Leon Draisaitl is the most unique superstar in the NHL. No other superstar has the same combination of goal scoring prowess, point production, faceoff dominance and defensive zone starts.
While Evander Kane’s absence from practice likely isn’t a huge shock considering his sports hernia news and his missing practices prior to the series with the Los Angeles Kings, news that Adam Henrique is also out for the Oilers might come as a bit of a surprise.
The NHL has announced the finalists for the Jack Adams Trophy, and one notable omission is Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch. Knoblauch took over behind the Oilers bench on November 12th, replacing Jay Woodcroft as the club sputtered to a 3-9-1 start to the season.
Despite an impressive coaching performance by Kris Knoblauch of the Edmonton Oilers, he finds himself excluded from the finalists for the 2023-24 Jack Adams Award.
The Oilers’ Game 5 closeout of the Kings capped a very mature series win. The Oilers faced some adversity in parts of the series but never seemed to lose their composure.
The Edmonton Oilers 2024 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs will continue into the second round for a third straight year. The Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings in five games, which caps off three straight first-round exits for L.A.
The Edmonton Oilers are moving on in this season’s NHL playoffs and as is often the joke when a hockey team gets eliminated, the Los Angeles Kings will hit the golf course.
This Edmonton Oilers team has a different feel to them. For years, the franchise has taken flack from all sorts of people in and around the game for being a top-heavy, one-dimensional game.
The Oilers look primed for at least a long playoff run after beating the Los Angeles Kings in five games in the first round.
The Edmonton Oilers have some pretty good players sitting in their press box. Eliminating the Los Angeles Kings in five games, they did so without the services of Connor Brown, Sam Gagner, and Sam Carrick (although Carrick started the series).
That felt like a formality. For the first time in three first-round meetings between the Edmonton Oilers and L.A. Kings, there was never really any doubt about who was going to win.
The Edmonton Oilers did what was needed to dispatch the Los Angeles Kings from the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in just five games. Los Angeles never learned how to avoid penalty trouble against the speedy Oilers and the result was them giving their legendary power play numerous opportunities per night.
For the third straight year, the Edmonton Oilers have knocked out the Los Angeles Kings in the first-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Oilers got the job done on home ice in Game 5 on Wednesday night, beating their Pacific Division rivals 4-3 and advancing to face the winner of the Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators in Round 2.
The hardest game to win in any playoff series is the fourth one that knocks the other side into the off-season, and on Wednesday night at Rogers Place, the Edmonton Oilers had the chance to do precisely that when they returned home from L.A.
Evan Bouchard, Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman and Connor McDavid, we’d like you to meet Paul Coffey, Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri and Mark Messier. Today’s Edmonton
The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the 2023-24 NHL Playoffs, the third time they’ve ousted the Kings in three seasons.
Power play, penalty kill or even strength, the Oilers are ready for whatever comes at them. Whether they face an early deficit or need to protect a lead, they can handle it.
The Edmonton Oilers advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by eliminating the Los Angeles Kings in the first round for the third consecutive season.
After an early second period goal from Blake Lizotte, it looked like the Los Angeles Kings might be on their way to making this series interesting, but the Edmonton Oilers' stars had other plans.
It’s fair to argue that Edmonton Oilers’ defenseman Evan Bouchard got snubbed this season when it comes to consideration for the 2023-24 Norris Trophy.
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, Stuart Skinner posted his first-ever career playoff shutout, proving that the team has a legitimate playoff starting goaltender who can win them close games.
The Oilers have recalled goaltender Jack Campbell and defenseman Philip Broberg from the Bakersfield Condors of the AHL after the affiliate was eliminated from the playoffs last night.
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