The goaltending saga for the Edmonton Oilers this season has been full of twists and turns. To start the year, then-head coach Jay Woodcroft leaned on Jack Campbell early after a decent preseason, but the decision backfired.
After a tough OT loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, the Oilers were looking to get back in the win column against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
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.
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.
Everybody loves a great story where a guy comes out of nowhere, against all odds, to emerge victorious or to redeem himself. Great sports movies like Rocky, Rudy, Cinderella Man and Hoosiers all carry this kind of theme.
The Edmonton Oilers had an up-and-down wrap to their road trip, dropping two games against mediocre teams in the Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres before getting back in the win column with a dominant performance against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
I don’t know about you, dearest Internet friends, but these last two Oilers losses to Columbus and Buffalo bothered me a lot. Both of those teams are on the outside of the playoff chase right now, and the last thing I expected was for our beloved Edmonton Oilers to punt both games, picking up only one of a possible four points.
After dropping back-to-back games against non-playoff teams, the Oilers are back in the win column as they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins by a score of 4-0.
Calvin Pickard was perfect for the Edmonton Oilers in a 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday. Interestingly, he won’t get sole credit for the shutout, however.
Remember when the Oilers and Penguins met up at Rogers Place just a week ago? Our boys took charge, delivered a lopsided 6-1 win, and wrapped up what ended up as a perfect weekend.
The Edmonton Oilers had the chance to extend their winning streak to six games if only they could beat the Columbus Blue Jackets on the road for the first time since March 2020.
Sometimes, a 2-1 game is just as exciting as a 6-5 game, as we learned on Tuesday evening when the Oilers scored a late game-tying goal before winning
The Edmonton Oilers are on a four-game winning streak after completing a sweep of their back-to-back on the weekend. On Saturday, the Oilers went into Seattle and edged out a 2-1 victory over the Kraken.
It was a busy weekend for the Edmonton Oilers. First up, the boys beat the Kraken in Seattle on Saturday before flying home for a matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins back at Rogers Place on Sunday.
The three-game losing streak is in the rearview mirror now, as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins for their fourth consecutive win. With the win on Sunday night, the Oilers move to a 37-20-2 record for 76 points, three ahead of the Vegas Golden Knights and nine behind the Vancouver Canucks.
The goal here isn’t to minimize Kris Knoblauch’s accomplishments. But humor me for a few minutes. The Edmonton Oilers fired Jay Woodcroft on Nov. 12 following a 3-9-1 start to their 2023-24 season.
For the majority of the 2023-24 NHL Season, I’ve been thinking the Oilers needed to upgrade their goaltending to make a serious run at the Stanley Cup.
How can the Edmonton Oilers find any negative in the way goaltender Calvin Pickard has stepped up for the team in a backup role this season? The answer is, they can’t.
The Edmonton Oilers continued their historic winning streak, securing their 15th consecutive victory with a 3-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks Thursday night.
It was only a couple of months ago that the Edmonton Oilers were looking like a lost cause this season. Fast forward to the start of 2024, and Connor McDavid's team is on a hot streak and in a position to take over the Pacific Division.
It was no secret the Edmonton Oilers weren’t happy with their slow start to the 2023-24 season. They have since turned it around and find themselves fighting for a playoff spot again, but they had to make some tough decisions to be where they are now.
Edmonton Oilers’ goaltender Calvin Pickard secured his second win of the season for the Edmonton Oilers this past Friday night, steering away 23 shots in an impressive 6-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils.
The Edmonton Oilers seek to extend their winning streak to seven games on Sunday afternoon as they face the New Jersey Devils at Rogers Place. Having achieved six consecutive victories, the Oilers aim for seven.
The Edmonton Oilers will be without Stuart Skinner for a couple of days. Mark Spector of Sportsnet reports that he is flying home to be with his expecting wife, so they recalled a veteran to serve as Jack Campbell's backup in the meantime.
There were few teams in the entire NHL that rode the high highs and the low lows as much as the Edmonton Oilers did last season.
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