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Does anyone want to win the Pacific Division? Since the calendar turned to 2026, the race for first place in the Pacific Division has been uninspiring. Seattle has the best record in the New Year, while Edmonton and Anaheim are the only other teams to win more than half their games, and both of them…
From In the Pressbox | 8 days ago | 0 reads
The Edmonton Oilers have extended a defenceman currently playing with the Bakersfield Condors. With the news that Calvin Pickard cleared waivers, the team also announced that they’ve signed left-shot defenceman Atro Leppänen to a one-year extension. If he’s playing in the National Hockey League, the contract carries a cap hit of $850,000. The #Oilers have…
From In the Pressbox | 8 days ago | 0 reads
The Edmonton Oilers have two games left before the Olympic break, following a rough 7-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild last Saturday. With Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Josh Samanski the only three Oilers headed to the upcoming Olympics (so far), the team should aim to finish strong this week against their Canadian rivals, the…
From In the Pressbox | 8 days ago | 0 reads
It’s time to dig into this week’s Letters to the Editor. Want to join in the fun? Details about how to reach out are at the bottom of the article. Why trade for a 3C? Seeing lots of chatter of how this team needs to get a legit third-line centre and that’ll really bring it…
From In the Pressbox | 8 days ago | 0 reads
The Edmonton Oilers have made a decision in the goaltending department, placing netminder Calvin Pickard on NHL waivers Sunday, the club announced. Pickard, 33, found himself as the Oilers’ third-goaltender in recent weeks when Tristan Jarry returned from injury. He appeared in 16 games this season, posting a 5-6-2 record, a .871 save percentage and…
From In the Pressbox | 9 days ago | 0 reads
Multiple top-nine forwards left the Edmonton Oilers organization this past summer, with names such as Connor Brown, Corey Perry, Viktor Arvidsson, Jeff Skinner, and more. It seemed that management decided to primarily bank on internal growth to offset those departures, particularly from prospects Matthew Savoie and Isaac Howard. The Oilers added only one notable, established…
From In the Pressbox | 9 days ago | 0 reads
It’s becoming increasingly clear that the class of the Western Conference resides in the Central Division. The Minnesota Wild took care of business in Edmonton on Saturday night, handling the Oilers in a 7-3 win and completing a regular-season sweep in the process. After a tight opening frame that saw the two teams trade goals,…
From In the Pressbox | 9 days ago | 1 read
Was anyone else not surprised that it took an all-world comeback for the Oilers to finally win their third game in a row? This team is ridiculous, and it only made sense for them to get the monkey off their back in the most impossible way imaginable. Down three goals to winning in overtime. If…
From In the Pressbox | 9 days ago | 0 reads
Squaring up with the Minnesota Wild has never been an easy task for the Edmonton Oilers. Such was the case on Saturday night, as they erased a 2-1 deficit to beat the Oilers 7-3, now improving to 10-4 at Rogers Place since it opened a decade ago. Despite Edmonton’s solid start to the game, building…
From In the Pressbox | 9 days ago | 1 read
Some think being a professional athlete is glamorous, especially in the big leagues. They think everyone is pampered and taken care of, getting paid to play a simple game. Yet, they seem to forget that these athletes are human, too. Edmonton Oilers goaltender Connor Ingram is a prime example of how, sometimes, even someone who’s…
From In the Pressbox | 9 days ago | 0 reads
The Edmonton Oilers are coming off one of the wildest wins of the season, but tonight feels like a very different test. On their 10th try, the Oilers finally strung together three straight wins with that absurd 4-3 overtime comeback against the Sharks on Thursday, and while two points are two points, the way they…
From In the Pressbox | 9 days ago | 1 read
Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Stuart Skinner comes in at No. 50 on our updated 2025 list. He was unranked on Brownlee’s original list. Born in Edmonton, Stuart Skinner nearly had the perfect story after the Oilers…
From In the Pressbox | 10 days ago | 0 reads
Maybe Edmonton Oilers fans can resonate with this quote from Minnesota Wild coach Jon Hynes. “The one thing I will say is that when you go through 82 games, they’re not all gonna be Picassos, right?” said Hynes. Right you are, Mr. Hynes. Both teams would approach this ethos from different angles after their last…
