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Oilers Sunday Census: Canadian team with the best chance to win the Stanley Cup

Four Canadian teams have qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024: the Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, Winnipeg Jets, and Toronto Maple Leafs. That is the most since 2017, when five teams from up North made it to the post season (not includ...

Published: 4 months ago by The Oil Rig

Strong Canadian showing in NHL playoffs is good news for fans

Canadian hockey team fans eagerly follow this year’s Stanley Cup Finals, which features the Oilers, Maple Leafs, Canucks and Jets.

Published: 4 months ago by SportsNet

Maple Leafs scorers must stir to have hope against Bruins

It feels strange to question the finishing ability of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Eastern Conference leader in goals, and wonder if they can score enough to take revenge on a playoff foil.Toronto's 298 goals in the regular season were four off the N...

Published: 4 months ago by The Score

Oilers’ Evan Bouchard can become bigger playoff force by playing beyond comfort zone

For the third season in a row, the Edmonton Oilers will face the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs. While the Oilers absolutely should not take the Kings lightly, playing them again might be music to defenceman Evan Bouchard’s ears...

Published: 4 months ago by Oilers Nation

Into the crucible: Advice for rookie coaches chasing the Stanley Cup

It took Dan Bylsma only 49 games to accomplish what some coaches never get to do: lift the Stanley Cup. When Bylsma replaced Michel Therrien with 25 games left in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 2008-09 regular season, he was the youngest head coach in the....

Published: 4 months ago by The Score

TAIT: Playoff buddy a true gem of a person

During a recent television time-to during an Edmonton Oilers home game, Cory Blashill, perhaps, thought it was a good time to pose such a deep personal question. “So, will you be my playoff buddy?” he asked. The question didn’t surprise me. We’ve enj...

Published: 4 months ago by The Edmonton Sun

Four Edmonton Oilers storylines and concerns for the NHL playoffs

There are aspects that could guide the Oilers over the next few weeks — and there are worries that accompany them, too.

Published: 4 months ago by The Athletic

Lowetide: What the Oilers’ minor league history tells us about the 2023-24 AHL Condors

Many of the Oilers' top-ranked prospects had their development stalled this season in Bakersfield.

Published: 4 months ago by The Athletic

A recent history of EDM vs LAK -- advantage Oilers, but it's close

Published: 4 months ago by Edmonton Journal

NHL Notebook: Golden Knights Mark Stone cleared for full participation in practice and Blackhawks Connor Bedard to suit up for Canada at World Hockey Championship

On Saturday, Las Vegas Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon announced that captain Mark Stone is officially cleared to participate in practice fully. The announcement comes just days before Vegas and the Dallas Stars compete in a first-roun...

Published: 5 months ago by Oilers Nation