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The potential to use Evan Bouchard as a trade chip

The Edmonton Oilers are backing themselves into a corner, of any playoff hope plummeting down the standings, of any roster changes, tight up against the cap. While there has been a lot of change in the organisation, two issues have remained constant:...

Published: 1 year ago by The Oil Rig

Oilers Visual Recap 19: Skinner picks up shutout as Edmonton cruises past Capitals

The Edmonton Oilers bounced back from a three-game losing streak with a resounding 5–0 victory over the Washington Capitals. The standout performances came from the usual suspects, with Leon Draisaitl leading the charge by scoring two goals and an as...

Published: 1 year ago by The Oil Rig

The Day After 19.0: Edmonton Oilers take advantage of Black Friday sale on goals

It was a Black Friday fire sale in Washington on Friday afternoon, and the Edmonton Oilers took advantage of it. For a team that has banked more goals for the future than Fort Knox has gold reserves, boy, did they cash in on them. But before the Oile...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Top 3 Oilers studs from dominating 5-0 win versus Capitals

On a day when everyone impressed, we look at three players in particular who stood out for the Oilers as they shutout the Capitals in Washington, D.C. After three consecutive demoralising losses on the road, the Edmonton Oilers didn’t inspire much fa...

Published: 1 year ago by Oil On Whyte

Three Key Things: Power play dominance, Stuart Skinner shines, and the Oilers extend their lead instead of giving it away

We all know how the Oilers play in afternoon games under the best of circumstances, and I’d be lying if I said today’s matchup against the red hot Capitals was giving me any kind of warm and fuzzies. The good news is that the boys looked like they di...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Milestones met: Oilers’ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scores 250th power play point as Connor McDavid hits assist, period point marks

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid lit the lamp on Friday afternoon, scoring a goal and two assists, and four points, respectively, in a big 5-0 shutout win over the Washington Capitals. It was a feverish affair that saw the Oilers score in bunch...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

4 Takeaways From Oilers Dominant 5-0 Win Over the Capitals

The Edmonton Oilers finally played a full 60 minutes worth of solid hockey. Dominating in the first period, the team stuck with it in the second, played sound defense, stuck…

Published: 1 year ago by The Hockey Writers

Capitals’ Oshie will not travel with team after suffering upper-body injury

Forward T.J. Oshie will not take part in the Washington Capitals’ upcoming road trip after suffering an upper-body injury in Friday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers, head coach Spencer Carbery.

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

‘More Oiler-like’: Edmonton snaps slump with much-improved effort

Collecting points, or collecting confidence? We’re not sure which is more important for the Edmonton Oilers these days, so on a Friday afternoon in Washington, they simply did both.

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

Oilers fans react to Stuart Skinner's first shutout of the season

There will still be plenty of pressure surrounding Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner, but his performance Friday was a big step in the right direction. Skinner’s performance has been a hot topic among hockey fans through the first quarter of...

Published: 1 year ago by Daily Hive