From In the Pressbox | 10 days ago | 0 reads
On Saturday at 10 p.m. ET, the Edmonton Oilers will meet the Minnesota Wild at Rogers Place. If you’re thinking about making a wager, we have best bets suggestions in this article. Best Oilers vs. Wild Prop Bets Player & Team Odds to Score a Goal Goals & Games Played Connor McDavid, Oilers +105 34 G in 55 GP Kirill Kaprizov, Wild +125 29 G in 55 GP Leon Draisaitl, Oilers +130 26 G in 52 GP Zach Hyman, Oilers +150 22 G in 36 GP M...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 10 days ago | 1 read
It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed the Oilers’ win over the Sharks, the Bobby McMann trade rumours, Connor McDavid’s heater, line combos, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR…
From In the Pressbox | 10 days ago | 1 read
The Edmonton Oilers were not good during the Decade of Darkness. Aside from being in the playoff conversation in 2007-08 and 2012-13 (mainly because of the lockout), the Oilers were almost always at the bottom of the league. From 2006-07 until 2015-16, the Oilers didn’t make the playoffs once, hence the nickname the “Decade of…
From In the Pressbox | 10 days ago | 0 reads
Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Ethan Moreau comes in at No. 51 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 54 on Brownlee’s original list. Wayne Gretzky is known as the greatest player ever, bringing four…
From In the Pressbox | 10 days ago | 0 reads
With the Edmonton Oilers’ first three-game win streak of the season and the excitement packed into those games, if you could bottle all that energy into a morning drink, coffee companies would be out of business. The Oilers pulled off their first comeback from a three-goal deficit in the third period since 2022 with a…
From In the Pressbox | 11 days ago | 0 reads
A recently retired Edmonton Oiler offered his critique of the team, saying they need to find ways to give depth players roles. Derek Ryan, who played with the Oilers from 2021-22 to 2024-25, was on Oilers Now with Bob Stauffer on Wednesday. Stauffer asked Ryan if he viewed Edmonton as a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. …
From In the Pressbox | 11 days ago | 0 reads
The Edmonton Oilers are the second-highest scoring team in the NHL, and there have been a good amount of changes at forward with line mixing and injuries this season. There are some stable and trusted combinations, but there could still be something more added. The Oilers don't have much cap space to work with this season, but will use Andrew Mangiapane to free up cap space to make an addition. Beyond that, there isn't much they can do to open up space until the offseason. GM Stan Bowman will ...
From NHL Trade Rumors | 11 days ago | 0 reads
The Pacific Division is in an interesting spot with 30 games to go in the regular season. The top two spots are occupied by the two teams that everyone expected to be there at the start of the regular season, the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights, but after that, it’s been fairly chaotic. The…
From In the Pressbox | 11 days ago | 0 reads
The San Jose Sharks could not have asked for a better start in Edmonton. Less than two minutes into the game, the team jumped out to a two-goal lead against the Edmonton Oilers, with Collin Graf getting the first point on the board just 26 seconds into the game and Adam Gaudette adding a second one 1:11 later. A Michael Misa goal midway through the first period put the Sharks up 3-0 and with a comfortable lead, the team was in good shape. Knowing its opponent, San Jose was not content to ...
From Fear The Fin | 11 days ago | 4 reads
The tenth time’s the charm. With a 4-3 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, the Edmonton Oilers finally put together their first three-game winning streak of the 2025-26 season. They had won back-to-back games nine times earlier this year, only to watch each potential heater stall in the third game. For a…
From In the Pressbox | 11 days ago | 0 reads
It’s wild to think that we’re in late January and still in the hunt for the Oilers’ first three-game win streak of the season. I don’t know why they haven’t been able to do it, but it’s a story that came up once again ahead of Thursday’s matchup with the San Jose Sharks. This was…
From In the Pressbox | 11 days ago | 2 reads
The Edmonton Oilers have finally done it! On Thursday evening, the Oilers hosted the San Jose Sharks for the sixth game on their eight-game home stand. Coming into the game, the Oilers had nine previous attempts to win three straight games, failing each time. This time was different, though, as they overcame a 3-0 deficit…
From In the Pressbox | 11 days ago | 3 reads