26 h. ago Player grades: Draisaitl, Pickard drive victory again, as Edmonton Oilers beat Vegas Golden Knights 3

Leon Draisaitl gave away the lead in the first but got it back in the second, leading the Edmonton Oilers to an 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. Calvin Pickard also came up huge, making a huge stop with 90 seconds left. The game was a tight-checking defensive struggle. Edmonton now has 91 points, […]

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36 h. ago McDavid and brand new Oiler finally take the ice together but Skinner demoted

Game Day 74: Oilers vs VGK This in from Bob Stauffer of the Oilers, Edmonton’s line-up for tonight’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights, with the big news being that Connor McDavid and newcomer Trent Frederic were back on the ice. In other news, Jeff Skinner was bumped down from his spot on the second […]

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2 w. ago Honestly, where would the Edmonton Oilers be without Leon Draisaitl?

In golf, they don’t ask how, just how many. It’s kind of the same for slumping teams that finally end a losing streak. They don’t ask, ‘Who did you beat?’ So, it matters not that the Edmonton Oilers edged an opponent that had just four wins in its previous 11 games. Not when the Oilers […]

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2 w. ago Player grades: Leon Draisaitl shows his MVP stuff as Edmonton Oilers beat New York Islanders

Leon Draisaitl showed off his MVP from, scoring both Edmonton Oilers goals in a gritty 2-1 win over the New York Islanders. Draisaitl’s OT goal came on a great pass from goalie Calvin Pickard. A fired up Leon Draisaitl with high praise for goalie Calvin Pickard’s pass that kicked off the OT goal rush in […]

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2 w. ago Winning it all makes Stanley Cup pursuit more alluring for Panthers

Now that they know what it feels like, the Florida Panthers want to experience it again. Winning the Stanley Cup. The Panthers were close in 2023 before losing to the Vegas Golden Knights in five games the final, but it gave them a better idea of what they were chasing through the 2034-24 regular season. […]

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Maple Leafs dealt decisive defeat in Vegas, look lax against Golden Knights

The House will always win in Vegas, especially when the Golden Knights get visitors walking through the door like a bunch of rubes. This was hardly the swaggering road-tested Maple Leafs who showed up Wednesday, the NHL’s third-best away team skunked by the No. 3 home side at T-Mobile Arena. With big players and heavy […]

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4 w. ago Chris Tanev close to return for Maple Leafs as rivals make deadline deals

The injured Chris Tanev is back practising and Steven Lorentz is good to go against the Vegas Golden Knights, but the top of the Atlantic Division looks much different to them and the Maple Leafs from a few days ago.  Toronto’s own roster might change after Wednesday’s game, their last before the National Hockey League trade window […]

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4 w. ago GAMEDAY: Maple Leafs in tough against a robust Golden Knights team

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (38-20-3) at VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS (36-18-6) When: Wednesday, 10 p.m., T-Mobile Arena TV: TSN Radio: TSN 1050 Odds: Maple Leafs -101, Golden Knights -122 The buzz Not only have the Golden Knights won five of their past six games and are coming off a shutout win against New Jersey, they own one of the […]

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4 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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