39 m. ago Meaningless game still matters as Edmonton Oilers rest up for playoffs

It won’t be official until after the rest of the NHL schedule wraps up Thursday, of course, but Leon Draisaitl is the league’s goal-scoring champion of 2024-25. It would take William Nylander exploding for eight goals against the Detroit Red Wings in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ regular-season finale to change that, which shows just how […]

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5 h. ago 'A tie that just brings us all together': There may be no other team in Canada that means as much to its city as the Edmonton Oilers

Oilers fans are gearing up for what's hopefully a fourth-straight appearance past the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The team has developed a cult-like following unlike many others in pro sports.

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18 h. ago Darnell Nurse dodges a bullet, won't be suspended for any playoff games

Darnell Nurse and the Edmonton Oilers dodged a bullet Tuesday night. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety only handed the Oilers defenceman a one-game suspension for his crosscheck on Kings defenceman Quinton Byfield Monday night at Rogers Place. This means Nurse will only have to miss the meaningless final game of the regular season Wednesday […]

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23 h. ago San Jose Sharks' Logan Couture has career cut short by condition also faced by Edmonton Oilers’ Kevin Lowe

With San Jose Sharks’ captain Logan Couture announcing he’s quitting the NHL because of osteitis pubis — the same malady that struck Hall of Fame Edmonton Oilers defenceman Kevin Lowe before the 1987 Canada Cup — it’s a painful, sad ending for the Sharks leader. Couture, whose last NHL game was on Jan. 31, 2024, […]

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25 h. ago 'Ready to roll': Avalanche of injuries no worry for Oilers and McDavid ahead of NHL playoffs

'I don't like this whole notion that we're the walking wounded here.'

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29 h. ago More bad news for Oilers as Nurse facing suspension for crosscheck

If Player Safety decides to hit him with two or more games, it could have a catastrophic impact on Edmonton’s playoff fate

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40 h. ago Player grades: Depleted Edmonton Oilers stomped by playoff rival Los Angeles Kings

The depleted Edmonton Oilers got stomped 5-0 by their first round playoff rival Los Angeles Kings. Either this was very bad, showing how much better the Kings are right now compared to the Oilers. Or it was good, humiliating and angering the Oilers, given them plenty of juice for the coming series. The Grade A […]

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47 h. ago Edmonton Oilers newest edition Quinn Hutson makes NHL debut against Kings

'It was a little crazy flying out of Denver to here. We were supposed to take off at 7:30, and taking off, the engine caught on fire'

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47 h. ago Oilers Notebook: Will Evander Kane be ready in time for playoff run?

We still don’t know if Evander Kane can play Game 1 of the fourth-straight spring playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings because that’s the doctor’s call, but, in his mind and his heart, the Edmonton Oilers winger is ready and willing. He hasn’t been in an NHL game for 308 days, going back to […]

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52 h. ago City of Champions: Edmonton Oilers legend Mark Messier wants slogan returned

Ten years ago, Edmonton city council voted 7-5 to officially divest us of the City of Champions slogan from the wooden welcome signs to our fair city because, in the words of Coun. Michael Oshry, “We don’t need a big splash entering the city, but we just need something that’s not 30 years old.” Mark […]

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55 h. ago Winnipeg Jets aiming for more than the franchise’s first Presidents’ Trophy

The Winnipeg Jets clinched the franchise’s first Presidents’ Trophy Sunday for most points in the NHL regular season even though they lost 4-1 to the Edmonton Oilers.

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66 h. ago Give what's left of the Edmonton Oilers credit, they're fighting hard

The injury-stricken Oilers beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 with goals from Brown, Perry, Henrique and Arvidsson.

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3 d. ago Ekholm injury question leaves dark cloud hanging over Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers have shown they can weather the storm of being without Connor McDavid or Leon Draisaitl, or even both at the same time, here in the playoff stretch. And while both offensive powerhouses will be back in time for the post-season to commence in a week, there is a much darker cloud hanging […]

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3 d. ago The Edmonton Oilers who need to go above and beyond if Mattias Ekholm is out for the year: 9 Things

Whatever you think or feel about the Edmonton Oilers’ 2024-25 regular season, they have nonetheless achieved the most important thing. They have made the playoffs. You may see that as the bare minimum, and I would agree. But they play the games for a reason. And many people much smarter than me have coined the […]

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4 d. ago Who will start in net when the Edmonton Oilers open the playoffs?

At this point, the biggest question for the Edmonton Oilers heading into the NHL playoffs isn’t whom they’ll be starting out against, but whom they’ll be starting in net. With the Los Angeles Kings looking to avenge three consecutive early exits at the hands of the Oilers as the two Pacific Division rivals are set […]

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4 d. ago Oilers clinch playoffs, but injuries take down two more players. It's ridiculous

The Oilers beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on goals from Evan Bouchard, Ty Emberson, a third-period winner from Corey Perry and an empty netter from Connor Brown

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4 d. ago Player Grades: Injury eruption as Edmonton Oilers clinch against San Jose Sharks

Ugh. More injuries. At this point in the season, aside from locking down a playoff spot, what matters? Not much. Edmonton clinched a playoff spot with a 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks. But Mattias Ekholm went out in the first, Zach Hyman in the second. The Grade A shots were 19 for the […]

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4 d. ago 'We're going to buckle down': Oilers aim to sign up top Russian winger

This in from Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman, talking with Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now about the team hoping to sign draft pick Maxim Berezkin after his KHL season winds up. “He’s had a very good season,” Bowman said. “We’ve been in touch with his representatives and when his season finishes we’re going to buckle […]

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5 d. ago Edmonton Oilers counting down the return of both pieces of Dynamic Duo

"Obviously, I want to be smart about it and be careful and cautious with it. Those are the steps that we’re taking right now"

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6 d. ago McDavid says Edmonton Oilers might be down but they're far from out

“I know I’m doing everything I can and I see guys around here doing everything they can. It’s obviously not ideal timing but we’re a good team in here and we’ll figure it out. When the gun goes off we’ve got to be ready and I’m confident we will be"

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