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The numbers behind the Oilers’ star-fuelled strong start
The Edmonton Oilers that we’ve seen for the first four games under Mike Babcock have not been the team that we were promised we’d get under the veteran head coach. We were promised attention to detail, defensive structure, and larger roles for the depth players on this team. What we’ve gotten is a total of…
Examining Evan Bouchard’s historic hot start for the Oilers
Evan Bouchard is off to the best start of his career, and one of the greatest starts by a defenseman in NHL history. Only Harry Cameron in 1917-18 produced more goals and points through the first four games of a season. Cameron scored eight goals and 14 points in four games. He then tallied five…
Oilers Prospect Update: Asher Barnett pairs with top 2027 NHL draft prospect Landon DuPont
Welcome back, folks, to another hockey season! We are back up and running, with most teams having already played their first set of games. I have some Edmonton Oilers prospects who looked good in their opening-game film. David Lewandowski, Asher Barnett, Caden Harvey, and Andrew Robinson have all started their seasons and have looked great…
Evan Bouchard stays hot, the Oilers’ penalty kill problems, and Jason Dickinson’s first game back
After a very strong details win over Seattle on Saturday, the Edmonton Oilers hit the road for a three-game California road trip that started in Anaheim. Of course, the Ducks knocked the Oilers out of the playoffs in only six games this past spring, which made the first meeting of the season that much more…
The Day After 4.0: Levi stands tall, gives Oilers a chance in win over Ducks
It’s amazing what good goaltending can get you. Take the Edmonton Oilers’ 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night, where, in the first period, their netminder Devon Levi was shelled by the California club. He faced a staggering 16 shots, and while two of them got past him, it was the ones that…
Instant Reaction: Explosive second period pushes Oilers to 5-2 win over Ducks
There will be a Game 8. On Wednesday night, the Edmonton Oilers continued their good start to the 2026-27 season, defeating the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 in a first-round matchup from 2026. At least, that’s what I’m telling myself. Let’s take a look at what went on in this one. While the game ended well for…
Oilers place Colton Dach on injured reserve, activate Jason Dickinson
The Edmonton Oilers have made a pair of coinciding roster moves on Wednesday ahead of their game against the Anaheim Ducks. The team activated centre Jason Dickinson from injured reserve, while placing Colton Dach on it. Dickinson, 31, will make his season debut on Wednesday, having missed the pre-season and first three games of the…
GDB 4.0: Oilers need to exploit Ducks’ inexperienced blueline (8 pm MT, SNW)
The Anaheim Ducks’ current defensive corps is very different than the unit that defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the playoffs last spring. John Carlsson, Jacob Trouba and Radko Gudas are gone, while Ian Moore and Drew Helleson are injured. The Ducks are 2-0 to start this season while deploying the most inexperienced blueline in the…
Bowman liked Hallander’s mix of skill and pace: ‘He’s going to fit in well’
Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman said they were interested in Filip Hallander a couple years ago before they acquired the Pittsburgh Penguins forward on Wednesday morning. Bowman held a short media conference following the trade that shipped Spencer Stastney out to the Eastern Conference. It’s been no secret that there’s been a logjam of…
Getting to know new Oilers forward Filip Hallander
The Edmonton Oilers have made their first trade of the 2026-27 season. On Wednesday morning, the team traded Spencer Stastney to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward Filip Hallander. The name Hallander may be a bit out of left field, but it’s been well known for a while that the Oilers were looking to…
Pre-Scout: Oilers are California Dreamin’ of playoff payback against Ducks
Nothing builds team morale like a road trip, and this one for the Edmonton Oilers is perfect. Three games in sunny California with multiple days between each matchup? What a gift from Gary Bettman. Something tells me golf clubs are loaded onto the private jet this week. “I hear it’s warm in California,” joked coach…
Oilers acquire Filip Hallander from Penguins for Spencer Stastney
The Edmonton Oilers have acquired forward Filip Hallander from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenceman Spencer Stastney, the club announced Wednesday. The Oilers reportedly wanted to make a “lateral trade,” hoping to add forward depth while moving off a defenceman to ease a logjam at the position. In doing so, the Oilers bring in a 26-year-old Hallander…
Examining the Ducks’ start to the season ahead of Oilers visit to Anaheim
