34 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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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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1 week ago Player grades: Edmonton Oilers shut down and shut out by dominating Los Angeles Kings

The Edmonton Oilers were shut down and shut out by the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, losers of a defensive struggle. The Kings dominated the game, winning 3-0. In total, the Grade A shots were just eight for Edmonton, 12 for the Kings, with the subset of more dangerous 5-alarm shots eight for Los Angeles […]

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Edmonton Oilers nearly steal a point after falling behind to Dallas in 4

The Oilers fell 4-3 to the Stars on Wednesday but turned a game that looked like it was over at one point into an exciting nailbiter at the end. It was 1-0 Dallas after one however that was mainly due to Dallas tender Jake Oettinger who stopped all fourteen pucks he faced and was excellent. […]

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3 w. 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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last month Player grades: Edmonton Oilers hang tough in MSG, pull out win over Rangers

Oilers 3, Rangers 1 A few things went right for the Edmonton Oilers at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. At one end, Stuart Skinner delivered a strong game between the pipes, outduelling New York Rangers star Igor Shesterkin in the process. At the other, they got a couple of crucial goals from down the line-up when […]

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last month Player grades: Edmonton Oilers hang tough in MSG, pull out 3

Oilers 3, Rangers 1 A few things went right for the Edmonton Oilers at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. At one end, Stuart Skinner delivered a strong game between the pipes, outduelling New York Rangers star Igor Shesterkin in the process. At the other, they got a couple of crucial goals from down the line-up when […]

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