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Leon Draisaitl shouldering load as Oilers face last-place Sharks
No one is sure when Connor McDavid will return to the Oilers' lineup, but it won't be for Edmonton's Thursday road game against the San Jose Sharks.,Edmonton's superstar captain has been out since sustaining a lower-body injury on a check from Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey on March 20.,McD...
Leon Draisaitl, Oilers end Golden Knights' streak
Leon Draisaitl scored his league-leading 52nd goal to highlight a three-goal second period for the Edmonton Oilers, who held on to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.,Jake Walman and Viktor Arvidsson also scored and Evan Bouchard had two assists for Edmonton (43-26-5, ...
Streaking Golden Knights host goals leader Leon Draisaitl, Oilers
The Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights will try to hit the 100-point plateau for the third time in team history on Tuesday night when they host the Edmonton Oilers., ,Vegas (45-20-8, 98 points) enters the contest on a six-game winning streak, which is tied for its longest win streak of th...
Oilers' Leon Draisaitl OT hero vs. Flames with 51st goal
Leon Draisaitl's second goal of the night -- his 51st of the season -- in a three-point game was the overtime winner to give the host Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.,Viktor Arvidsson also scored for the Oilers, who snapped a two-game skid.,Goaltender Calvi...
Leon Draisaitl rallies Oilers to OT victory over Flames
Leon Draisaitl's second goal of the night in a three-point game was the overtime winner to give the host Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.,Viktor Arvidsson also scored for the Oilers, who snapped a two-game losing skid.,Goaltender Calvin Pickard made 26 save...
Oilers, Flames both coming off losses entering latest Battle of Alberta
The Edmonton Oilers, short-handed without key parts last outing, will seek a huge rebound when they play host to their Battle of Alberta rivals, the Calgary Flames, on Saturday.,The Oilers (41-26-5, 87 points), who are likely to be without top scoring forwards Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl and N...
Kraken use 5 second-period goals to thrash Oilers
Jaden Schwartz scored twice as the host Seattle Kraken collected five goals in the second period en route to a 6-1 trouncing of the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.,Jani Nyman, Andrei Burakovsky and Jared McCann each collected one goal and one assist while Matty Beniers added a score for the Kraken (31-...
Kraken use 5 second-period goals to tromp Oilers
Jaden Schwartz scored twice as the host Seattle Kraken collected five goals in the second period en route to a 6-1 trouncing of the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.,Jani Nyman and Andrei Burakovsky both collected one goal and one assist, while Matty Beniers and Jared McCann each added a score for the Kr...
Short-handed Oilers hope to extend dominance of Kraken
With star forwards Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid still sidelined due to injuries, the Edmonton Oilers continue their pursuit of a top-two finish in the Pacific Division when they travel to Seattle to play the Kraken on Thursday.,It will be the second game of a back-to-back set for the Oilers (41...
Jason Robertson's hat trick sparks Stars to win over Oilers
Jason Robertson posted a natural hat trick and Roope Hintz collected three assists to lead the visiting Dallas Stars to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.,Wyatt Johnston also scored and Thomas Harley logged two assists for the Stars (46-21-4, 96 points), who have claimed points in ...
Other Oilers stepping up in stars' absence as Dallas visits
The Edmonton Oilers won their first-ever game without both halves of their dynamic duo since Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl became NHL teammates in the 2015-16 season.,But that was against the Seattle Kraken, a non-playoff club. Now, the quest for the Oilers is to find the win column when the Sta...
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' hat trick lifts Oilers over Kraken
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins posted his fourth career hat trick to lead the host Edmonton Oilers to a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.,Adam Henrique and Jeff Skinner also scored for the Oilers, who were without their top two scorers, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid, due to injuries.,Mattias...
Oilers, without top 2 scorers, strive for win over Kraken
The Edmonton Oilers will be without both halves of their dynamic duo when they play host to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.,Coach Kris Knoblauch said on Friday that both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl will not be available when the club is back in action after suffering a 4-3 overtime loss to the...
Oilers' Connor McDavid to have MRI, ruled out vs. Kraken
Edmonton Oilers superstar captain Connor McDavid will undergo an MRI on Friday, one day after sustaining a lower-body injury in the second period of a 4-3 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets.,McDavid appeared to get hurt after being bumped by Winnipeg defenseman Josh Morrissey in his pursuit of the p...
Oilers' Connor McDavid injured in OT loss to Jets
Edmonton Oilers superstar captain Connor McDavid sustained a lower-body injury in the second period of a 4-3 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.,McDavid appeared to get hurt after being bumped by Winnipeg defenseman Josh Morrissey in his pursuit of the puck in the Jets' zone.,The severit...
Kyle Connor nets OT winner as Jets edge Oilers
Kyle Connor got the winner in overtime as the Winnipeg Jets outlasted the host Edmonton Oilers Thursday night 4-3.,Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist. Cole Perfetti and Brandon Tanev also scored. Dylan Samberg, Nikolaj Ehlers, Nino Niederreiter, Morgan Barron, Alex Iafallo, Hadyn Fleury, and Ma...
Oilers hitting stride as they host Jets
The Edmonton Oilers are looking to continue to build toward the upcoming playoffs as they host the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.,The Oilers won their third straight game, pounding the visiting Utah Hockey Club 7-1 on Tuesday evening, marking their highest single-game goal total in 39 contests.,"E...
Oilers jump out to 5-goal lead, crush Utah 7-1
Four players recorded three points in the Edmonton Oilers' 7-1 rout of the visiting Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night.,The Oilers (40-24-4, 84 points) are on a three-game winning streak, and sit two points behind the Vegas Golden Knights for first place in the Pacific Division.,Zach Hyman had two go...
Riding 18-game point streak, Leon Draisaitl's Oilers host Utah
Leon Draisaitl will try to extend his 18-game point streak when he leads the Edmonton Oilers against the visiting Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night.,Draisaitl has 27 points (14 goals, 13 assists) during his red-hot streak, which is both the longest in the NHL this season and the lengthiest of the fo...
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins assists all 3 Oilers goals to top Rangers
Viktor Arvidsson scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins assisted on each Edmonton goal as the visiting Oilers won 3-1 over the New York Rangers on Sunday night.,Leon Draisaitl extended his career-high point streak to 18 games with an assist on Corey Perry's fi...