3 Oilers’ Breakout Candidates for the 2025 Playoffs
Every season, one or two players break out in the playoffs and make the league take notice. The Oilers have a few players with the potential to surprise this postseason…
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Top 3 Oilers Not Named Draisaitl or McDavid That Are Key to Playoff Run
The Edmonton Oilers are currently experiencing the unprecedented: life without the dynamic duo of Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid. Both superstar centres are currently missing from Edmonton’s lineup after being…
Oilers’ Nugent-Hopkins Reminding the World He’s Still an Excellent Player
Last week, I wrote a column about Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl and how playing behind a superstar like Connor McDavid has overshadowed his elite abilities. But there’s another player…
3 Takeaways From Oilers’ 5-4 Victory Over Kraken
The Edmonton Oilers’ domination over the Seattle Kraken continued on Saturday night (March 22) as they won 5-4 at Rogers Place. In 14 games versus the new expansion team, the…
Oilers May Benefit From Having McDavid and Draisaitl Out
The Edmonton Oilers are hurting right now. They are still without Evander Kane, who has yet to play this season due to an abdominal procedure in September. Trent Frederic, who…
NHL Rumors: Savard, Canadiens, Hughes, Canucks, Oilers
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is talk about the Vancouver Canucks and a few key pieces of that team. What is the future of head coach Rick Tocchet? Is…
Oilers’ 6 Biggest Remaining Games in the Regular Season
Canada defeated the United States by a score of 3-2 in the final of the 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday (Feb. 20) when Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid scored the…
Oilers’ Historically Bad Penalty Kill a Key Reason For Slow Start
The Edmonton Oilers have had a historically bad penalty kill to start their 2024-25 campaign. They sit at the bottom of the NHL in terms of penalty kill percentage (PK%)…
Oilers Can Boost Ryan Nugent-Hopkins by Dropping Him in the Lineup
The Edmonton Oilers have been underwhelming to start the 2024-25 season, and there are several reasons the team hasn’t found consistent success to start the new campaign. With a 7-7-1…
5 Oilers Who Need to Quickly Step Up
It hasn’t been the best start to the 2024-25 season for the Edmonton Oilers. They got off on the wrong foot, starting 0-3-0, before winning two straight to get near…