76 m. ago With McDavid, Draisaitl both sidelined, Edmonton Oilers enter uncharted waters

Game Day 70: Seattle at Edmonton Let’s face facts, it’s not been the greatest of home stands for the Edmonton Oilers. On Tuesday, a 7-1 shellacking of Utah Hockey Club was overshadowed by an injury suffered by Hart Trophy candidate Leon Draisaitl, who somehow finished the game but was declared unfit to play on Thursday […]

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22 h. ago Edmonton Oilers will be without McDavid and Draisaitl for one week

"We want to be 100 per cent, we want to be healthy going into playoffs and we certainly don't want to be pushing these guys"

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26 h. ago 'A terrible sports day': hockey world reacts to medical tests for Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl

This in from Frank Seravalli of The Daily Faceoff, news that both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers will go in today for medical testing related to their on-ice injuries. The Daily Face-off’s Frank Seravalli Sounds like Oilers have imaging scheduled today for Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl to better understand severity […]

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28 h. ago Edmonton Oilers left with questions after injury to Connor McDavid

Head coach Kris Knoblauch had no update on McDavid or Skinner post-game.

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29 h. ago It wasn't a dream: McDavid, Draisaitl, Skinner out for Edmonton Oilers

So, yeah, all in all a pretty rotten news day for an Oilers team that had won three games in a row and looked like it was trending back into playoff form after a long mid-season lag

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38 h. ago Edmonton Oilers battle back to earn OT point but lose Connor McDavid: Cult of Hockey Player Grades

The Oilers lost both the game Connor McDavid in Thursdays game against the Winnipeg Jets. The Edmonton Captain suffered an injury late in the second period (which was not penalized) and did not return. The Oilers were already playing without Leon Draisaitl (precautionary, day-to-day) for only the sixth time in seven years The Oilers bared […]

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39 h. ago Edmonton Oilers lose game, and McDavid, as roof falls in against Jets

A heavyweight showdown between the two best teams in Western Canada didn’t disappoint. At least not until the roof fell in. Then it bypassed disappointment altogether and went straight to fear and loathing when the Edmonton Oilers, already without Leon Draisaitl, lost Connor McDavid. Then, as if this sundae of pain needed a cherry on […]

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6 d. ago Letters, March 16: Will the real Connor McDavid please stand up?

Are you concerned by measles outbreaks? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! SWITCHED IDENTITIES In terms of performance on the Edmonton Oilers, is Leon Draisaitl looking more like Connor McDavid than Connor McDavid? Asking for a friend … CHRIS ROBERTSON (Oilers fans are lucky they have a true superstar duo.) FALSE SAVINGS Edmonton city council […]

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1 week ago Player grades: Sloppy Edmonton Oilers fall in regulation to last place Sabres

Oilers 2, Sabres 3 The most accurate word to describe the Edmonton Oilers performance in Buffalo on Monday night is “sloppy”. Sloppy puck management. Sloppy defensive coverage. Sloppy rebound control. Sloppy finishing. In the end, too much self-inflicted slop for the Oilers to overcome, even against the last place club in the Eastern Conference. The […]

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1 week ago Player grades: Connor McDavid goes Full McDavid as Edmonton Oilers beat Dallas Stars

Connor McDavid is back. The Edmonton Oilers ace made a couple of his best rushes of the year — which is saying something when we’re talking Connor McDavid — leading Edmonton to a 5-4 win over the Dallas Stars. In total, the Grade A shots were 18 for Edmonton, 10 for Dallas, with the subset […]

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2 w. ago Trent Frederic and Max Jones pumped to be Edmonton Oilers' trade adds

Here’s what we know about the engaging Trent Frederic. He likes to hit, likes to fight (ask Corey Perry), likes being in the same Edmonton Oilers’ locker room as Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, and he knows his history. “Guess you’re not getting your No. 11 (from Boston Bruins)?” he was asked. “No, there’s this […]

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2 w. ago Player grades: Ducks fly in for a visit, but it's the Oilers who lay an egg

Ducks 6, Oilers 2 Edmonton Oilers played their first home game in 25 days on Tuesday with the hopes of turning the page on what had been a most unsatisfying road trip. Trouble is, home ice hasn’t exactly been the “friendly confines” of late either. It wasn’t on Tuesday either, not for the home town […]

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2 w. ago Matheson: McDavid and others still need to find their game for Edmonton Oilers

“No matter how good a player can be by himself, collectively you have to help each other out. We’re spending more time in the defensive zone, we’re not breaking the puck out as well as we normally do, we’re not getting pucks to the other net, we’re turning it over. I think everyone hasn’t looked as good as they usually are"

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2 w. ago McDonald's restaurant in Ontario changes its name to McDavid's

Here's the golden goal you've been waiting for — McDonald's is now McDavid's!The fast food giant has officially rebranded two of its locations in Canada, including one in Newmarket, to "McDavid's" in honour of Connor McDavid's heart-stopping overtime goal that led Team Canada to victory at the 4 Nations Face-off last month.In a tweet last summer, McDonald's Canada made a bold promise to the Edmonton Oilers captain during the team's Stanley Cup playoff run, writing, "ok @cmcdavid97 how about this… if you bring the cup back to Canada we'll turn an Edmonton McD's into a McDavid's. Deal?"Although the Oilers didn't win the Stanley Cup that year, McDavid's clutch overtime goal for Team Canada sealed the deal, and McDonald's kept their word.look at this photograph https://t.co/bvu9OlCpww— McDonald's 🇨🇦 (@McDonaldsCanada) February 21, 2025In an update to their original tweet, McDonald's Canada revealed that the two rebranded locations would be opening very soon....

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3 w. ago Welcome to McDavid’s! Fast food eatery rebrands in honour of Edmonton Oilers captain

In celebration of his heart-pounding overtime winning goal at the 4 Nations Face-Off finale, McDonald’s Canada made good on a deal to honour Connor McDavid.

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3 w. ago Kris Knoblauch calls out "a few passengers" in Oilers loss to Florida. Who might they be?

A better effort from the Edmonton Oilers in Florida on Thursday night, but the end result was the same: a 4-3 loss to the same team that eight months earlier ruined their entire summer. Yet another regulation defeat, the fifth straight for a squad that is struggling to get out of its own way just […]

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3 w. ago Connor McDavid stuck in a rut, Edmonton Oilers GM facing big problems

General manager Stan Bowman has his work cut out for him in advance of the trade deadline

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4 w. 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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