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. Ottawa Senators|1/6/2024

Connor McDavid had a five-point game on Tuesday night, the most productive game we’ve seen from the Edmonton captain all season long, 35 games in. He also became the fifth fastest player to reach 900 points behind Wayne Gretzky(385 games), Mario Lemieux(463 games), Mike Bossy(582 games) and Peter Stastny(599 games). Before McDavid’s injury, some fans […]

Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs.Philadelphia Flyers|1/2/24

A 7-2 win was a nice way to end 2023. The second line continues to light it up, as Warren Foegele had the first five-point game of his career, and Ryan McLeod now has five goals in his last five games. I’ve always liked the idea of having McLeod in the top six long-term due […]

Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs Anaheim Ducks|12/31/23

Last night was a really fun postsea– I mean, regular season game. Maybe it’s the back-to-back Round 1 appearances between the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings, but it did have the feeling of a postseason game. Edmonton were vastly outplayed in the first period and went down 2-0 because of it. You couldn’t have […]

Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings | 12/30/23

The Edmonton Oilers really did want revenge for their first meeting against San Jose. As I mentioned in my last article, losing to the Sharks in November, when the Oilers were at their absolute lowest low, was the game that forced management to make a coaching change. As you saw on Thursday night, it was […]

Oilers Game 32: San Jose Sharks

And we are back. I hope you all had a nice holiday break away from screaming at your TV and posting your angry rants on social media. Edmonton went into the Christmas break with back-to-back third period comeback wins. Last Friday’s game against the Rangers cloned their win against the Devils the night prior to. […]

Oilers Game 31: New York Rangers

What a fun 69 seconds that was, eh? Going into the third period, it looked like we were expecting another sour loss. After taking an early 2-0 lead, the Oilers went down 3-2. That’s not a big deficit, but they outshot the Devils 18-6 in the second period. Akira Schmid was pulled after the second […]

Oilers Game 30: New Jersey Devils

I already miss writing happy articles. Edmonton’s eight-game winning streak was turning October and November into a distant memory. But now, with three regulation losses in a row and being seven points out of a Playoff spot, that winning streak seems like a distant memory instead. Ironically, their special teams, the very thing that they […]

Oilers Game 29: New York Islanders

Four wins out of six ain’t bad; I sort of predicted that before Edmonton’s second Carolina game. After having a six-game homestand, The Oilers will now be challenged with a six-game road trip. Three of those games are before the Christmas break. Even though the end of the homestand wasn’t pretty, there is still a […]

Oilers Game 28: Florida Panthers

Lose one after winning eight, and a lot of people lose their minds again. You’ve just got to love Oilers Twitter. But there’s still nothing wrong with analyzing why Thursday night’s game sums up the entire Oilers season thus far. It was probably one of the more entertaining losses I’ve ever sat through. Edmonton was […]

Oilers Game 27: Tampa Bay Lightning

I couldn’t even be mad when Connor Bedard opened the scoring on Tuesday night. Virtually no goalie in the league could’ve stopped his shot. It was a great pass from Alex Vlasic from his own zone to Bedard, waiting for the puck just over centre ice. I just feel bad for Evan Bouchard and Mattias […]