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The Day After 56.0: Wild outclass Oilers and sweep season series

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,…

Roundup: Michigan State Spoils Penn State's Party

It was already a big enough weekend, with two of the top teams nationally squaring off in just another Big Ten weekend. But Penn State helped make it extra special, scheduling an outdoor game in famed Beaver Stadium in front of 75,000 people...

Roundup: Providence Surge Continues With OT Win at Maine

The play of Providence freshman goalie Jack Parsons has been one of the better stories this year, and he won six straight entering the weekend since assuming the top job after the injury to senior Philip Svedeback...

Scenes from Morning Skate: Oilers prep for tough game against Hughes’ Wild

The Edmonton Oilers play the Minnesota Wild tonight, and more importantly, they play Quinn Hughes. It’ll be the second time they see him in Wild threads, the first having come just eight days after the deal. And look at what’s happened to Minnesota since that trade. The Wild went from good to great the moment…

A League-Imposed Break

I'll be fully honest in saying that I don't follow the CHL or its respective leagues likely as much as I did when the Winnipeg Ice were still a team. The Ice gave a reason to check in on the WHL and the other leagues under the CHL's umbrella, but I admittedly have not being doing that since they relocated to Wenatchee. Having spent the day in Brandon, it got me thinking that I should do more, and then social media got into the act tonight as several accounts posted the same clip from the OHL t...

Top 100 Oilers: No. 50 — Stuart Skinner

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…

Pre-Scout: Can the Oilers enact revenge on the Minnesota Wild?

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…

Oilers’ Rogers Place ranked 11th best rink in league, but among least affordable

The construction of Rogers Place in Edmonton in the mid-2010s was imperative for an Oilers franchise that grew out of their old rink at Rexall Place. It helped usher in a new era of hockey with a state-of-the-art facility right in the heart of downtown, inspiring other arenas being built around the league, like Calgary’s…

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Oilersnation Radio: The Oilers finally have a win streak going!

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…

Today In NHL History - Morenz's Broken Leg

On January 28th in 1937, Montreal Canadiens superstar Howie Morenz fractured his leg in four places when he crashed awkwardly into the corner boards and Chicago Blackhawks blueliner Earl Seibert landed on top of him. The three-time Stanley Cup (1924, 1930, 1931) and Hart trophy winner (1928, 1931, 1932), who led the NHL in points twice (1928, 1931), goals once (1928), and the Canadiens in both

Today In NHL History - Longest Road Trip

On January 27th in 2010, the Vancouver Canucks set out on the longest road trip in NHL history. The 46 day sojourn sent them to 13 cities (Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Boston, Tampa, Sunrise, St. Paul, Columbus, Detroit, Chicago, Nashville, Denver, Phoenix) for 14 games. The hellish trip was required to accommodate the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, marking the first time since NHL players