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Everyone remembers the first NHL game they went to, and for me, it’s almost ten years since I saw my first Edmonton Oilers game. Everyone remembers their first, and on a chilly Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Minnesota Wild. What a quintessential Oilers-Wild game it was. Low-event, boring. But it wasn’t…
The Edmonton Oilers made a small transaction on Sunday afternoon. Following Saturday’s 6-2 win over the Utah Mammoth, the team announced that prospect James Stefan has been loaned to the American Hockey League’s Bakersfield Condors. The forward was injured to begin the season, hence why the move came so late. The #Oilers have loaned forward…
We’re already two weeks into the 2026-27 season. There haven’t been a ton of surprises in the standings. The Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights are jockeying for the top spot in the Pacific Division, while the Calgary Flames and LA Kings sit at the bottom of the standings. It’s still early, so not all…
As the injuries and line juggling continue for the Edmonton Oilers, fans are seeing some offseason work by GM Stan Bowman already paying dividends. While the mood may have been dampened a bit by the Oilers’ first regulation loss on Thursday night against the Utah Mammoth, the team has had an excellent start. While the…
The Edmonton Oilers touched down in Salt Lake City for the back half of their home and home series with the Utah Mammoth, and the obvious hope was that our boys would dole out some revenge after dropping the first game at home. And while we got the win we were shooting for, what I…
If you judged the Edmonton Oilers’ start to the season solely based on the social media reaction after they suffered their first regulation loss of the regular season Thursday night, you wouldn’t have thought they went six games before that loss. Many called the Oilers “frauds,” so to speak, after getting “exposed” by the Utah…
Hours before puck drop between the Edmonton Oilers and Utah Mammoth, tragedy struck in Wainwright, Alta., Saturday night, when a deadly explosion claimed the lives of seven, leaving dozens more injured, Global News reported. As news came out about the incident at CFB Wainwright, a military base located 200 km southeast of Edmonton, throughout the…
The Edmonton Oilers are right back in the win column. On Saturday evening, the Oilers enacted their revenge against the Utah Mammoth, defeating them 6-2 to move their season record to 6-1-1. Let’s take a look at what happened in this one! It didn’t take the Oilers long to get on the board, opening the…
The Edmonton Oilers juggled the roster ahead of Saturday night’s game against the Utah Mammoth. With Colton Dach’s return to the lineup tonight, he has officially been activated off injured reserve. Josh Samanski was stilled listed as an emergency recall from the Bakersfield Condors, and the Oilers are loaning him back to their AHL club…
The Edmonton Oilers are in Utah tonight for the back half of their home-and-home with the Mammoth, and after Thursday’s 4-2 loss at Rogers Place, I’m hopeful that our boys will be fired up for the rematch. Utah handed Edmonton its first regulation loss of the season, stretched its own winning streak to three games,…
Chaz Horton was a big deal in Edmonton in 1979. So big a deal that the sports reporter was cryogenically frozen until he was needed most. With the Oilers in “show me” mode with McDavid, that time is now. Hey Oilers fans, I was looking forward to the road trip to California. I mean, everyone…
Whether it was his massive hit on Mikko Rantanen in his debut or his go-ahead goal in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, Jake Walman wasted little time winning over fans of the Edmonton Oilers after being acquired at the 2025 trade deadline. In 37 regular-season and playoff games with the Oilers in 2024-25,…
Isaac Howard and Matt Savoie are two of the Edmonton Oilers’ most promising young offensive talents. That said, the two are connected beyond their offensive abilities on the ice. The pair of 22-year-olds were both drafted in the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft, were roommates at Oilers rookie camp last season and played…
The Edmonton Oilers have only surrendered nine goals in the last five games, which speaks to their quality goaltending, structured five-on-five play, and consistent forecheck. The issue with that number is that five of those nine goals are against the Oilers’ penalty kill, which was a point of emphasis for new associate coach DJ Smith…
It feels like just yesterday that the Edmonton Oilers drafted Kailer Yamamoto back in 2017. Nearly a decade later, the Spokane, Wash., product has carved out a role in the National Hockey League for a handful of teams. His past three seasons have been spent with the Utah Mammoth, where he picked up his third…
