If Evander Kane and Evan Bouchard are back, Edmonton Oilers have a fighting chance

If you’re going to go on a decent playoff run or, in the case of the Edmonton Oilers Friday night, you only have a matter of minutes to slip a life-saving goal through the Grim Reaper’s five-hole, you’ll need a little magic. Like a dust-covered veter...

Published: 7 months ago by Edmonton Journal

Oilers’ Forward Depth Must Show Up With McDavid & Draisaitl Out of the Lineup

The Edmonton Oilers have been a relatively healthy team the past few seasons. They’ve been lucky and haven’t had significant injuries, especially to key players. But, the injury bug is…

Published: 8 months ago by The Hockey Writers

NHL Trade Talk Weekend Rumors: Ducks, Oilers, Maple Leafs

The post NHL Trade Talk Weekend Rumors: Ducks, Oilers, Maple Leafs appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. NHL Trade talk weekend rumors: Gibson frustrated with Ducks, Oilers injury situation, Maple Leafs to lock up Matthew Knies. The post NHL Trade Talk W...

Published: 8 months ago by NHL Trade Talk

Oilers Have Limited History of Playing Without Draisaitl and McDavid

On Friday (March 21), Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch revealed that his team will be without the services of both Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid for likely at least…

Published: 8 months ago by The Hockey Writers

Oilersnation Radio: Oilers life without Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl

It’s Friday afternoon, the trade deadline has passed, and now it’s time to recap everything the Edmonton Oilers got done or didn’t get done at the NHL’s annual swap ‘n shop. On today’s show, we discussed the Oilers losing Leon Draisaitl and Connor Mc...

Published: 8 months ago by Oilers Nation

Excrement smeared on Edmonton statue of Oilers great Wayne Gretzky

Lorne Thurston and Joseph McIntyre were planning to get an up-close look at the Wayne Gretzky statue in downtown Edmonton on Friday, when they realized it had been smeared with what appeared to be — and strongly smelled like — feces.

Published: 8 months ago by CBC Sports

Edmonton statue of Oilers great Wayne Gretzky vandalized

Lorne Thurston and Joseph McIntyre were planning to get an up-close look at the Wayne Gretzky statue in downtown Edmonton on Friday, when they realized it had been smeared with what appeared to be — and strongly smelled like — feces.

Published: 8 months ago by SportsNet

Oilers superstars McDavid, Draisaitl out at least a week with injuries

The Edmonton Oilers lost both a game and another superstar Thursday, falling 4-3 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets after Connor McDavid left with a lower-body injury.

Published: 8 months ago by CBC Sports

NHL Notebook: League not considering change to playoff format

There aren’t going to be changes to the NHL’s playoff format any time soon. Commissioner Gary Bettman spoke to the media at the league’s general managers meetings on Wednesday, taking questions on a variety of topics. Among them was about whether the...

Published: 8 months ago by Oilers Nation

Edmonton Oilers’ Wayne Gretzky statue covered in feces

The iconic Wayne Gretzky statue placed outside of Rogers Place in Edmonton has been vandalized with feces. CTV News Edmonton was able to get a picture of the of the incident involving the statue on Friday morning. > Feces smeared on Edmonton’s Way...

Published: 8 months ago by Daily Hive

Oilers Notebook: Trio of Oilers defencemen are plug-and-play for sixth spot, depending on team's need

Published: 8 months ago by Edmonton Journal

Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl to miss Oilers' game Saturday vs. Kraken with injuries, might be out longer

Knoblauch said McDavid will be sidelined for “maybe a week” with a lower-body injury, while Draisaitl’s timeline is “up to a week.”

Published: 8 months ago by The Athletic

Head coach Kris Knoblauch ‘very confident’ Oilers will be able to overcome injuries to star players

Just as the Edmonton Oilers seemed to be finding their stride down the stretch, the injury bug showed up. The team went into Thursday’s match with the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets without Leon Draisaitl and they lost Connor McDavid and go...

Published: 8 months ago by Oilers Nation