Author: Stephen Vani
Oilers fan in Toronto. Staying up past my bedtime for Western games since the mid 2000s.
Oilers Game 16: Tampa Bay Lightning
Not the ideal way to win your third straight game, but that’s what matters in the end. Down 3-1 late in the third period, and then Evander Kane becomes a hero with the hat-trick. Before this comeback win against the Kraken, remember that Edmonton had a decisive 4-1 win against them on the road last […]
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Oilers Game 15: Seattle Kraken
They won again? I mean, they won again. Of course, they won again; who said they wouldn’t? You said it, not me. It took a month, but the Edmonton Oilers finally have a two-game winning streak. It was also just their first win at Rogers Place this season. Their other home win was during the […]
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Oilers Game 14: New York Islanders
I’ve never felt disappointed writing about a win before. I went to bed on Saturday night with relief that the Oilers played perhaps their best game of the season and finally got another win. All four of their goals were in the first period, and neither Connor McDavid or Leon Draisaitl got points on any […]
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Oilers Game 13: Seattle Kraken
A win, my kingdom for a win. My kingdom for saves, my kingdom for defense, and my kingdom for offense. Of all the low points in the first 12 games of the season, Thursday night’s loss to the San Jose Sharks was the lowest. At least San Jose already recorded their first win before beating […]
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Oilers Game 12: San Jose Sharks
The death by 1000 cuts Connor McDavid alluded to last week struck again on Monday night. Edmonton could not have gotten themselves into a better start against Vancouver. Twenty shots in the third period, 10 of them in only the first five minutes. Thatcher Demko showed why he’s the best goalie in the league right […]
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Oilers Game 11: Vancouver Canucks
During my day, when I was scrolling through social media, there was a post about yesterday being the two-year anniversary of Connor McDavid scoring what’s arguably the best goal of his career against the New York Rangers. If you’re a fan of another team reading this and, for whatever reason, haven’t seen that goal, just […]
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Oilers Game 10: Nashville Predators
Well, I can’t give the usual rant I have about the Oilers losing due to a lack of effort. They were the better team on Thursday, just really unlucky. Evan Bouchard had a hat trick of goalposts hit, and too many fluky bounces didn’t find their way into the net. But they couldn’t get a […]
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Oilers Game 9: Dallas Stars
Well, October was a long month. But at least it ended on a more positive note. This new month has to be a fresh start for Edmonton. Hopefully, they just got their “Up and down like a toilet seat” phase out of the way early, and they can now play some real hockey. Other than […]
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Oilers Game 8: Calgary Flames
This historic hockey rivalry has it’s first of four meetings this Sunday. It’s one more than they had last season. In a couple of my articles from last year, I expressed how much I wanted to watch more than three games between these teams. I felt that the NHL sinned gravely against the hockey gods […]
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Oilers Game 7: New York Rangers
Rather than calling this Game 7 of the regular season, we should call it Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Maybe if Edmonton pretends that’s what it is, we won’t see third periods like the one on Tuesday night. Jack Campbell was statistically bad, allowing 6 goals on 31 shots. But he was bailing […]
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