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To understate, players with the level of skill we’ve seen first-hand from Connor McDavid over the years don’t come along very often. Factor in a competitive streak and desire to win that just won’t quit and you get what we’re seeing from the Edmonton...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Best Edmonton Oilers free agent signings in the cap era

When the Edmonton Oilers first signed Zach Hyman to a seven-year, $38.5M contract, there were some naysayers who felt that it would become another in a long line of albatross contracts handed out to free agents in years past (see: Lucic, Milan). Havi...

Published: 9 months ago by The Oil Rig

Three Key Things: Oilers win with their D-game, Stuart Skinner shines, and Leon Draisaitl’s heater

After cleaning up at home last week, the Edmonton Oilers were back on the road for a rematch against a significantly depleted Chicago Blackhawks team. Seems like an easy win, right? Not so fast. While the Oilers did end up closing out a 2-1 win, they...

Published: 9 months ago by Oilers Nation

Draisaitl & McDavid Lead Oilers Past Chicago for 8th Straight Win

It wasn’t pretty, but the Edmonton Oilers extended their win streak to eight games by defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 at United Center on Tuesday (Jan. 9). Leon Draisaitl and…

Published: 9 months ago by The Hockey Writers

So, that's what the playoff-seeded Edmonton Oilers look like?

Published: 9 months ago by Edmonton Journal

Oilers Visual Recap 37: Edmonton reaches eight wins in a row again with victory over Blackhawks

The Edmonton Oilers were looking to tie their season-long win streak of eight games and facing the depleted Chicago Blackhawks, they had a good chance to do so. However, goals were called back, offence was hardly generated, and the Oilers did somethi...

Published: 9 months ago by The Oil Rig

NHL News & Rumors: Senators, Oilers, Ducks, Penguins

In today’s NHL news and rumors rundown, reports are surfacing that after trading Jamie Drysdale, the Anaheim Ducks might also be open to moving on from Trevor Zegras. Meanwhile, the…

Published: 9 months ago by The Hockey Writers

The Day After 37.0: Lackluster Oilers nearly choke against bruised Blackhawks

Have you ever watched your favourite team win a hockey game, but you can’t help but feel like it was a loss? That was watching the Edmonton Oilers take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night. Sure, they won the game 2-1, but the score was not ind...

Published: 9 months ago by Oilers Nation

McDavid laments length of some offside reviews

Connor McDavid expressed his disdain for long, drawn-out offside reviews after his Edmonton Oilers had a goal called back Tuesday night."If it takes you 15 minutes to determine if it's offside or not, it probably doesn't really matter," he said with...

Published: 9 months ago by The Score

Lowetide: Could this be the ultimate Edmonton Oilers season?

The Oilers' story this season could develop into the most compelling in team history

Published: 9 months ago by The Athletic

Connor McDavid questions offside that negated Oilers’ goal vs. Blackhawks: ‘These are calls that change games’

The Edmonton Oilers barely held on to beat a rebuilding, injury-depleted Chicago team 2-1 to win their eighth straight game. Captain Connor McDavid felt they should have had a little more breathing room down the stretch. Linemate Zach Hyman appeared...

Published: 9 months ago by The Athletic

‘Stayed the course’: Not all are pretty, but Oilers continue to stack wins

Despite scoring only two goals that counted, the Oilers quelled the pesky Blackhawks in one of the more foul games they’ll play this season. “Not a Picasso, by any means.”

Published: 9 months ago by SportsNet

Oilers’ McDavid, Knoblauch vent frustration after lengthy offside review

The Edmonton Oilers squeaked out a 2-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, but that win could have been a little bit more comfortable had a third-period goal by Zach Hyman not been overturned by a lengthy video review.

Published: 9 months ago by SportsNet