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4 d. ago 'That was drop dead gorgeous': hockey world reacts to Canada 3, USA 2

This is how it ended. On repeat for eternity 🚨🇨🇦#4Nations | #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/Lk0y164j0W — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) February 21, 2025 And here is how it all unfolded, Canada’s 3-2 overtime win over the United States in the Four Nations Faceoff final, a running count as the game progressed: The game we’ve all been waiting for […]

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5 d. ago Edmonton Oilers face test against tough Eastern Conference teams — will they rise to it?

It's no secret the Oilers would love to knock a 38-year-old monkey off their back and win their division for the first time since 1987

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6 d. ago 'I think he’s earned it': Edmonton Oilers giving prospect Matthew Savoie his shot

“As the season’s gone on he’s progressing and playing really well and we wanted to look and see how he fits into our lineup,” said Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch

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