11 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 […]

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11 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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18 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 […]

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22 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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44 h. 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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47 h. ago Calvin Pickard again steps up for Edmonton Oilers at crunch time

The 33-year-old has bailed the Oilers out before this spring.

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48 h. ago Panthers' coach Maurice: 'Everything is dangerous all of the time'

Maurice marvels at an epic championship rivalry between the Oilers and his Panthers

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50 h. ago Wayne Gretzky, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in attendance as Oilers beat Panthers in Game 4

Edmonton Oilers came from down three goals in the first period to win it 5-4 in overtime, tying the series 2-2

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60 h. ago Swift, Kelce rub elbows with Gretzky during Game 4 of Stanley Cup final

SUNRISE, Fla. — There was bad blood at Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers. And not just on the ice. Pop superstar Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce were among the celebrities who flocked to Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday to watch Game 4 of the final […]

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64 h. ago Fun things to do in Edmonton this weekend: Toxic Avenger at Metro, Game Con Canada, Big Evil Rat and more!

Toxic Avenger (1984): Besides all-consuming hockey and — you remembered, right? — Father’s Day Sunday, an underground cinematic icon is in town! Director-producer-actor Lloyd Kaufman is the creator of cult cinema’s The Toxic Avenger, an insane effort right up there with Pink Flamingos, Freaks and The Evil Dead as a peak midnight classic. Kaufman’s never-surrender, […]

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3 d. ago Oilers fan from Down Under lands in Florida, then Edmonton for Cup final

Shane Pask flew from Australia to Sunrise for Game 4, then will be flying and busing to Edmonton for Game 5

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3 d. ago 'Love it': Master tactician Kris Knoblauch pulls "fast one," this time on hockey media

This in, news that Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch made a sharp tactical move on the media, allowing his Oilers players to practice in peace today as opposed to facing another round of scrutiny and questions. Sportsnet’s Gene Principe first reported: “It was expected to be a quiet day away from the rink but unofficially […]

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3 d. ago Knoblauch contemplating tweaks to Oilers’ lineup for Game 4 of Stanley Cup final

The Oilers could mix things up for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final.

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3 d. ago Skinner or Pickard? Who should be Oilers' starter in pivotal Game 4?

It’s the biggest decision of head coach Kris Knoblauch’s year and it won’t be revealed until the morning of Game 4

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3 d. ago Edmonton Oilers should go with Pickard over Skinner next game. Agreed?

This in from former NHL goalie Steve Valiquette, analyst for MSG and CEO of Clear Sight Analytics, his considered and informed take that so far in the Stanley Cup Final the Edmonton Oilers are getting “goalied.” Florida’s Sergei Bobrovsky is  over-performing and Edmonton’s Stuart Skinner under-performing. Valiquette said. This suggests Edmonton should likely play Calvin […]

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3 d. ago Connor McDavid’s wife seemingly shades Florida Panthers: ‘Why is Alberta rat

Lauren Kyle McDavid chimed in as the Florida Panthers were beating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final

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4 d. ago Stanley Cup final: Edmonton Oilers fan paints hundreds of faces per game

The Oilers will look to rebound from Monday's blowout and tie the best-of-seven championship series at two games apiece on Thursday in Florida.

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4 d. ago B.C. Lions QB Nathan Rourke earns CFL weekly honour roll award

Lions quarterback lauded for performance in opening game of the season against the Edmonton Elks

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4 d. ago Stanley Cup final: Edmonton Oilers look to turn the page after 6

Edmonton trailed 2-0 through 20 minutes and 4-1 after two before things went off the rails in a fight-filled third.

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4 d. ago Edmonton Oilers defenceman Jake Walman fined $10,000 for Game 3 antics

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Jake Walman has received a pair of $5,000 fines for infractions committed in Monday’s 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. One of the fines was for roughing in the third period against Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk, who was already tied up with Oilers defenceman […]

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