This week, the Edmonton Oilers begin their first extended road trip of the season, and there is no better place to begin this California trip than the Honda Center against the team that eliminated them last spring. Edmonton’s lineup, while still depleted, does appear to be getting Jason Dickinson back in Anaheim. Dickinson had a…
The Oilers aren’t an old team anymore
“The Edmonton Oilers are too old!” No, they’re not, and it’s not even close. Some people still take shots at the Oilers, saying they’re old and their window is closing. Edmonton sits in the middle of the pack in the NHL when it comes to team age. Corey Perry, Evander Kane, Calvin Pickard, Derek Ryan,…
ONR: Devon Levi shines, the Oilers head to California, and Gavin McKenna’s early struggles
It’s Tuesday 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’ 3-1 win over Seattle, injury updates, looked at the upcoming road trip, line combinations, and more. We kicked off the Tuesday episode of…
Tuesday Thoughts: Lots of goals, Stastney’s trade market, McDavid’s best start, and more
My least favourite statement from an analyst is during a high-scoring NHL game when someone says, “The coaches won’t like it.” The harsh truth is offence sells the game in the regular season. The majority of fans want to be entertained, and lead changes and overcoming two- and three-goal deficits is much more entertaining than…
Four young forwards the Oilers could trade a defenceman for
After starting the year with a boatload of injuries up front, it appears help may be on the way for the Edmonton Oilers, but the search may have started long before the injury bug hit. Over the summer, general manager Stan Bowman spoke about the need to add youth to the Oilers’ lineup, and he…
Three takeaways from the first three games of the Oilers’ season
Three games into the season, Edmonton Oilers fans have already felt just about every emotion a person can feel. Oilers fans have felt excitement about the new season, anger over all the goals the team has surrendered, disappointment with the odd-man rushes they’ve given up, and joy that they’ve put together two wins in three games despite…
Three keys for the Oilers on their California road trip
The Edmonton Oilers begin a three-game road trip to California this week. They’ll face the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, and the Los Angeles Kings next Tuesday. After a rollercoaster start to the season, we’ll see how the team performs on their road trip to the United States. Anaheim defeated…
Exclusive: Oilers goaltending prospect Ryan Cameron sets sights on USHL season: ‘I want to dominate’
Through the first three Edmonton Oilers games, the focus is on goaltending. What else is new around here? There is the Tristan Jarry and Devon Levi shuffle, the injury to Frederik Andersen delaying his Oilers debut, the rise of Connor Ungar to AHL starter, and prospects Samuel Jonsson and Nathan Day grinding it out in…
Why the Oilers should claim Flames’ Connor Zary on NHL waivers
A player selected in the first round of the 2020 NHL Draft was placed on NHL waivers on Monday. The Calgary Flames have placed Connor Zary, its 24th overall pick in 2020, on waivers. It came as a bit of a shock given where he was drafted and the fact he’s in his mid-20s. #Flames…
NHL Notebook: Oilers seventh in power rankings; Ovechkin set to retire
The team at Daily Faceoff have fired up their weekly power rankings for the first time this season, and have the Edmonton Oilers coming in seventh. It comes after an up-and-down week for the team in which they lost their season opener 6-5 in overtime to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, before beating them 9-7…
The Oilers signing Tarasenko or Bunting is better than trading for a depth forward
The Edmonton Oilers’ forward depth was seen as an area of strength heading into this season, but just three games in, it has already been tested. While scoring hasn’t been an issue, with 17 goals, the second-most in the National Hockey League, their top nine is an area of concern due to injuries. As it…
Oilers news: Dickinson returns to practice, Levi starts against Ducks
The Edmonton Oilers hit the ice Monday morning, fresh off a first week that went 2-0-1. And as the team prepares for a three-game road trip through Southern California, they got some reinforcements as Jason Dickinson skated with the team. He, according to Daily Faceoff Edmonton’s Jason Gregor, was the pivot on the second line, flanked…
Oilers’ Bouchard named NHL’s second star of the week
Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard has earned himself the NHL’s second star of the week after a big three-game set to open the 2026-27 season. He played a key part in the Oilers’ 2-0-1 start to the year, scoring four goals and eight points, helping the team earn five of six points. It started with…
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