The Connor McDavid-less Oilers exacted the best revenge possible from the Canucks Thursday night… In the wake of controversial circumstances at the end of a loss to Vancouver a few nights earlier, Edmonton pumped the ‘Nucks 6-2 in a game that left little to be debated as to who was the better and more engaged club.
After choking an opportunity to stack multiple wins in a row, the Vancouver Canucks (20-16-10) have lost three of their last four games and will now have to rem
Even without suspended superstar Connor McDavid, the Edmonton Oilers pounded the Grade A shots on Tuesday night against Washington in a 3-2 loss. The difference in the game was great goaltending from Washington’s Logan Thompson — who was strangely left off of the Team Canada roster — and the fact that the Edmonton power play without McDavid was anemic,
There's plenty of evidence that proves the Oilers coaches have pulled the right strings to get the most from the defence.
John Klingberg began practicing with the Edmonton Oilers this week, joining his new teammates on the ice for the first time since signing a one-year, $1 million pro-rated contract last Friday (Jan.
In the wake of his career-surviving major surgery, it was a hip, hip hooray moment for John Klingberg when he signed his one-year free-agent contract in Edmonton—five years after being in the 2020 playoff bubble with the Dallas Stars when they were two games from winning the Stanley Cup.
John Klingberg appeared in Oilers colours for the first time while Connor McDavid skated ahead of his disciplinary hearing.
On January 17, the Edmonton Oilers signed free agent veteran defenceman John Klingberg to a one-year deal at a projected cap-hit of $1.74M. Klingberg is
The Edmonton Oilers head home from a withering road trip. And while they pulled up a goal short of a win on Saturday night, by anyone’s measure this stretch was a roaring success. The Oilers arrive home with the same number of points as the Pacific leading Vegas Golden Knights.
Oilers 2, Canucks 3 Edmonton Oilers tempted fate once too often on Saturday, and this time they paid for it. They dug yet another deep first-period hole against a spirited Vancouver Canucks squad, allowing all 3 goals in 3½ minutes late in the first period including a pair of powerplay tallies by first star Quinn Hughes.
But in the hockey world, nothing is ever free.The Edmonton Oilers know this better than anyone. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl weren't free. They resulted from years of terrible play followed by unbelievable luck (and great scouting).
Leon Draisaitl's scouting report had some downbeat verbal. The man worked hard after draft day to iron those issues out of his game, and to add things that were not abundantly clear on the day Craig MacTavish called his name (the shot is a monster,