Edmonton Oilers

Are The Oilers Back?

It may only be December, but it has already been a tale of two seasons for the Edmonton Oilers. In the first one, everything was going wrong for the hockey club. Connor McDavid dealt with an injury, the team got horrible goaltending, they fired head coach Jay Woodcroft and replaced him with Kris Knoblauch, and […]

Oilers Game 25: New Jersey Devils

Of course, a six-game winning streak is great. But it’s also hilarious to say that Friday night was Edmonton’s first win when they have 40+ shots on goal. Marc-Andre Fleury was standing on his head the whole game, and the Oilers weren’t shooting down low. It’s a team game, and the defensive play led to […]

Oilers Game 24: Minnesota Wild

What a difference two weeks can make. The first meeting against Carolina signaled the end of the world in Edmonton. Down 4-0 after the first period in that game up 4-0 after the first period on Wednesday night’s game. There’s still a long way to go, but Oilers fans are in a much better mood […]

Oilers Game 23: Carolina Hurricanes

Did you miss watching Oilers games for a week? So did I. It feels good to be back, even with where Edmonton finds themselves in the standings. We’re a quarter of the way into the season; three quarters is still a pretty long time. Since last week Thursday, the St. Louis Blues hold the second […]

Oilers Game 22: Winnipeg Jets

Not the ideal way to win your third straight game, but they did it. Up until the last seven and a half minutes, when they blew a 4-2 lead, they were playing some pretty decent hockey. I don’t totally blame Stuart Skinner for the last two goals, but it makes the save percentage worse than […]

Oilers Game 21: Vegas Golden Knights

Well, Connor McDavid seems to be making a comeback. A four-point afternoon on Friday and a five-point night on Sunday enroute to an 8-2 victory over Anaheim. He became the second active player with four assists in back-to-back games along with Nicklas Backstrom in the 2007/2008 season. He’s also now the fourth Oiler after Wayne […]

Oilers Game 19: Washington Capitals

I hope that all of our American hockey fans and Inside The Rink readers had a happy Thanksgiving yesterday. I believe they have a lot to be thankful for. I am particularly cheering for teams that are not the Edmonton Oilers. In the Florida trip, they had two-goal leads that they couldn’t hang onto. Against […]

Oilers Game 18: Carolina Hurricanes

Connor McDavid had his first two goal game of the season on Monday night. Yes, that does sound weird to say. No, I didn’t make that up. That’s how odd of a season it has been, along with every other issue plaguing the Edmonton Oilers. McDavid is currently on pace for 80 points in 80 […]

Detroit Red Wings Prospect Check-in Week of 11/13-11/19

The Red Wings affiliates went 4-2-1 over the last week, who were the three stars of the week?

Oilers Game 17: Florida Panthers

Saturday’s loss was bad. It’s one of those games you look back on later in a season and wish you could replay. But of course, no sports team wins every single game. The Oilers won three and lost one. That’s the sort of consistency they need to hang onto to make up for the points […]