The final few weeks of the regular season for the Edmonton Oilers are all about two things: making sure you’re playing your best hockey leading into the regular season and locking up home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
With two losses on the board at the hands of the Leafs and Senators, the Oilers found themselves in Winnipeg in a situation where they almost needed to win.
In a battle of two teams who needed a win, the Edmonton Oilers came out on top. The Oilers dropped back-to-back games this weekend, starting with an ugly loss in the spotlight against the Toronto Maple Leafs which was followed up by a blown lead in Ottawa against the lowly Senators.
Welcome to another edition of Full Press Hockey’s NHL Rumors! Teams are always looking to improve. Now that the trade deadline has passed, they are looking toward the postseason and next season.
While the current focus for the Edmonton Oilers isn’t on a contract extension for Leon Draisaitl, it won’t be long until the organization is in a position where a big decision will be looming.
Darren Dreger doesn’t believe a contract extension will happen the moment Leon Draisaitl is eligible to extend with the Edmonton Oilers. Potentially able
When the Oilers and Buffalo Sabres squared off 13 days ago, Edmonton blew an early lead only to lose the game in the shootout. Yeah, it’s fine to pick
Two weeks ago, the Edmonton Oilers rolled into Buffalo and lost a game they should have won. Edmonton got out to an early 2-0 lead thanks to first-period goals from Ryan McLeod and Warren Foegele but the Oilers weren’t able to close the door.
It’s not how you start, but how you end it, as the Oilers defeated the Buffalo Sabres at home by a score of 8-3. With the win, they now move to 88 points on the season, five ahead of the Los Angeles Kings for home ice in the first round.
The Edmonton Oilers, displaying their resilience, clinched an unconvincing 3-2 overtime win against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. Despite leading 2-0 after 40 minutes, the Oilers faced a tough challenge in the final period as the Habs fought back.
In a season that has effectively turned around from one of the darker starts in recent memory, the Edmonton Oilers have found consistent success. Sitting second in the Pacific Division after a win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night, the Oilers didn’t have a perfect game but their “B game” was good enough.
Sam Carrick didn’t take long to acquaint himself with Oilers fans. In his debut with the team on March 7th, it took all of four shifts for him to drop the gloves with one of the game’s most technical fighters, Columbus Blue Jackets winger Mathieu Olivier.
Leon Draisaitl scored the winning goal on an overtime power play as the host Edmonton Oilers recovered from a blown lead to earn a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
The Edmonton Oilers have kept their top line of Connor McDavid, Zach Hyman, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins together for most of the season. However, they have frequently experimented with the second line, typically centred by Leon Draisaitl.
Defeating the Montreal Canadiens in Edmonton has never been easy for the Oilers. Well, except for the first time Les Canadiens visited Edmonton. — Edmonton crushed Montreal in their inaugural game in Edmonton.
Despite the post-game reaction online after Saturday’s 3-2 overtime loss, the Edmonton Oilers have become a very good defensive team. The Oilers have allowed the fewest goals in the NHL over their past 10 games, 18.
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Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl suited up for his 700th NHL game Saturday afternoon in Buffalo. There are no silver sticks presented for Game 700. His family won’t be flown in from Germany.
Leon Draisaitl scored at 2:18 of overtime, his second goal of the night, as the Edmonton Oilers overcame a third-period deficit and downed the host Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday night.
There are just two NHL games tonight, but there does seem to be some value on the board, particularly as it relates to shots on goal.
In their pursuit of strengthening the top six forward positions, the Edmonton Oilers are actively exploring potential trade options, with a particular focus on adding depth and skill to complement stars like Leon Draisaitl.
We have a ton of afternoon hockey today, and little time to waste. We definitely like quite a bit today, but in the spirit of delivering you plays with enough time to get them in, here are two for this afternoon.
As per comments from Edmonton Oilers’ CEO Jeff Jackson, the team’s plans regarding Leon Draisaitl‘s contract extension negotiations are to wait. He noted during an interview with Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic that the team hasn’t talked to Draisaitl yet, and likely won’t until the end of the season.
We won our lone SGP yesterday in the NHL, so it seems only right we load up some fresh bets for a big Thursday slate with three separate plays.
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