Author: Stephen Vani

Oilers fan in Toronto. Staying up past my bedtime for Western games since the mid 2000s.

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. San Jose Sharks | 04/15/2024

The final meeting between the Oilers and Canucks, at least in the regular season for now, didn’t end with a blowout like the first meeting or the third meeting. The first period was similar to the second meeting, where they looked like the better team on the ice with way more shots on goal. However, […]

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Vancouver Canucks | 04/13/2024

No, I don’t like that Edmonton lost to Arizona of all teams. But it’s hard for me to even be disappointed. Besides the fact the Oilers already clinched a Playoff berth a week ago, the Overtime point they got last night was enough for them to clinch home-ice advantage in Round 1 for the fourth […]

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Arizona Coyotes | 04/12/2024

When I wrote about the Oilers playing the Golden Knights on February 6th, Adin Hill had a save percentage of .936. He was the (still wait and see) front-runner for the Vezina trophy. After Wednesday night, he now has a .911 SV%. He’s been in a massive slump and had just come back from an […]

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Vegas Golden Knights | 04/10/2024

I want to give a huge shoutout to Warren Foegele, Adam Henrique, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Cody Ceci, and Darnell. Late in the second period, they couldn’t get off the ice, with the Flames sustaining pressure in the offensive zone. Those five each played a shift longer than three minutes. They gutted out their exhaustion and did […]

Holloway Recalled, McDavid Day-To-Day

On Tuesday afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers recalled forward Dylan Holloway from the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors. This season, in 18 games for Bakersfield, he has ten goals and six assists for 16 points. In 32 games for Edmonton, he has three goals and one assist for 4 points. His last game in the NHL was on […]

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames | 04/06/2024

Who’d have thought? After how Edmonton’s season looked in October and November, did they make that much of a comeback in the standings and clinch a Playoff spot in April? Even with the occasional brutal nights like on Wednesday, this team has still come a long way from their 2-9-1 start. Allow me to give […]

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Colorado Avalanche | 04/05/2024

Despite what I’m about to say here, despite Oilers Twitter acting like we already lost the Stanley Cup as they always do, bad games like this happen every now and then. Okay, time for the rant. If you didn’t watch Wednesday night’s game, you would absolutely believe it was a blowout win for Dallas from […]

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Dallas Stars | 04/03/2024

Contrary to popular belief from most Oilers fans, I’ll play devil’s advocate and say I agree with the ruling on both of the goals reviewed by the officials. The goal by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins got called back because Zach Hyman made moved Jordan Binnington’s pads slightly when driving to the net before Nugent-Hopkins put in the […]

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. St. Louis Blues | 04/01/2024

Saturday afternoon was the second straight that the Oilers had their shutout bid broken in the last half of the third period. Of course, the wins are more important, but you sometimes like to see a donut beside a goalie’s stats card, especially in more than one game. What stood out most to me in […]

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Anaheim Ducks | 03/30/2024

Congrats to NHL referee Kyle Rehman for officiating his 1000th game on Thursday night. Leon Draisaitl gave him some congratulatory taps before the opening face-off, with the Sportsnet broadcast jokingly quipping that the sentimental would wear off right after the game started, and it did. Not that it matters anymore after your team wins by […]