Evan Bouchard
Oilers Game 10: Nashville Predators
- Stephen Vani
- November 4, 2023
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 […]
Read MoreOilers Game 7: New York Rangers
- Stephen Vani
- October 26, 2023
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 […]
Read MoreRyan McLeod Re-Signs With Edmonton Oilers
- Stephen Vani
- August 1, 2023
On Tuesday night, the Edmonton Oilers avoided the salary arbitration deadline of August 4th and re-signed restricted free agent forward Ryan McLeod to a two-year contract paying him $2.1M per season. McLeod has played three NHL seasons, recording 20 goals and 25 assists for 45 points in 138 games. A solid two-way forward for Edmonton’s […]
Read MoreOilers Playoffs: Round 2 – Game 3 Preview
- Stephen Vani
- May 8, 2023
Exactly which critiques am I supposed to give? That they only scored five goals instead of six or seven? That Leon only scored half the amount of goals he did on Wednesday night? Draisaitl tied the lead for goals in last year’s Playoffs, and we’re only two games into the second round. Before Game 2, […]
Read MoreOilers Playoffs: Round 1 – Game 6 Preview
- Stephen Vani
- April 29, 2023
The Oilers put on a dominant performance in Game 5 after a stellar comeback win in Game 4. The roles on both sides of the rink are reversed from last year. Edmonton went into Game 6 in LA, needing to force Game 7 back at Rogers Place. This year, after the aforementioned Games 4 and […]
Read MoreNHL News & Rumors: Oilers, Flyers, Canadiens, Senators
- Michael DeRosa
- April 21, 2023
Welcome to Inside The Rink‘s latest NHL News & Rumors column. In this episode, we will be focusing on a handful of rumors centering around the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, and Ottawa Senators. Insider Says Oilers’ Evan Bouchard Could Be Traded This Summer Evan Bouchard is a pending restricted free agent (RFA), and […]
Read MoreOilers Playoffs: Round 1 – Game 2 Preview
- Stephen Vani
- April 19, 2023
We were 17 seconds away from going to bed earlier. Going up 1-0 in the series looked promising after the first and second periods. But there are three periods in a hockey game, and the Oilers let the third one slip away. That is seventh out of eight series openers that they have lost in […]
Read MoreLine Over the Boards: Resiliency to a Tee
- Connor Doyle
- April 18, 2023
The Edmonton Oilers are clear-cut favorites in a series where the LA Kings, while threatening a Pacific, and Western Conference title, lost steam and traction when losing four key players to injuries. The Oilers, meanwhile, maintained their steam and traction, holding the best record in the NHL since Jan 1st. The Mattias Ekholm trade, Stuart […]
Read MoreDespite a McDavid goose egg Bruins fall to Oilers 3-2
- Joe Russo
- March 10, 2023
A two goal performance from the top talent in the world, Connor McDavid, on February 27th was not enough for the Edmonton Oilers to skate past the Boston Bruins. What was the difference in that 3-2 victory? Boston’s depth. Of the three goals scored, only one point was recorded by a member of the Bruins […]
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