Covering Blots: Digging into whether Darnell Nurse has been good enough for the Oilers this season

Defenceman Darnell Nurse has had a lot of highs and lows throughout his season (and career) with the Edmonton Oilers. Early in the campaign, he posted some of the team’s worst on-ice shot-share numbers and goal-differentials. But by early December we...

Published: 8 months ago by The Super Fan

Oilers Need Superstars to Lead them like the Penguins’ Superstars did in 2009

If the Oilers are going to come back and win the Stanley Cup, their best players have to lead them. It is the same for every team. Second-tier players must produce as well, but ultimately your stars are the leaders. Moments after their 4-1 loss to Fl...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

How recent history compares to Draisaitl hit, no-suspension decision

Look back over the past couple decades of playoff hockey, and only a few plays that have come amid the consistently physical grind of the Stanley Cup Final have earned supplemental discipline:

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

Panthers’ layered defense has stifled Oilers in Stanley Cup final

Colby Cohen talked about the Panthers’ defensive structure and how it’s worked to stifle the Oilers offense and limit their best players thus far on Daily Faceoff Live.

Published: 1 year ago by Daily Faceoff

Oilers' Draisaitl not suspended for hit on Barkov

Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl avoided suspension for his illegal hit that took Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov out of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Published: 1 year ago by ESPN

B/R NHL Staff Roundtable: Did Leon Draisaitl Deserve a Suspension?

The main storyline from the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final is that the Florida Panthers are up 2-0 in the series. The secondary storyline after…

Published: 1 year ago by Bleacher Report

58 per cent of Canadians not following Oilers-Panthers Stanley Cup final: survey

Albertans may be watching every second of the Stanley Cup final but most Canadians are not, according to a recent survey. The poll released by market research company Leger on Tuesday found that 58 per cent of Canadians are not paying close attention...

Published: 1 year ago by CBC Sports

Oilers’ Sam Carrick fined $2.2K for slashing Panthers’ Dmitry Kulikov

Edmonton Oilers forward Sam Carrick was fined $2,213.54, the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement, for slashing Florida Panthers’ Dmitry Kulikov.

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

What’s going for and against Draisaitl in any league investigation?

Jason Gregor speaks on The Jeff Marek Show about his thoughts on Leon Draisaitl’s high hit on Aleksander Barkov and why repercussions on Draisaitl are so uncertain

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

Oilers' Carrick fined by NHL for below-the-belt slash in Game 2

From huge hits to headlocks, things got pretty ugly between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. One infraction, though, carries additional consequences. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced on Tuesd...

Published: 1 year ago by Daily Hive

Status of Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov up in the air for Game 3 against Oilers

It remains unclear whether Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov will be good to go for Game 3 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final after suffering an apparent injury as a result of a high hit by Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl on Monday. Barkov...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Panthers Expect Barkov Should Be Able to Play Game 3 vs. Oilers

The post Panthers Expect Barkov Should Be Able to Play Game 3 vs. Oilers appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. The Florida Panthers offered an update on the condition of Aleksander Barkov and said the news so far is good heading into Game 3. The post Pan...

Published: 1 year ago by NHL Trade Talk