Four things you might not know about Kasperi Kapenen

Yesterday, the Edmonton Oilers claimed Kasperi Kapanen on waivers from the St. Louis Blues. Kapanen only played ten times for the Blues this season scoring once, but has built up enough reputation over his career to be worth a waiver claim. His salar...

Published: 3 weeks ago by Oilers Nation

Ceiling: Meet Floor. Floor: Meet Ceiling

Holy hell the Oilers can be bad at hockey. Last night, it was like someone said “Dallas Eakins was right, screw…

Published: 1 month ago by Lowetide

Six thoughts about the Edmonton Oilers loss to the Vegas Golden Knights

Wednesday night Oil Country was treated to a fantastic matchup that lived up to the hype, as the Edmonton Oilers took on the Vegas Golden Knights. As the two favourites in the Pacific Division this was always going to be a big game, but for many reas...

Published: 1 month ago by The Oil Rig

The Oilers have no one to blame but themselves for 4-2 loss to Vegas Golden Knights

The Edmonton Oilers couldn’t get anything past Jake Allen on Monday night against the Devils, and the challenge didn’t get much easier with the Vegas Golden Knights in town Wednesday for the first of four matchups of the season. Unfortunately, what e...

Published: 1 month ago by Oilers Nation

Is Oilers’ Prospect Shane Lachance the Next Tage Thompson?

The Edmonton Oilers took a chance on Shane Lachance in the 2021 NHL Draft, selecting him 186th overall in the sixth round. Now three years later, the Oilers’ decision to…

Published: 1 month ago by The Hockey Writers

Edmonton Oilers can't score? Ham-handed start defies all logic

They can’t quite put their finger on what’s wrong, and can’t quite wrap their hands around what’s right

Published: 1 month ago by Edmonton Journal

Islanders & Oilers Should Connect on a Jeff Skinner Trade

The New York Islanders have underwhelmed to begin the 2024-25 season, largely due to the team’s lack of forward depth. This was a concern at the beginning of the season,…

Published: 1 month ago by The Hockey Writers

The Day After 14.0: Blame goes beyond Stuart Skinner for Oilers’ blunder-filled loss to Golden Knights

Lots of justifiable blame will be laid at Stuart Skinner’s feet for Wednesday night’s loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. After all, the Edmonton Oilers had a two-one lead until halfway through the third period, before Noah Hanifin tied it up with a po...

Published: 1 month ago by Oilers Nation

3 Takeaways From Oilers’ 4-2 Loss to Golden Knights

The Edmonton Oilers appeared to be in the driver’s seat for a large portion of last night’s game versus the Vegas Golden Knights. It wasn’t meant to be, however, as…

Published: 1 month ago by The Hockey Writers

Letters, Nov. 7: Trump’s win a response to wars, cost of living and illegal immigration

Did Connor McDavid return too early? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! ELECTION TENSION A thumping win for Donald Trump. The environment was tense, Canada was feeling the heat too. For many in general the main worry was not about who wins, it was about....

Published: 1 month ago by The Edmonton Sun

Oilers' Ekholm gives honest answer about PK failures: "It has to stop"

The Edmonton Oilers yet again saw their penalty kill fail them in a heartbreaking, last-minute 4-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night. Just like many games before this one, it was a game that was well within reach for the club, one t...

Published: 1 month ago by Daily Hive

Oilers kicking themselves again after big mistakes in both ends

Edmonton entered the third period with a lead Wednesday but watched it disappear with penalties, miscues and a feeble offense.

Published: 1 month ago by The Athletic

Defensively fragile Oilers need to find solutions in a hurry

The Oilers are extremely plain these days, and the solutions are clearly not simple. They’ll have to work harder at a lot of things, because the statute of limitations on a Stanley Cup hangover is surely soon to expire.

Published: 1 month ago by SportsNet