Reinforcements are on the way for the Edmonton Oilers, with Zach Hyman returning to the lineup tomorrow along with anticipated returns for Colton Dach and Jake Walman. It’s some welcome news. Without looking under the hood, the Oilers are 5-1-1 after sweeping a California road trip, doing enough against the LA Kings, but eventually getting that first…
Somewhere in Edmonton, there’s a shiny sports car for sale because the organization traded it in for a pickup truck. Remember when high-vis vests were draped over the seats at Rogers Place on opening night? That wasn’t by accident; the high-flying Edmonton Oilers have become the Blue Collar Boys. Yesterday, Connor McDavid described the Oilers’…
The Edmonton Oilers finally have some encouraging injury news. According to Daily Faceoff Edmonton’s Jason Gregor, familiar faces are set to return from injury. Zach Hyman will play his second game of the season against the Utah Mammoth on Saturday night, while Colton Dach and Jake Walman are also “very likely” to play. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins…
The Edmonton Oilers won’t be in action this coming Monday. So if you need something to do, why not check out Jake Walman on The Price is Right Tonight? According to the National Hockey League’s X account, the Oilers’ defenceman will be one of four current NHLers on Monday’s edition of the show. The episode…
The Edmonton Oilers returned home Thursday after a successful road trip to play the Utah Mammoth. Edmonton was 5-0-1 going into the matchup and 5-0-1 lifetime against their opponents. However, the Mammoth prevailed 4-2 for their first-ever win in the Alberta capital. It was a surprisingly physical affair, and the rematch will be eagerly anticipated….
The Edmonton Oilers won’t be pushed around. In some circumstances, that is. They showed their moxie on Thursday night, refusing to let the Utah Mammoth take shots on their top players. It resulted in more than a few scrums throughout the night, but where the Oilers couldn’t push back was defensively, leading to the team…
A loss in regulation had to come eventually. On Thursday evening, the Edmonton Oilers finally lost a game in regulation, falling 4-2 to the Utah Mammoth to bring their season record to 5-1-1. Let’s take a look at what went on in this one. The Mammoth opened the scoring midway through the first period. On…
Jason Dickinson limped off the ice during the Edmonton Oilers’ morning skate on Thursday. The Oilers veteran centre has played three games so far this season, with one assist, but his minutes are still sheltered compared to a year ago. He is still recovering from an ankle injury suffered at the tail end of 2025-26….
The Edmonton Oilers play their first non-Pacific Division opponent tonight, the Utah Mammoth, and many around the NHL are wondering if the Oilers’ 5-0-1 start is due to playing six teams from the Pacific. It is a fair question considering how they fared against teams in the other three divisions last season. The Oilers were…
The Edmonton Oilers round out the week with a home-and-home series against the Utah Mammoth. With UFC Fight Night scheduled for Saturday night at Rogers Place, the series will start in Edmonton on Thursday before sending the Oilers out for a one-game road trip to Utah for the rematch. Even without UFC, the trip’s logistics…
If this start to the Edmonton Oilers season were a Tom Cruise movie, it would be Top Gun. Sitting first in the NHL in points percentage and winning five in a row, the Oilers’ top guns have had the need — the need for speed. It’s fresh and doesn’t feel like a sequel, as a…
The Edmonton Oilers are on a roll. They’ve had their best start since the mid-80s at 5-0-1. After a couple of shaky defensive performances, they’ve been playing shutdown hockey under Mike Babcock. It hasn’t always been pretty, but winning while learning is a good sign. Even without several key players, they’re still finding success. Zach…
A rested and determined Connor McDavid is a nightmare for opposing NHL teams and a joy to behold for Edmonton Oilers fans. McDavid tallied his 50th four-point game last night, becoming only the ninth player in NHL history to reach that mark, and he did it in his 800th NHL game. His ascent up the…
Cross one potential trade target for the Edmonton Oilers off the list. The Detroit Red Wings have gotten a piece of business done — not a Dylan Larkin trade or a Simon Edvinsson move, mind you — signing winger Alex DeBrincat to a seven-year contract extension. Playing out the final year of a four-year, $7.875…
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