3 Key insights into the recent turnaround from the Oilers

Even before Tuesday night’s win versus the Knights, the Oilers were showing signs of life, with three aspects standing out as key to the recent improvement. The Edmonton Oilers have been navigating a challenging season, facing adversity which resulte...

Published: 11 months ago by Oil On Whyte

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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week ago by SportsNet

Knoblauch: Lack of defensive ‘support’ cost Oilers vs. Golden Knights

Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch discusses his team’s defensive miscue that led to the Vegas Golden Knights’ game-winning goal in the third period.

Published: 1 week ago by SportsNet

Big mistakes, bad special teams sink a good start in Edmonton Oilers' 4-2 loss to Vegas: Cult of Hockey Player Grades

Published: 1 week ago by Edmonton Journal

Instant Reaction: Golden Knights spoil Connor McDavid’s return, beat Oilers 4-2

What a crappy way to lose a game. On Wednesday evening, the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Vegas Golden Knights, and were dropped by a score of 4-2 to fall to 6-7-1 on the season. The team had a 2-1 lead going into the third period but the penalty kill l...

Published: 1 week ago by Oilers Nation