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Today In NHL History - Dan Boyle's Own Goal

On April 18th in 2010, defenseman Dan Boyle of the San Jose Sharks backhanded a shortside winner into his own goal with 51 seconds played in sudden death overtime of Game 3 of the Western Conference Quarter-finals to the surprise and chagrin of netminder Evgeni Nabokov. The gaff, Boyle's first goal of the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, gave the 8th seeded Colorado Avalanche a 1-0 win and 2-1 series

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Today In NHL History - Brodeur's Playoff Goal

On April 17th on 1997, netminder Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils scored an unassisted empty net goal against the Montreal Canadiens joining Ron Hextall as the second goalie to ever score in a NHL playoff game. The Devils went on to beat the Canadiens in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal 5-2, eventually taking the series 4-1. That's today in NHL history.

Ask Dubey: Do the Oilers have the goaltending to go deep in the playoffs?

Playoff season is back in Edmonton. As the Oilers look to go on another deep run to the Stanley Cup Final — hopefully coming out on top this time — one of the biggest questions surrounding the team is their goaltending. Connor Ingram has taken the reins in Edmonton, but can he get the Oilers…

Oilers prospect David Lewandowski signs ATO with Condors, makes pro debut

A talented prospect has made his way to the pro ranks. On Thursday, the Bakersfield Condors, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers, announced that forward David Lewandowski signed an amateur tryout to join the team for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. TRANSACTION: David Lewandowski has been signed to an ATO. Drafted…

Luck Favours The Prepared

By now, everyone has heard the comments made by various Winnipeg Jets as they cleaned out their lockers, and it seemed like there general consensus that the Jets have to get younger and faster. Whether that happens will be seen in the future, but there was a good display of how old and slow plays against younger and faster tonight as the Minnesota Wild opened their series against the Dallas Stars by punching them square in the mouth via their 6-1 win. This game was over before the halfway poin...

This Connor McDavid stat might be his best chance at the Hart Trophy

Connor McDavid has one NHL award already wrapped up, his first regular-season award in three seasons. With a 48-goal and 138-point campaign under his belt, Edmonton Oilers star McDavid secured his sixth Art Ross Trophy, now only trailing Wayne Gretzky all-time in scoring titles. But what about the Hart Trophy, which he last won in…

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The Oilers’ serious and unserious needs to beat the Ducks

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…

Is Josh Samanski in the Oilers’ opening-night playoff lineup?

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…

Matchups Are Set

If you thought this was going to be an article about the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, you're on the right track. Officially, these are the first-round matchups for the Survivor: NHL Playoffs on The Hockey Show as sixteen people were registered last night. There are returning entrants from years past, there are new entrants this year, and there's even a celebrity by The Hockey Show 's standards as Fiona Quinn makes her debut in the contest! In short, this should be a fun year for everyone with the...

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Former Oilers blogger Sunny Mehta hired as Devils general manager

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…