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PHOTOS: Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers (Stanley Cup Finals Game 1) – 06/04/2025

EDMONTON, AB. – The Edmonton Oilers took Game One of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night. Leon Draisaitl, opened the scoring only a minute into the game and then ended the game with his NHL record-tying third overtime dagger of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Check out the photo gallery […]

Edmonton Oilers Thoughts: Finals, Game 1

Maybe I’m biased, but has this NHL season had a bigger Next Man Up team than this one? No one ever roots for injuries, but before needing to fill spots left by Zach Hyman and Connor Brown, we’d practically given up on the idea of Jeff Skinner playing another Playoff game for the Edmonton Oilers. […]

Stanley Cup Game 1 Preview: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 6/4/2025

Florida Panthers & Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final 2025 Preview

Tkachuk called it a year ago that Florida would see Edmonton in the final this season. Both teams are a year older, a year wiser, and contain fresh blood that’s eager to earn their name on the Cup. This series is going to be a hard test of wills. Florida aims to go back-to-back, while […]

An Email Interview with Online Hockey Personality for Snapback Sports – Tim Kalinowski

There are a lot of great hockey content creators out there. I want to introduce you all to one in this piece. His name is Tim Kalinowski. Kalinowski is an on-air talent and personality for Snapback Sports. Kalinowski attended several memorable hockey games this season and, in typical creator fashion, shared them with hockey and […]

Connor McDavid skating for the Edmonton Oilers

Opinion: Connor McDavid Continues To Show Why He Is the Best Player in The Game

There is no doubt that when all is said and done, Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid is going to end up in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Let’s take a look at what McDavid, 28, has accomplished so far: Notice that his career totals to date were not mentioned above because even those numbers are […]

Opinion: Oilers’ Stuart Skinner Showing Some Steadiness Between the Pipes

When it comes to Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner, one never knows what they are going to get. On one hand, one might see a version of Skinner, 26, who stands tall, comes up with big saves, does not get out of position, and does not allow soft goals. When this version of Skinner is […]

Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 3, Game 5

Happy belated 9th Birthday, Ben Stelter. Tuesday night’s win was for you. We’re just one win away from a second straight Finals appearance. We always wish Ben were still with us and imagine how joyful he’d be to watch the Edmonton Oilers in these Playoff runs the last couple of years. A really nice gesture […]

NHL Playoff Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars with Line Combinations 5/29/2025

Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 3, Game 4

Over the last few years, it’s been a running joke for Edmonton Oilers fans that an afternoon game is always a guaranteed loss for the team. A 6-1 victory is certainly no joke, however. At the same time, people were perplexed that the NHL would give a Conference Final game a 1 pm Mountain Time/3 […]