7 h. 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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14 h. ago Regardless of opponent, Calgary Flames need to win out in playoff race

Honestly, the opponent doesn’t matter. Not anymore. If anyone had glanced at the Calgary Flames’ remaining schedule a few days ago, they probably would have picked out Sunday’s matchup with the San Jose Sharks as they easiest game they had left in the chase for a playoff spot. The Sharks are in last place, after […]

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17 h. 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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33 h. 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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33 h. 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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36 h. 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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41 h. 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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67 h. 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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3 d. ago Edmonton Oilers ride depth scoring, Connor McDavid return to thrilling 4

The Edmonton Oilers inched ever so closer to a playoff spot Wednesday, with a thrilling last-minute, 4-3 triumph over the St. Louis Blues. This was an entertaining hockey game with lots of grit on display from both sides, punctuated by the return of Connor McDavid after an eight-game absence due to injury. And he was […]

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3 d. ago McDavid puts up three points in return from injury, Oilers edge Blues 4

Connor Brown scored twice and Connor McDavid contributed three assists in his return to the lineup as the injury-riddled Edmonton Oilers moved within a hair of clinching a playoff spot, coming away with a narrow 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday. “It felt like I had missed three weeks,” McDavid quipped when asked how...

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3 d. ago Connor McDavid makes surprise return in Oilers win over St. Louis

My, how time flies. In a span of about six hours, Connor McDavid went from being ‘day-to-day,’ maybe as long as a week, to being declared good to go Wednesday night against the St. Louis Blues. It was a welcome sight for the Edmonton Oilers, who are down so many players they were almost ready […]

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3 d. ago Pickard backs his way up to Edmonton Oilers' Masterton nomination

On Wednesday, the 32-year-old native of Moncton, N.B., was named the Oilers' nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.

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3 d. ago 'I'm very uncritical on this team': NHL insider's wise words on Edmonton Oilers

This in from NHL insider Brian Lawton, former player agent and GM, his wise words on the Edmonton Oilers, that it’s still too early to judge this team one way or another, especially with all the injures, and that the story will be told in the playoffs. Said Lawton to Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now: […]

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4 d. ago 3 QUESTIONS: Edmonton Oilers staring down the barrel of NHL playoffs

None of it's going to matter in the slightest if they don't have the goaltending to back them up.

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4 d. ago Edmonton Oilers injury situation getting too close for comfort

With the post-season less than two weeks away, the Edmonton Oilers are still a shadow of themselves.

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5 d. ago Oilers take it on the chin, literally, in another loss to Anaheim

It could have been worse, but it was bad enough. Already minus five injured players from what they hope will be their lineup in the playoffs, the Edmonton Oilers came close to losing two more on a night when the Anaheim Ducks bullied them into a 3-2 defeat. Corey Perry and Vasily Podkolzin both dodged […]

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5 d. ago Edmonton's top scoring winger could well take a seat in playoffs. Here's why

Jeff Skinner is smart with the puck, creative on the attack, a tricky shooter and regularly helps put the puck in the net. No surprise then that Skinner has the highest rate of scoring at even strength of any Edmonton Oilers winger. He’s averaged 1.95 points per 60 minutes of even strength play. That’s ahead […]

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6 d. ago Big, new & nasty forward debuts today in Edmonton Oilers organization

This in big and nasty Ontario Hockey League power forward Connor Clattenburg, who signed a contract with the Edmonton Oilers just before Christmas, will make his debut for the organization in Bakersfield today. Ryan Holt of the Condors reports: “Hits keep coming for the Condors, who will be without Caggiula today. Grubbe and Clattenburg draw […]

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6 d. ago Oilers notebook: Did Trent Frederic come back from injury too soon?

“I couldn’t comment on where he is, or exactly how he’s feeling right now,” said Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch

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7 d. ago When and where the Edmonton Oilers will find Stanley Cup traction, consistency: 9 Things

And down the stretch we go. Just where the Edmonton Oilers will finish the regular season and who they may face in Round One of The Stanley Cup Playoffs is still unclear. Although yet another meeting with the L.A. Kings seems likely. The bigger questions are what lineup the banged-up Oilers are able to ice […]

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