Leon Draisaitl
Poor Goaltending Sinks Oilers Once Again
It is always the same story, different day for the Edmonton Oilers. Led by generational talents and superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, the Oilers had a great regular season and looked like Stanley Cup contenders. The team scores a lot of goals, plays good enough defense, and gets the goaltending they need in order […]
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Oilers Playoffs: Round 2 – Game 5 Preview
After Game 4, the Oilers have an 8-0 record this season (including regular season) following a loss. This record is only relevant when a team, well, wins. While resiliency has been a strong aspect for Edmonton, it’s not something they should always keep looking to. They’ve proven that they can handle adversity at times, but […]
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Golden Knights Pietrangelo and Oilers Nurse both suspended 1 game
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced the suspension on Thursday. The Vegas Golden Knights will be without their best defenseman in Game 5, with their second-round series against the Edmonton Oilers hanging in the balance. Alex Pietrangelo was suspended for one game Thursday by the NHL Department of Player Safety for his slash on Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl […]
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Oilers Playoffs: Round 2 – Game 3 Preview
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, […]
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Oilers Playoffs Preview: Round 2 – Game 1 Preview
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl scored goals in an elimination game on Saturday night, as you expect superstars to do in big moments. And yet, it’s not even their goals that were talked about. It was evident throughout the first round that the Edmonton Oilers no longer fit the one- or two-man team narrative they’ve […]
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Line Over the Boards Apr 30th: LAK Out Lasted by Edmonton 5-4 and Drop Series 4-2
After last night’s 5-4 victory, Edmonton has eliminated the LA Kings in a roller-coaster of a series. The series was closed out on a late 3rd-period goal by Kailer Yamamoto, who capped off a very productive game 6 for the Oilers’ bottom 6. Klim Kostin posted 2 goals and an assist in the game and […]
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Oilers Playoffs: Round 1 – Game 6 Preview
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 […]
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Line Over The Boards: Pushed to the Brink
Last year for Game Five in Edmonton, the LA Kings and Oilers went back and forth to lead the game to an overtime match. Adrian Kempe sealed that game just 72 seconds in. It was the only overtime game in last year’s series. This year we have seen three overtime games in the first four […]
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NHL Predictions/Gambling Analytics for April 25th
Welcome to the daily NHL probabilities update. Here you can find win probabilities for each of the day’s NHL games, as well as player-level goal-scoring, point-producing, and “Top Threat” probabilities. These probabilities are calculated via the datadrivenhockey game simulation model, GPM1. Information about the model and links to get access to even more model outputs […]
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Line Over the Boards Apr 24th: All Knotted Heading Back to Edmonton 2-2
Last night’s game was more of the same for the LA Kings, with a few wrinkles. Kevin Fiala returned for the Kings and made an immediate impact with two assists in the 1st period, where the Kings came out and. built a 3-0 lead after one. However, LA showed up flat in the 2nd period […]
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