42 h. ago 'I wanna throw up': Edmonton Oilers fans' unique coping strategies for Game 6

Edmonton Oilers fan are on high alert heading into Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, a must-win for the Oilers. Many of them are having a hard time just getting through the day and are variously doom scrolling, thinking happy thoughts only or catastrophizing away their day until game time. Here are some of […]

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67 h. ago Edmonton Oilers want early goals to avoid Game 6 elimination in Stanley Cup final

Both teams get a longer breather ahead of Tuesday's Game 6, but the Oilers arguably need more time to top up the tank.

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5 d. 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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5 d. ago Vasily Podkolzin finally has his time in spotlight for Edmonton Oilers

Familiarity with Leon Draisaitl paid off in overtime.

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1 week ago SIMMONS SAYS: At last, a Stanley Cup final that is truly worth watching

The truth about most Stanley Cup finals: They are easily forgettable. One series drifts into the next championship round, one year into the next, huge for the franchise that wins them, but too often the best-of-seven gets lost over time. The Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers are changing all of that in back-to-back Stanley […]

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1 week ago ‘Forget about the past’: Fans on criticism of Wayne Gretzky’s ties to Donald Trump

It wasn't long ago some Canadians were upset with Gretzky's ties to Donald Trump but with the Oilers in Stanley Cup final, hockey fans say it's time to let bygones be bygones.

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2 w. ago 'I plan on playing': Edmonton Oilers veteran declares himself fit for Game 1

Playoff Game Day 17, Oilers vs Panthers, Game 1 Stanley Cup Final This in from multiple sources at Game One of the Edmonton Oilers vs Florida Panthers final, news that playing status of veteran Oilers winger Connor Brown will be a game time decision, with Brown providing his own update that he’s ready to play. […]

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2 w. ago Don't expect Florida Panthers to jump the Edmonton Oilers this time

“We know what to expect. We’ve seen this team before. There are a lot of familiar things about this"

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2 w. ago Card games and Tolstoy: How the Oilers pass the time in the air

A Stanley Cup rematch between the Oilers and Panthers means lots of long-haul flights between Edmonton and South Florida

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2 w. ago 'The Oilers time has come': NHL's elder statesmen both pick Edmonton to win

This in from Don “Grapes” Cherry, 91, and Stan “The Maven” Fischler, 93, the two elder statesmen of National Hockey League commentary, their predictions that the Edmonton Oilers will win the Stanley Cup in 2025 over the Florida Panthers. “I’m still sticking with Edmonton,” Don Cherry said this weekend on his Grapevine podcast. “Skinner is […]

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2 w. ago 'The Oilers time has come': NHL's elder statesmen Cherry and Fischler pick Edmonton

This in from Don “Grapes” Cherry, 91, and Stan “The Maven” Fischler, 93, the two elder statesmen of National Hockey League commentary, their predictions that the Edmonton Oilers will win the Stanley Cup in 2025 over the Florida Panthers. “I’m still sticking with Edmonton,” Don Cherry said this weekend on his Grapevine podcast. “Skinner is […]

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3 w. ago Edmonton Oilers veterans have been waiting long time for this as Cup final return looms

'We’re one win away from going to back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals and this is as exciting as it gets for us as a team and also for the fan base.'

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3 w. ago Skinner is both the best and worst of these Edmonton Oilers playoffs

It’s been the best of times and the worst of times all at the same time in these playoffs for Stuart Skinner. The embattled Edmonton Oilers goaltender is the living embodiment of feast or famine since opening post-season play with back-to-back losses against the Los Angeles Kings, before sitting out his team’s postseason-high six-game win […]

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3 w. ago 3 THINGS: Edmonton Oilers behind for the first time in a long time

If the Oilers hope to regain any of the momentum they have been on over the first two rounds, they need to get back to the format that got them here

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4 w. ago Oilers’ West final rematch against the Stars set to begin in Texas

The Oilers will start on the road this time around.

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