27 h. ago What went wrong for the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final? Three factors

That’s back-to-back eliminations from the Stanley Cup Final, where the Edmonton Oilers didn’t even bother to show up. Make that three in a row, going back to Game 7 of the 2006 playoff run where they were outplayed worse than the scoreboard indicated in a 3-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. For as great a […]

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2 w. ago 'Do I chopper in?': Evander Kane jokes about grand entrance vs Florida Panthers

Evander Kane is joking about making a grand entrance to Edmonton’s first game in Florida for the Stanley Cup Finals. Kane caused a stir when he arrived with teammate Connor Brown in a Rolls Royce for Edmonton’s first game against the Dallas Stars in Dallas. Now he’s musing about arriving to the big game in […]

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3 w. ago Ekholm returns from injury for Edmonton Oilers in Game 5: ‘I shouldn’t be here’

Mattias Ekholm suffered a lower-body injury March 26, missed seven contests and then returned for just three shifts on April 11 before again getting shut down.

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3 w. ago Mattias Ekholm makes playoff debut with Edmonton Oilers after injury

Better late than never, Mattias Ekholm has rejoined the Edmonton Oilers on their path to a Stanley Cup Finals rematch against the Florida Panthers. The veteran Swedish defenceman was reinserted into the lineup to make his 2024-25 playoff debut Thursday in Game 5 of the Western Conference final against the Dallas Stars, at the same […]

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3 w. ago 'They don't want to pay the price': Dallas insider blasts Stars for lack of fight

This in from Dallas Star insider and former NHL d-man Craig “Luds” Ludwig, who played 1256 regular season NHL games and won two Stanley Cups (Montreal, 1986 and Dallas, 1999), finishing up his career with six seasons in Dallas, Ludwig’s belief that the Stars aren’t willing to go the hard places in front of the […]

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3 w. ago 'Truly embarrassing': Dallas hockey media blasts Stars for lack of fight

This in from Dallas Star insider and former NHL d-man Craig “Luds” Ludwig, who played 1256 regular season NHL games and won two Stanley Cups (Montreal, 1986 and Dallas, 1999), finishing up his career with six seasons in Dallas, Ludwig’s belief that the Stars aren’t willing to go the hard places in front of the […]

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3 w. ago Edmonton Oilers win game, lose Hyman, tighten noose around Stars

Game 4 in any playoff series is always to swing game, and that was the case again Tuesday at Rogers Place because when it was all over, the Dallas Stars were swinging from the end of a noose. The Edmonton Oilers kicked the stool out from under Dallas with a 4-1 victory to take a […]

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3 w. ago ‘Fiesty’ Edmonton Oilers winger Viktor Arvidsson to play Game 4 for injured Connor Brown

The 32-year-old Swede will draw into the lineup for the injured Connor Brown against the Dallas Stars in Game 4 of the NHL's Western Conference final on Tuesday.

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3 w. ago Edmonton Oilers deliver another beat down, pull away from Dallas Stars

Give the Dallas Stars credit for trying, but on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Place, their best simply wasn’t good enough. It was close for a while. The Stars threatened here and there, but each time they rose up and looked like they might be coming back to make a game of it, the Edmonton Oilers […]

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3 w. ago Player grades: Stuart Skinner with his best game, Edmonton Oilers 6, Dallas Stars, 1

Stuart Skinner came up with his best goalie performance of the 2025 playoffs, Connor McDaved and Zach Hyman revved up their attack, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars 6-1 in Game 3 of the Western Conference final. It’s hard to argue a goalie stole a win in a 6-1 game, but Skinner did […]

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3 w. ago Dallas seeing Stars as Edmonton Oilers put on a clinic in Game 2 win

The old adage about a playoff team never being in trouble until it loses a game on home ice has never been more true than it is right now. The Dallas Stars are in trouble. They caught lightning in a bottle in Game 1 — scoring three power-play goals in six minutes to steal a […]

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4 w. ago What went wrong for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 against the Dallas Stars?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Oil Spills, Postmedia’s Rob Wong speaks with Edmonton Journal Oilers writer Gerry Moddejonge to talk about the Oilers 6-3 loss to the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final, why the Stars are a tough opponent and when we could see the return of Mattias […]

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4 w. ago Edmonton Oilers reset, aim for Game 2 win and split in Dallas

Edmonton took the 2024 conference final from Dallas in six games, including a double overtime win in Game 1.

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4 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 Player grades: Terrible penalties, weak kill thwarts Edmonton Oilers, 3, vs Dallas Stars, 6, in Game 1

What a way to lose a game! Two terrible penalties and three third period power play goals against saw the Edmonton Oilers lose to the Dallas Stars 6-3 in Game 1 of the Western Conference final. In total the Grade A shots were 16 for the Oilers, 14 for the Stars, with the 5-alarmers seven […]

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4 w. ago Stars Struck: Edmonton Oilers penalty killing kills the wrong team

It wasn’t so much penalty killing as penalty dying. In a game the Edmonton Oilers were in total control of, up 3-1 heading into the third period and firing on all cylinders, their biggest weakness in these playoffs reared its ugly head once again. It absolutely collapsed when they needed it most, bringing the team […]

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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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