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Tangibles and intangibles. Two words that are used to describe so many different aspects of the National Hockey League. From players to executives to mascots (Gritty, for example, clearly has both), these descriptors are used to define value and, ultimately, the likelihood of success. For the Edmonton Oilers to find that success in the first…
For those at Edmonton Oilers practice on Friday, they saw Leon Draisaitl making strides and looking like his usual self. An extra day before starting Game 1 against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday gives the Oilers group extra time to get some crucial pieces back in their lineup. Draisaitl skated on a regular line with…
With the start of the Edmonton Oilers’ postseason just around the corner, one of the biggest questions surrounding the team is what the lineup will look like once the puck drops for Game 1 on April 20. That said, Tony Brar released some line combinations from practice on Friday. Of course, nothing is set in…
The New Jersey Devils have a new general manager: Sunny Mehta. The club announced the hiring on Thursday, bringing him back to New Jersey after helping the Florida Panthers win back-to-back Stanley Cups. Mehta, 48, got his start in the hockey world writing at Irreverant Oiler Fans, an analytics-pioneering blog that has also sparked careers for…
Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Petr Klima comes in at No. 37 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 33 on Brownlee’s original list. The 1989-90 Edmonton Oilers were truly something special. Just one season…
It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed the Oilers’ first round matchup against the Anaheim Ducks, recapping the 2025-26 season predictions, line combinations, injury updates, and more. We kicked off the Friday…
The Edmonton Oilers postseason begins on Monday. Heading into the final day of the season on Thursday, the Oilers first round opponent was anyone’s best guess. There were three possibilities: The Colorado Avalanche, the Los Angeles Kings, and the Anaheim Ducks. Before the Vegas Golden Knights won on Wednesday, the Oilers even could’ve played the…
Following last night’s 6-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, the Vancouver Canucks have fired general manager Patrik Allvin, Jim Rutherford announced. Allvin was hired by Rutherford in 2022, and was the general manager for the organization when the Canucks faced the Oilers in a well-contested seven-game series in 2023. The two seasons since, however, have…
It’s no secret that the odds of playing hockey as a youth and making the NHL are extremely difficult, with a study showing that the chances of playing minor hockey to one day playing in the NHL are roughly one in 4,000, or just 0.025 percent. On top of that, the odds of a player…
The Edmonton Oilers will be carrying salary cap overages into the following year for the third straight season. This, according to PuckPedia, who released the league-wide overage numbers Friday morning, with the Oilers being one of eight teams confirmed to be impacted. Edmonton will carry just $250,000 in overages, according to PuckPedia. Edmonton’s impact comes with the…
The Edmonton Oilers‘ first-round playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks will begin on Monday. The full NHL playoff schedule is now out, with games beginning as early as Saturday. After defeating the Vancouver Canucks 6-1 on Thursday night, the Oilers secured home ice advantage in round one. The Ducks clinched the three-seed in the Pacific Division…
Cal is back in town. The Edmonton Oilers announced Friday morning that they have recalled goaltender Calvin Pickard from the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors on an emergency basis. The #Oilers have recalled goaltender Calvin Pickard from the @Condors on an emergency basis. pic.twitter.com/DR2AnKgcJB — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) April 17, 2026 Pickard’s the first of many Black…
The Oilers took care of business in their regular-season finale on Thursday, hammering the Canucks 6-1 at Rogers Place to clinch second in the Pacific Division. Edmonton finished the campaign with a 41-30-11 record and will now host Anaheim in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. It was the exact type of performance…
The Edmonton Oilers had one last game to play before the playoffs started, but as it turns out, game 82 ended up having greater stakes than any of us likely imagined when we kicked things off back in October. Yet, with a job to do and an awful Vancouver Canucks team in town to wrap…
The Edmonton Oilers’ regular season is now over, which means the real thing begins now. Game 82 was a home contest against the Vancouver Canucks, with the Oilers coming away with a 6-1 victory. It was an important game, as a win would clinch home ice, while a loss and wins from the Anaheim Ducks…
The best player in the world today is taking home some more hardware after another sensational season. When the final buzzer sounded on the 2025-26 regular season, Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid won the Art Ross Trophy as the leading scorer in the NHL for the sixth time in his superb career. McDavid joins Hockey Hall…
Hockey fans in Southern California will be getting a taste of the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the NHL playoffs after all. But it won’t be those who cheer for the Los Angeles Kings, as with the Oilers securing second place in the Pacific Division and the Anaheim Ducks third, the two teams…
Thursday afternoon means a fresh episode of Real Life was recorded and edited, and it’s ready to help you wrap up the week. On today’s podcast, the guys discussed the Oilers‘ potential playoff matchups, Shotty Millz showing up at Nation HQ, best in-person sports, and much more. The guys kicked off the Thursday episode of…
The NHL released its 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs schedule today with the Edmonton Oilers’ playoff position up in the air ahead of tonight’s matchup against the Vancouver Canucks. Teams in the top three seeds of each division have received the start date of their first-round playoff schedule Thursday. However, the Pacific Division still remains almost…
It is simple: a win tonight and the Edmonton Oilers will start the 2026 playoffs on home ice. Lose and they could play in Anaheim, Los Angeles, or Colorado. The Oilers control their own destiny and will approach this game like a playoff game. “It doesn’t happen very often, but it isn’t a bad thing,”…
The 2025-26 NHL season has featured some of the most compelling award races in recent memory, and the Hart Memorial Trophy is near the top of that list. Once again, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is front and centre in the conversation for hockey’s most prestigious individual award, along with Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov….
81 games down, one to go. The Golden Knights clinched the Pacific Division with a win over Seattle on Wednesday, but the Oilers still have plenty at stake in their regular-season finale against Vancouver. A win would secure second place and home-ice advantage in the first round. A regulation loss could drop Edmonton into a…
Of the two possible problems for the Edmonton Oilers, the one they currently have is the preferred option, I reckon. Would you rather the Oilers be scoring at will, but struggling to suppress goals against? Well, we’ve seen that, and it hasn’t been a long-term winning strategy. The Oilers know it too, and there’s a…
The longer the story drags on, the more apparent it becomes that we may never know the true story behind Chris Pronger’s saga with the Edmonton Oilers. And on Wednesday, the he said, she said continued, with the former defenceman refuting ex-Oilers general manager Kevin Lowe’s account of a letter of excitement he received from…
It’s been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I’ve got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I discussed the Oilers’ potential playoff opponents, injury updates, Connor McDavid’s willingness to carry this team forward, and more. I kicked off this…