Skinner, Oilers continue to ooze confidence ahead of big test

On this night, Skinner’s even-keeled, professional game was a metaphor for an Oilers performance that oozed confidence and experience.

Published: 5 months ago by SportsNet

What's gone right and wrong for Oilers against Panthers in Stanley Cup Final

Let’s look at three areas where Edmonton is doing well and three where it is not as the series is knotted at 1-1 heading into Game 3.

Published: 19 hours ago by The Athletic

How Edmonton Oilers fans in B.C. cheer for their team on the other side of the Rockies

Many Edmonton Oilers fans on the West Coast are transplants from northern Alberta, but others are cheering on the team for the first time in the hopes they can finally end Canada's 32-year Stanley Cup drought.

Published: 20 hours ago by CBC Sports

The unlikely connection between Brad Marchand, Corey Perry and 2 Stanley Cup titles

Shawn Thornton, the Panthers' chief revenue officer, won the Cup with both veterans in his career. Now he's watching them chase another.

Published: 20 hours ago by The Athletic

Why this Edmonton-Florida Stanley Cup Finals may boil down to a war of attrition: 9 Things

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are many things. The biggest stage in hockey. The brightest lights on ice. A young hockey player’s lifelong dream. But along with all those sexy things that help make the post-season irresistible, the finals can also come dow...

Published: 1 day ago by Edmonton Journal

Things we think we know: Oilers surely are giving NHL their Bennett thoughts

If series manager Kris King is not already on to Sam Bennett’s habits, he is being made aware of it on the morning of every game when he meets with Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch and/or GM Stan Bowman. Bennett has become a focal point of the playoffs fo...

Published: 1 day ago by SportsNet

Edmonton Oilers need to up their gamesmanship to Florida's Rat Level

Yes, the Oilers could easily be up 2-0 on the Florida Panthers right now, secure in the knowledge that teams in that situation go on to win the series 93 per cent of the time. But they’ve also been trailing in the third period at home in two overtime...

Published: 1 day ago by Edmonton Journal

Pending UFA Trent Frederic ‘might be sticking around’ with Oilers

While priority number one for the Edmonton Oilers is finding glory by hosting Lord Stanley’s Mug this month, the team has reportedly been engaged in contract negotiations with winger Trent Frederic. This, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, w...

Published: 1 day ago by Oilers Nation

Oilers sign a top young attacker from Finland's top league

This in from the Oilers, news they have signed The forward Viljami Marjala to a two-year entry-level contract. 1. Marjala finished 14th overall in Liiga scoring in Finland. Top scorer Atro Leppanen had 63 points in 60 games. Marjala had 52 in 54, wit...

Published: 1 day ago by Edmonton Journal

Edmonton Oilers set new NHL record for single-season revenue

The Edmonton Oilers have set a new NHL record for singleseason franchise revenue after last night’s Game two showdown against the Florida Panthers. This new record surpasses the previous record set by the Oilers in last year’s playoffs. And, there ar...

Published: 1 day ago by The Oil Rig

Top Oilers d-man struggling against Panthers (again). Any solutions?

Darnell Nurse is once again an enigma wrapped in a conundrum, shrouded in difficult questions for the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final. Edmonton’s Stanley Cup hopes rest to some large degree on figuring out the riddle of Nurse’s game. Can the...

Published: 1 day ago by Edmonton Journal

Redefining WAG: Lauren Kyle McDavid has her own ambitions

The phrase "hockey wife" can still come with built-in assumptions - an unapproachable accessory riding shotgun on someone else's dream. But if you're expecting Lauren Kyle McDavid to fulfill that stereotype, you'll probably be disappointed. The 28-ye...

Published: 1 day ago by The Score