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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is back. After missing nine games with an undisclosed injury, the Edmonton Oilers’ longest-tenured player returns to the lineup Saturday afternoon in Seattle. It’s good news. The kind the Oilers desperately need. Nugent-Hopkins was off to a hot start before getting hurt, posting five goals and 16 points in 16 games. Getting him…
After getting pantsed 8-3 by the Dallas Stars in what was the second blowout on home ice in their last three games, the Oilers roll into Seattle for a matinee that feels uncomfortably important at this stage of the season. At 10-10-5, the boys are somehow still hovering around .500 despite giving up 93 goals…
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A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
The stingy Seattle Kraken are thick in the mix of the Pacific Division because they simply don’t allow goals. Their mark of 2.57 goals against a game is the second lowest in the NHL (at least before the Friday slate). So how wild is it that their goals per game are… The exact same: An…
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Even less than two months into the season, former Canadian Hockey League (CHL) players are impacting their teams, and college hockey across the country. These players are from all three leagues within the CHL; the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), the Western Hockey League (WHL), which drafts players as young as 14, and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. (QMJHL...
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 goalie rumours, Tuesday’s debacle against the Stars, Connor Clattenburg’s first NHL goal, more injury woes, line combos, and much more. We kicked off the Friday…
Recap of the game.
Moose look to keep rolling as they get set to conclude homestand against Wolves.
The injuries just won’t stop for the Edmonton Oilers. As the team prepares to get Ryan Nugent-Hopkins back in the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Seattle Kraken, Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said Friday that Jack Roslovic is expected to miss multiple weeks. Roslovic played in the Oilers’ loss to the Dallas Stars on…
"I'd love nothing more than to play for the Winnipeg Jets."
Let me start this by saying I’m not calling for Kris Knoblauch’s head. I have a gripe with the head coach that’s been gnawing at me for a while. It isn’t the biggest issue with the Oilers right now. *ahem something something goaltending and the team can’t defend aheeem* It’s not even the systems debate…
How long will GM Stan Bowman wait to address his goaltending? That is the multi-million dollar question in Edmonton right now. The Oilers are struggling, and goaltending is once again at the centre of the conversation. Unlike in years past, however, some legitimate rumours are swirling around the team. It feels like patience has finally…
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
Being an Edmonton Oilers fan is anything but dull. It’s full of ups and downs, wins and losses, and sprinkled with a sense of humour from the hockey gods, who seem to enjoy tossing in an Oilers autograph signing at West Edmonton Mall after a big loss, to make things more fun and interesting. That…
With the Edmonton Oilers getting healthier, the organization found themselves in a dilemma. Somebody had to be sent down, and most people saw the news coming. Troy Stecher found himself on the waiver wire, and Ike Howard was sent to the Bakersfield Condors on November 14. Since then, Ike Howard has done nothing but put…
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It's Thanksgiving weekend, which means several big non-conference matchups on are on the schedule, along with a few of the surviving mid-season tournaments...
Thursday afternoon means a fresh episode of Real Life was recorded, edited, and is ready to help you wrap up the week. On today’s podcast, the guys discussed Thanksgiving football, Chalmers’ door-locking routine, the Oilers’ autograph session at WEM, and more. The guys kicked off the Thursday episode of Real Life with a Thanksgiving discussion…
Goaltending has been a hot topic for the Edmonton Oilers, but despite how many think that should be the team’s top priority to change, that may not be the case for general manager Stan Bowman. The Fourth Period insider David Pagnotta joined Daily Faceoff Live on Thursday, and when talking about Tristan Jarry and whether…
To say the Edmonton Oilers are struggling defensively would be kind. They are 31st in goals against/game at 3.72. They are 31st in goals against/game 5×5 at 2.64. They have allowed the most slot area scoring chances (71) in the NHL via Clear Sight Analytics. They rank at the bottom of most scoring chances, after…
Team held an optional in Carolina as they prepare for the Hurricanes.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is close to returning to the Edmonton Oilers lineup, with signs pointing to him lacing up the skates for Saturday’s visit to Seattle. The longest-serving member of the Oilers has been out of the lineup since November 8th after suffering an undisclosed injury, but centred the team’s third line during a Thursday practice….
Years of hard work and childhood dreams came together Wednesday night as Elias Salomonsson got to take his first NHL solo lap.