Vincent Desharnais

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. St. Louis Blues | 04/01/2024

Saturday afternoon was the second straight that the Oilers had their shutout bid broken in the last half of the third period. Of course, the wins are more important, but you sometimes like to see a donut beside a goalie’s stats card, especially in more than one game. What stood out most to me in […]

Desharnais Played 100 Games

Saturday night was not a nice-looking game for the Edmonton Oilers, congrats are for defenseman Vincent Desharnais. He was picked 183rd overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, it took him until the age of 26 to become an NHL regular and he now just played his 100th NHL game. Quality right-handed defensemen, even just decent […]

Edmonton Oilers Desharnais Injury Update

It was reported yesterday that Edmonton Oilers defenseman Vincent Desharnais broke his finger when fighting Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson in the second period of Edmonton’s Saturday night game against Colorado. Due to this injury, he did not return for the third period or Overtime. The 27-year-old sophomore NHLer has 6 points, 104 hits, and 96 […]

Warren Foegele, Artturi Lehkonen at Rogers Place

GAME RECAP: Oilers Fall Last Second, 3-2 Avalanche in Overtime

In a closely contested match, the Edmonton Oilers fell to the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in overtime despite strong performances. The game was highlighted by top players McDavid and MacKinnon and a playoff-like atmosphere. Both teams scored in the third, with Edmonton’s lead fleeting and Colorado forcing overtime, they secured the win with seconds left.

This Week On Oilers Hockey: 22

After Saturday’s 7-4 loss against the Maple Leafs, Ryan McLeod and Vincent Desharnais were initially on the list of players to speak with the media. But as Oilers media members pointed out on Twitter, they had their names taken off that list; Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evander Kane answered questions instead. As someone who attended the […]

Edmonton Oilers: Little Nicky

The moves keep on coming. Yesterday afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers traded a third-round pick and defenseman prospect Michael Kesselring to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Nick Bjugstad and defenseman prospect Cam Dineem. After getting himself an experienced top 4 two-way defenseman in Mattias Ekholm, Ken Holland is having another good trade day by adding […]

This Week On Oilers Hockey: 16

That game against the Lightning was fun, eh? The Oilers only play Tampa Bay twice a year, but you’d think they were long-time rivals with how heated and emotional the players on both sides got. We’re halfway through the regular season, and game 47 was a playoff-caliber game against the back-to-back-to-back Eastern Conference Champions. Not […]