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The San Jose Sharks were reportedly interested in Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck, the Carolina Hurricanes are still trying to move defenseman Alexander Nikishin, while the Edmonton Oilers have been linked to Montreal Canadiens forward Kirby Dach and Seattle Kraken center Shane Wright.
The Vancouver Canucks finished dead last in the National Hockey League in 2025-26 and are widely expected to be bottom-feeders again this year. Despite that, they hung six goals on the Stanley Cup hopeful Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night, winning 6-5 in overtime in both teams’ first contest of the new campaign. And head coach […] The post Mike Babcock already calling out Oilers after stunning season-opening loss to Canucks appeared first on ClutchPoints .
In their first game of 2026-27, the Edmonton Oilers fell 6-5 in overtime to the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Place on Tuesday (Sept. 29). This marks the fourth straight season…
With the Edmonton Oilers set to start the 2026-27 NHL season, issues such as new head coach Mike Babcock’s coaching methods, injuries and roster depth have buried what could be…
It doesn’t matter who is behind the bench, who tends the crease, or what the lines look like. The more things change for the Edmonton Oilers, the more they stay the same. Such was the case in the team’s season opener, which began with a bang, continued with the screech reminiscent of a car crash,…
The Edmonton Oilers didn’t start their 2026-27 season off the way they had hoped. Instead, it was the same old song and dance we’ve seen with this team time and…
Brock Faber undergoes surgery for a skull fracture. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins out for two weeks. Updates on some injured Buffalo Sabres.
Brock Faber undergoes surgery for a skull fracture. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins out for two weeks. Updates on some injured Buffalo Sabres.
The Edmonton Oilers have wrapped up their first of 84 regular-season games, sparking an eruption of emotion inside Rogers Place and across the internet. Much of it was aimed at goaltender Tristan Jarry, who didn’t sell Oilers fans on being a goalie who turned a corner this off-season after the 6-5 overtime loss to the…
Paul Cotter has spent his entire NHL career trying to prove himself, and it was his undying perseverance that allowed him to make a grand introduction to Vancouver Canucks fans. The 2018 fourth-round draft pick out of Western Michigan helped his new team survive a thrilling Western Conference matchup versus the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. […] The post Canucks stun Oilers in OT with ultra-rare game-winner appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Edmonton Oilers are back on the ice for the 2026-27 NHL season. Edmonton has high hopes for the upcoming season. Evan Bouchard and his teammates have lofty goals. And Bouchard made a huge statement on Tuesday night. Bouchard scored a hat trick in his team’s opening night contest with the Vancouver Canucks. He was […] The post Evan Bouchard makes history in Oilers’ season opener vs. Canucks appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Evan Bouchard is in the record books once again. This time, the Edmonton Oilers defenceman entered the record books with an all-time performance, scoring three goals and five points, becoming the first blue liner with as many points in a season-opening game. The only player with more points in a season opener was Pittsburgh Penguins…
Welcome back to Instant Reaction, the series here at CanucksArmy where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Vancouver Canucks game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below! Starting lineup Projected #Canucks lines vs. EdmontonOilers DeBrusk. EP40. Lekkerimäki.Öhgren. Rossi. Boeser.O’Connor. Sasson. Karlsson.Bains. Cotter. Gallagher. Buium. Hronek.Oleksiak. Willander.EP25. Schenn. 🥅Lankinen🥅 7pm on…
Well, that may end up being the game of the year. On Tuesday evening, the Edmonton Oilers began their 2026-27 campaign, managing to tie up the game late after being down 5-2, but eventually losing 6-5 in overtime to the Vancouver Canucks. Let’s take a look at what went on in this one. The Canucks…
The Edmonton Oilers opened the 2026–27 NHL season as a Stanley Cup contender. Their first game showed why the outlook comes with a warning. Edmonton erased a three-goal deficit against the Vancouver Canucks on September 29, only to lose 6-5 in overtime at Rogers Place. Evan Bouchard scored three goals and added two assists. Vasily […]
The Edmonton Oilers opened the 2026–27 NHL season as a Stanley Cup contender. Their first game showed why the outlook comes with a warning. Edmonton erased a three-goal deficit against the Vancouver Canucks on September 29, only to lose 6-5 in overtime at Rogers Place. Evan Bouchard scored three goals and added two assists. Vasily […]
After their fifth consecutive first round defeat, the Los Angeles Kings needed to change something. From the 2022 to 2025 post-season, the Kings lost to the Oilers in the first round. They mixed it up in 2026, as they were swept by the Colorado Avalanche. Not great. So what did they do this past off-season?…
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’ season opener, the early injury issues, previewed tonight’s game, line combinations, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR with a…
Many pundits are sleeping on the Edmonton Oilers’ defence. If this group gels under Mike Babcock’s tighter checking system, it could be one of the best blue lines in the NHL. Their new coach is bringing a greater focus on team defence, and that should help bring goals against down. Edmonton gave up the most…
It’s been a rapid decline for the Vancouver Canucks since they lost in the second round of the 2024 playoffs to the Edmonton Oilers. On Tuesday, the two teams kick off their season in a rematch of that series. It isn’t much of a competition, as the Canucks have fallen on hard times, featuring a…
It’s finally here! If it feels like forever since we last watched meaningful Edmonton Oilers hockey, that’s because it has been – 152 days, to be exact. The Oilers will be looking to start the season with a win, something they haven’t done since 2022-23, when they beat the same Vancouver Canucks they face to…
The Anaheim Ducks were one of the busiest teams this off-season. Was it a good off-season? No. Was it a bad off-season? Yes. Was it an entertaining off-season as a non-Duck fan? Absolutely. After reaching the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in over half a decade, the Ducks knocked off the Edmonton Oilers…
The Edmonton Oilers aren’t heading into the 2026-27 season the way they would have liked. This team is already ravaged by injuries, the most recent of which involves Ryan Nugent-Hopkins,…
A lot can happen over the course of the year. That’s easily seen when you look at the Edmonton Oilers lineup to start last season compared to their roster ahead of tonight’s season opener against the Vancouver Canucks. Below, we’ll compare the two. Players bolded from last year’s lineup are no longer with the team;…
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