McDavid: Oilers' form 'more important' than reaching 70 goals

Connor McDavid only needs to score 10 more times in Edmonton's nine remaining regular-season games to become the first player to hit the 70-goal mark since 1992-93, but the Oilers superstar has his eyes on the bigger picture. "Obviously, you need to go on a big run (to reach that landmark), and certainly anything is possible," he told NHL.com's Mike Zeisberger on Friday. "Is it something that I'm going to be looking for or pressing for? Probably not," McDavid added. "It's more important how our

Source: The Score
Date: 2023-03-26

The Edmonton Oilers Prospect Report: No School Like The Old School

This week the Edmonton Oilers welcomed two prospects to Bakersfield.  One returning from injury in Dylan Holloway and one freshly signed to a two-year entry-level contract in Carl Berglund. Both players got into one game this week and gave us some indications of where they are at. However, as has been the case since the Christmas break, it was the same group of Condors prospects that led the way. There really is no school like the old school. Who Caught My Eye? Raphael Lavoie I mean what do y

Source: Oilers Nation
Date: 2023-03-26

The Morning After: Edmonton Oilers vs Golden Knights

The Edmonton Oilers lost to the Vegas Golden Knights last night 4-3 in overtime. It is really not the preferred outcome for the Oilers. The two points would have been nice, but at this point in the season points are the most important thing. This was a hard-fought game by both teams, but in the […] The Morning After: Edmonton Oilers vs Golden Knights - Oil On Whyte - Oil On Whyte - An Edmonton Oilers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

Source: Oil On Whyte
Date: 2023-03-26

Wiebe’s World: Why this generation of fans, players needs a best-on-best event

LOS ANGELES — This generation — and probably most importantly, the next several — needs its own version of The Golden Goal. A Gretzky to Lemieux, in on goal, he shoots…he scores. Mario Lemieux has scored for Canada, explosion for the ages that will essentially become a historical films moment, one that will be played on a loop of highlight reels and YouTube channels for eternity. That the best player on the planet, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid, spoke so passionately on the su

Source: SportsNet
Date: 2023-03-26

How the Oilers’ playoff path looks rockier after loss to Golden Knights

At this point, it looks unlikely that the Oilers will win the division or secure home-ice advantage in Round 1.

Source: The Athletic
Date: 2023-03-26

Off the Top of My Head

If you’re talking about anybody other than Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid when the question is raised about who the best player in the NHL is right now, you can’t possibly be doing it with a straight face. That’s true even if you’re a fanboy of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Auston Matthews is your cousin. McDavid sparked more discussion when he reached 60 goals for the first time by scoring twice in Wednesday’s 4-3 OT win over the Arizona Coyotes. With another Art Ross Trophy i

Source: Oilers Nation
Date: 2023-03-26

The growing games of the Edmonton Oilers 2 biggest stars make them a Stanley Cup threat: 9 Things

Source: Edmonton Journal
Date: 2023-03-26

Goalie goal alert: Oilers' minor-league goaltender lands on scoresheet

Edmonton Oilers minor-league goalie Ryan Fanti made one of his childhood dreams come true on Saturday night. Tending goal for the ECHL’s Fort Wayne Komets against the Rapid City Rush on Saturday night, Fanti picked up the puck behind his own net, and stared all the way down the ice. And targeting the Rush’s empty cage, Fanti shot the puck the length of the ice and right down the middle of his opponent’s net to make the score 6-3 on the night. It was a shot that would make even Canada’

Source: Daily Hive
Date: 2023-03-26

Fandango

Jay Woodcroft is an outstanding problem solver, so I expect he’ll find a way to unlock Evander Kane in the days to come. The current elixir is lots of playing time, and plenty of minutes with Connor McDavid. It hasn’t worked recently, but the coach remains stubborn. I was yelling at the television last night, imploring Woodcroft to move Warren Foegele up to the top line and to take Zach Hyman with him. Woodcroft stayed the course, Foegele scored from the third line, and the Oilers won a

Source: Lowetide
Date: 2023-03-26

3 Takeaways as Oilers Fall to Golden Knights 4-3

Plenty was at stake for the Edmonton Oilers as they prepared to take on the Vegas Golden Knights, a team that they entered the day trailing by six points for…

Source: The Hockey Writers
Date: 2023-03-26

The Day After 73.0: Edmonton Oilers let it slip away as they fall 4-3 to Vegas Golden Knights in OT

This one had all the feelings of a playoff game, and boy did it ever feel so good. To me, last night’s game was as close to that feeling as we’ve had all season and it’s coming at a great time. The Day After is brought to you by NHL odds site Betway! The only problem? The Oilers fell to the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in overtime. They didn’t play a bad game and it really felt like they were in it all night long despite having to overcome three different deficits. They just couldn’t figu

Source: Oilers Nation
Date: 2023-03-26

‘We were as good as they were’: Oilers battle hard in OT loss to Golden Knights

EDMONTON — Not many folks picked Vegas to finish atop the Pacific Division, when us “experts” made our picks back in October. A lot more picked the Edmonton Oilers, as we recollect.   Well, here’s to the prescient few, as the Golden Knights pretty much guaranteed that they’ll finish ahead of the Oilers, with a well-earned 4-3 overtime win that sets them seven points ahead of Edmonton with just nine games left on the schedule.  So, what did we learn on a competitive, playoff-style S

Source: SportsNet
Date: 2023-03-26