Edmonton Oilers 50-Goal Scorers
During the 1980s, the Edmonton Oilers epitomized offense. From the 1981-82 season through 1985-86, they scored an average of 5.29 goals per game. They peaked in the 1983-84 season, putting up…
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David Staples says Oilers need Evander Kane to neutralize NHL ‘apex predators’
The Edmonton Oilers may have reshaped their roster this offseason, but one familiar name is generating interest. Edmonton Journal columnist David Staples believes unrestricted free agent Evander Kane still fills a role the current lineup lacks. Staples argued that Edmonton…
Evan Bouchard Should Be Off the Oilers’ Penalty Kill This Season
Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard had a fantastic 2025-26 season, recording 21 goals and 95 points, averaging 24:41 of ice time. This was his career high in goals, assists, points,…
Top 3 Oilers’ Departed Free Agents That Will Hurt the Most
The Edmonton Oilers have been busy this offseason, making several signings since free agency opened on July 1. These moves have generated excitement among Edmonton fans, who are eager to…
Oilersnation Community: How sports fandom creates real belonging
The following is a guest post by Monika, who is known in Oilersnation YouTube chats as Mr. Burns. As Game 6 of the series against the Ducks came to an end, my disappointment had two sides. The first, obviously, was the game itself, and the lingering question of whether this team will ever get it…
3 Reasons the Oilers Got Better This Offseason
The Edmonton Oilers were hoping to have another deep playoff run last season and finally get their first Stanley Cup since 1990, after back-to-back disappointing losses in the Final to…
NHL reporter knew a proposal was coming. Her girlfriend still left her in tears.
Edmonton Oilers reporter Paige Martin kind of expected her girlfriend’s marriage proposal. She was still shocked and emotional.
Ryan Whitney says Oilers’ Connor McDavid deserves $23 million a year
Connor McDavid may have accepted another team-friendly contract, but Ryan Whitney believes the Edmonton Oilers captain is worth far more. Speaking on the Spittin Chiclets podcast, Whitney argued that the NHL‘s rising salary market has changed how superstar contracts should…
Opinion: Edmonton Oilers Won't Use Three NHL Goaltenders For Long
In recent years, NHL teams have favored goaltending tandems at times, rather than a pure workhorse goaltender. Entering the 2026-27 season, the Edmonton Oilers are taking that up a notch, as they are expected to run a trio of goalies.
Ex-NHLer says Oilers can’t silence his Mike Babcock ‘opinion’
Former NHL defenseman Mike Commodore says the Edmonton Oilers cannot change his opinion of new head coach Mike Babcock despite legal pressure. Commodore revealed on X that the organization requested him to remove a social media post criticizing Babcock during…
The Daily: Ex-Red Wings Executive Should Be in Mix to be GM; Tralmaks Faces Uphill Battle with Oilers
The post The Daily: Ex-Red Wings Executive Should Be in Mix to be GM; Tralmaks Faces Uphill Battle with Oilers appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now . Brendan Shanahan. Shawn Horcoff. Kris Draper. Those are names mentioned first when Detroit fans discuss who might be the Detroit […] The post The Daily: Ex-Red Wings Executive Should Be in Mix to be GM; Tralmaks Faces Uphill Battle with Oilers appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now .
Bolts trade talks for Zach Werenski included ex-Oilers prospect Sam O’Reilly
When the Tampa Bay Lightning were in talks with the Columbus Blue Jackets about superstar defenceman Zach Werenski earlier this month, a former Edmonton Oilers prospect was involved. That was Sam O’Reilly, whom the Oilers traded to the South Florida franchise last August in a one-for-one swap for Isaac Howard. “I think it was O’Reilly…
McDavid Wants to go to Metro Team, Former NHLer Claims
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid could be willing to head to this Metro Division team, a former NHLer claims. The post McDavid Wants to go to Metro Team, Former NHLer Claims appeared first on HEAVY .
Oilersnation Radio: Matt Savoie’s next contract, the Oilers schedule, and the Edmonton Elks
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’ schedule, Matt Savoie extension talk, another goalie conversation, line combinations, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR with a delicious…
Recent contracts give Oilers interesting comparables for a Savoie extension
The NHL is fully in summer mode, and while the news cycle has slowed down considerably, it hasn’t fully stopped. Over the last few days, we’ve seen a few interesting signings. Trevor Zegras inked a four-year extension with the Philadelphia Flyers that carries an AAV of $9.125 million. A nice deal for a player who…
NHL schedule ignores Battle of Alberta in Saddledome’s final season
A quick run-through of the Edmonton Oilers schedule and you’ll notice the usual at first glance. The heavy divisional start to the season, a long November road trip through the Eastern Conference, and some long homestands in January and February. Yup, looks similar…wait a minute. When do we see the Flames? Oh, that one’s mid-week…oh…
Oilers fans call out media’s changing narrative after Darnell Nurse trade
The NHL debate surrounding Darnell Nurse has taken another turn following his offseason trade from the Edmonton Oilers to the San Jose Sharks. This time, Oilers fans are pushing back against what they see as a dramatic shift in media…
Breaking Down the Oilers’ 2026-27 Schedule
For the first time in franchise history, the Edmonton Oilers begin their regular-season schedule in September, hosting the Vancouver Canucks on Sept. 29. That’s due to the NHL expanding its…
6 Must-See Oilers Games of the 2026-27 Season
On Thursday (July 16), the NHL released its 2026-27 schedule. The season begins on Sept. 29, 2026, and runs until April 10, 2027. Each NHL team will play 84 games,…
Which Oilers forwards will play on the penalty kill in 2026-27?
With the Edmonton Oilers’ roster for next season largely set, questions remain about how certain roles will be filled. Adam Henrique won’t be back next season, and he played the second-most minutes on the penalty kill among forwards (107:40) in 2025-26, leaving a big void on the PK unit. Curtis Lazar, who played 24:54 minutes…
Connor McDavid wins Best NHL Player at ESPY Awards
Connor McDavid has won another award. Whether he cares all that much about it, you could probably guess. The ESPY Awards were on Wednesday night, an event where figures across various sports gather in the dog days of summer to fill sports programming while Major League Baseball is on All-Star Break, and also raise money…
Oilers’ 2026-27 schedule: How it compares to rest of NHL
The Edmonton Oilers will play their first regular-season game in September when they begin the 2026-27 season at home against the Vancouver Canucks. For the first time since 1993 and 1994, the NHL will play an 84-game schedule this season, and beyond, and the league wanted to start the season a bit earlier to avoid…
Series: Edmonton Oilers Offseason Recap
In this series, Heavy Sports is looking at what every NHL team has done over the offseason. Next up is the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers had a disappointing season for their standards last year as they were eliminated in round one of the postseason by the Anaheim Ducks. This resulted in general manager Stan Bowman […] The post Series: Edmonton Oilers Offseason Recap appeared first on HEAVY .
11 takeaways from the Canucks’ 2026-27 schedule
We learned on Wednesday that the Vancouver Canucks would open their 2026-27 National Hockey League regular season with a home and home set against the Edmonton Oilers. On Thursday, we learned the rest of the story as the league released full 84-game schedules for all 32 teams. Any analysis of a full schedule has…
A deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers’ 2026-27 schedule
Get those travel rewards points ready, hockey fans, because the National Hockey League released its 2026-27 schedule Thursday. This year marks the first since the 1993-94 season in which the league played 84 games, and for NHL teams, that means after years of facing some division rivals four times a year and others three, there…
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