News Category: Edmonton Oilers

Desperately needing wins, Blues face red-hot Oilers

During the first month of the season, the Edmonton Oilers didn’t look like a playoff team, and Connor McDavid didn’t look like a scoring champion. Their appearance is much different these days. After starting the season 2-9-1, the Oilers have gone 43-14-3 heading into their game Monday night against the Blues in St. Louis. After scoring two goals and earning eight assists in his first 11 games, McDavid scored 27 goals and earned 88 assists

Oilers out to extend late push in visit from Ducks

The Edmonton Oilers will look for the sweep of the season series when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday for the fourth and final meeting between the two clubs. The Oilers have outscored the Ducks 20-7 in the three meetings this season, most recently picking up a 5-3 victory in Anaheim on Feb. 9. Edmonton, second in the Pacific Division, sits six points back of the Vancouver Canucks for the division lead with two

Oilers, Jets square off in search of late-season kick

Following extended runs of success, both the Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers have hit a snag. The Jets are out to avoid a fourth consecutive defeat Tuesday night against the Oilers, who have dropped two straight. From Feb. 10-March 19, Winnipeg (44-22-5) went 14-5-0. The Jets won three straight, including the first two stops last week – at Columbus and the New York Rangers — on a five-game road trip. But things took a turn

Oilers look to start fast against Senators

The Edmonton Oilers were slow out of the blocks to begin their three-game road trip. After quickly finding themselves on the defensive against one Ontario-based team, the Edmonton Oilers (42-22-4, 88 points) will look for a faster start against the other on Sunday when they visit the Ottawa Senators (29-36-4, 62 points). Edmonton began its trek on Saturday by watching the Toronto Maple Leafs score the game’s first five goals in an eventual 6-3 decision.

Connor McDavid, Oilers set to tangle with Auston Matthews, Leafs

The Edmonton Oilers know that they will need to play a more complete game when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. It will be a matchup between two of the league’s two most dynamic players in Toronto’s Auston Matthews and Edmonton captain Connor McDavid. There is an extra element to the game in Edmonton’s Zach Hyman. The former Maple Leafs forward has 48 goals this season, nine fewer than the league-leading Matthews.

Back on track, Oilers out to avenge loss to Sabres

After a middling February, the Edmonton Oilers are back on a roll in March and look to keep it going when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. Edmonton (41-21-4, 86 points) is 6-1-2 through March, matching their win total from the previous month, in which they went 6-5-1. Last month marked their fewest wins since winning only twice in October. The Oilers’ success in March has allowed them to climb into second place in

Oilers brush off OT loss, turn attention to Canadiens

Some losses are not as crushing as others. Even when they come in the final second of overtime. Therefore, the Edmonton Oilers are having no problems regrouping from Saturday’s 3-2 setback at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche as they prepare to host the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. The Oilers (40-21-4, 84 points) have plenty to feel good about as they look back on the Colorado game. They trailed going into the third period

Avalanche feeling good going into critical road game with Oilers

Coming off what star center Nathan MacKinnon called his team’s “best win of the year,” the Colorado Avalanche will put a five-game winning streak on the line when they travel to Edmonton to face Connor McDavid and the Oilers on Saturday night. Colorado has had a few days to enjoy its 4-3 overtime victory at Western Conference-leading Vancouver on Wednesday, a win that moved the Avalanche into a first-place tie in the Central Division with

Surging Oilers open homestand against Capitals

The Edmonton Oilers open a four-game homestand when they host the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. The Oilers, who hold a four-point edge over the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Golden Knights for second place in the Pacific Division, are 6-1-1 in their past eight games after completing a 2-1-1 road trip with a 4-0 win at Pittsburgh on Sunday. “Obviously we don’t love the two losses, but we’ve played a lot of hockey lately,”

Oilers aim to get back on winning track vs. struggling Sabres

The Edmonton Oilers will look to get back in the win column when they travel to Buffalo to battle the Sabres in the first of two meetings between the clubs this month. Edmonton’s five-game win streak was snapped in a 4-2 loss in Columbus on Thursday night. The Oilers fell behind 3-0 after 20 minutes and after battling to within a goal, couldn’t find the equalizer against the Blue Jackets. “I think we weren’t ready