Well, that was ugly. On Saturday afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers faced off against the New Jersey Devils, falling 5-3 to move their record to 2-2-1. Let’s take a look at what went on in this game. The two teams remained scoreless after the first period, but it was the Devils who opened the scoring just…
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Devan Dubnyk found himself at a crossroads when he was dealt from the Edmonton Oilers to the Nashville Predators. 27 years old at the time, he was faced with playing for a new organization after spending a decade in Edmonton’s system. And while things didn’t quite work out in the Music City, it didn’t take…
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Canada West men's hockey is one of those sports where there are different levels for teams based on how aggressively they recruit, their own expectations for their season, and the people running the programs. We've seen the Alberta Golden Bears hold a standard that few teams could meet, but the recent emergence of the Saskatchewan Huskies, the Calgary Dinos, and the Mount Royal Cougars gave brought a little more parity to the conference. Tonight, though, the Huskies reminded everyone why they'...
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The Edmonton Oilers are going with Calvin Pickard between the pipes for Saturday’s matinee against the New Jersey Devils. It wasn’t the only notable change in the Oilers’ lineup, as rookie forward Issac Howard will watch the game from the press box, allowing Curtis Lazar to make his team debut against his former club. Lazar,…
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TSN's hockey analyst joined Hustler to talk about the NHL club of Winnipeg.
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We’ve got a Saturday matinee in New Jersey on deck as the Edmonton Oilers look to rebound after a sloppy 4–2 loss to the Islanders on Thursday night. What’s tricky about this first afternoon game of the season is that 1) we’re all traumatized from weird losses in daylight hours, even though the Oilers have…
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The Jets centre goes 1-on-1 with Elliotte Friedman in this sit down chat.
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Guests: Mike McIntyre at 12:55 and Chris Mason at 1:28:05.
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Ever since Connor McDavid announced his two-year contract extension worth just $12.5 million per season, social media has been ablaze with discussion on how the Oilers will spend the extra cap space at their disposal this summer. Last week, amidst the Buffalo Sabres’ disastrous start, names like Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson started to pop…
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The captain joins the team for the first time since offseason hip surgery.
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A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
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Three things are certain in life: Death, taxes, and the Buffalo Sabres being awful. It may be a new season for the 32 teams in the National Hockey League, but it’s the same script for the Sabres. Through four games, the Sabres are 1-3-0, scoring just 10 goals, tied for the third-fewest in the league….
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Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Vincent Damphousse comes in at No. 69 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 56 on Brownlee’s original list. Vincent Damphousse may be one of the most under-discussed top players of…
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Keeping you up-to-date with all the latest pro hockey news in Manitoba.
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Cities across the map have acquired unofficial names over the course of time. As we know, Las Vegas is affectionately known as Sin City, New York owns The Big Apple, and a pile of cities are called Queen City including all of Regina, Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. No one, though, seems to have the moniker that the Rockford IceHogs use for their alternate jersey as seen to the left. Those jerseys are known as the "Screw City" jerseys, amd that's a heckuva name for any city to have. Let's fin...
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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, Thursday’s matchup against the Islanders, line combos, and much more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR with a delicious…
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The Oilers’ first road swing gave us a bit of everything — a power play without bite, a rookie still finding his place, and a few questionable lineup calls. There’s plenty to like and plenty to fix, but one thing’s clear: this team misses Zach Hyman. Missing Hyman Without Zach Hyman, the Oilers’ power play…
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The Ottawa Senators will have to navigate life without their captain for up to two months as Brady Tkachuk underwent surgery to repair a right thumb injury. Tkachuk left Monday’s 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators partway through the third period. While the team initially hoped surgery wouldn’t be required, a second opinion proved otherwise….
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On October 17th in 2013, Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier flubbed a 174 foot clearing attempt that bounced off the end boards before deflecting off his skate and into the net, giving the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 lead with seven minutes to play.
The miscue was awarded to Hurricanes' defenseman Ron Hainsey with an assist to netminder Cam Ward, but credit goes to hard-charging
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On October 17th in 2002, 21 year old Lethbridge College student Timmy Hurlburt flubbed an attempt to streak the Saddledome surface with five minutes remaining in a Boston Bruins/Calgary Flames matchup.
Acting on a $200 dare, Hurlburt successfully scaled the nine foot glass clad solely in red socks and a wrist-watch only to botch the descent. Landing off-balance, Hurlburt's head struck the ice
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A solid secondary scorer has apparently caught the attention of the Edmonton Oilers. Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe has begun the final season of his contract, with many wondering what the future could be between the player and the team. On Thursday, David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period hopped on Oilersnation Everyday to discuss the matter. He…
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No player has scored more goals in the AHL the last five seasons than the Swedish sniper from Goteborg.
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It’s time for another weekly Edmonton Oilers European prospect update. Albin Sundin continues to show offensive flashes and now has his second goal of the campaign. Heading over to Russia, Nikita Yevseyev picked up a nifty power-play assist, and Maxim Beryozkin still can’t buy a goal. Still, the chances are coming, and I think he…
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Jets co-captain Scott Campbell has passed on but through his mom they are giving back to the community in Manitoba.
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The Edmonton Oilers kicked off their five-game road trip with a win over the Rangers on Tuesday night, and now the task is to keep the good times rolling against the winless New York Islanders. The Isles carried a minus-six goal differential into Thursday’s matchup with the Oilers — they’d nearly been outscored two-to-one through…
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