Edmonton Oilers News & Notes

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

Who told them to play a game as good as that one? That’s unfathomable. How dare they confuse Oilers fans like that. Edmonton entered the second half of a back-to-back road trip and held it together against an elite offensive team. Though the Avalanche have been dealing with depth injuries and have had as unideal […]

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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

They overcame the US turkey legs coming from the other side of the border. Edmonton started last night’s game playing like they’d just taken a week off. It’s normal, layoffs aren’t always kind to any team. Goals against came off of turnovers and bad line changes. A 2-0 deficit in the first period wasn’t part […]

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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

Oilers fans are happy again… For now. Before I talk hockey, in case you missed it, Edmonton claimed forward Kasperi Kapanen on Tuesday before their Ottawa game started. He was placed on waivers by the St. Louis Blues. Picked 22nd overall by the Maple Leafs in 2014, he has played 470 NHL games, putting up […]

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NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Toronto Maple Leafs with Line Combinations 11/16/2024

The Edmonton Oilers will face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at 5:00 PM MTN (7:00 PM EST), the first of two meetings between the Canadian franchises. The next meeting will be on February 1st in Edmonton, Alberta. The Oilers are coming off a 3-2 overtime win over the Nashville Predators, where Connor McDavid cracked […]

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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

Brett Kulak is on pace for a 21 goal season. I just thought that was a fun thing to say. The way the second period ended brought flashbacks of last year’s second round, when the Oilers had a 3-0 nothing lead in the third period of Game 7 against the Canucks and nearly blew it. […]

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NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs New York Islanders with Line Combinations 11/12/2024

The Edmonton Oilers (7-7-1) will host the New York Islanders (6-6-3) on Tuesday night at Rogers Place, with puck drop scheduled for 7:00 PM MT (9:00 PM ET). The Oilers recently defeated the Vancouver Canucks 7-3 on Saturday, where the offense looked like itself again. Meanwhile, the Islanders lost 4-3 in overtime against the New […]

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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

At least the captain is back, that’s cool. Although Connor McDavid didn’t get a single point in his return on Wednesday, he did have two pretty good rush chances. In his first game back from an injury last season, he had two shots then as well, along with an assist and two blocked shots. I […]

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NHL Game Preview: Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 11/6/2024

Vegas Golden Knights (8-3-1, 17 Pts) at Edmonton Oilers (6-6-1, 13 Pts)Venue: Rogers PlaceDate: Tonight – Wednesday, November 6Time: 8:30 pm EST TV: SCRIPPS-VGK, ESPN+Radio:Vegas – Fox Sports 98.9/1340Edmonton – 630 CHED AM DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:Vegas Golden Knights: +1.5 ML +140Edmonton Oilers: -1.5 ML -166O/U 6.5 Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster Vegas Golden Knights News […]

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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

First, I’ll recap a trade that happened before Monday night’s game. The Edmonton Oilers acquired prospect defenseman Ronnie Attard from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for prospect defenseman Ben Gleason. It was pretty much an AHL move, but it doesn’t hurt to have another right-handed blue liner in the system. We’ll see how it turns […]

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NHL Game Preview: New Jersey Devils at Edmonton Oilers with line combinations 11/4/2024

New Jersey Devils (7-5-2, 16 pts) at Edmonton Oilers (6-5-1, 4 pts)Venue: Rogers PlaceDate: Monday, November 4Time: 8: TV: ESPN+ / MSGS / Sportsnet Radio:New Jersey – WFAN 66 AM / 101.9 FM Edmonton – CHED 880 AM DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:New Jersey -1.5 ML -135Edmonton +1.5 ML +115O/U 6.5 Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster New Jersey Devils News & Notes: The Devils were shut out 3-0 in Calgary […]

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