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Oilers Going Overboard With Bouchard & Nurse in Pre-Season

After only the third game of the pre-season, one thing is crystal clear: head coach Jay Woodcroft is going to jam Evan Bouchard and Darnell Nurse together until it works…

Published: 1 year ago by The Hockey Writers

A third Edmonton Oilers tenure, no matter the odds, is Sam Gagner’s goal

A lot must happen for Gagner, 34 and recovering from hip surgery, to play games with the Oilers this season.

Published: 1 year ago by The Athletic

Canucks Takeaways: Vancouver brings better effort, lineup to Edmonton

The Vancouver Canucks were 10 goals better in their second pre-season game than they were in their first, but were still one goal worse than the Edmonton Oilers, who won 2-1 Wednesday at home on Connor McDavid’s overtime breakaway.

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

Goals of the Day: McDavid the overtime hero and Lafferty scores a shorty

Check out the top NHL goals of the day including Sam Lafferty’s shorthanded breakaway goal, Tyler Madden’s overtime snipe, and Connor McDavid’s extra frame dangle.

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

McDavid scores OT winner, Oilers edge Canucks in pre-season game

Connor McDavid scored the overtime winner for the Edmonton Oilers in a 2-1 pre-season win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

To truly be compared to the greats, Oilers’ McDavid knows he needs a Cup

Oilers superstar Connor McDavid isn’t backing down from Sidney Crosby’s 170-point challenge. But at this point in his career, he knows that there is only one thing truly missing from his resume — a Stanley Cup.

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

Rusty Oilers stars edge Canucks in lukewarm OT decision

With the Edmonton Oilers finally unleashing all of their top guns Wednesday at Rogers Place, fans probably expected a few more bullet holes in Vancouver’s goalie. But the best Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zach Hyman, Evander K...

Published: 1 year ago by The Edmonton Sun

GDB -3.0 Wrap Up: Connor McDavid’s overtime winner leads Oilers to first pre-season vcitory

The Edmonton Oilers are in the win column. After dropping both games of a home-and-home with the Winnipeg Jets to kick off the pre-season, the Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks by a score of 2-1 in overtime to end their exhibition skid. This was the...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Reasons to believe the Edmonton Oilers penalty kill might be better next season

In my latest post for Oilersnation, I looked into the Oilers penalty kill from last season, and some of the gradual progress it had made over the course of the year. Heading into an important year, it’s critical that the Oilers penalty kill doesn’t c...

Published: 1 year ago by The Super Fan