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Flames take Battle of Alberta with tight win over Oilers
Ryan Lomberg broke a third-period tie and rookie Matvei Gridin scored once and added an assist to lead the host Calgary Flames to a 4-3 victory over the slumping Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.,Jonathan Huberdeau and Connor Zary also scored for the Flames in the final clash before the Olympic break fo...
Oilers, Flames strive to turn fortunes in Battle of Alberta
The Edmonton Oilers failed to take advantage of a lengthy homestand. Now they must try to turn the tide on the road in their final game before the Olympic break.,The Oilers, who finished an eight-game homestand 4-4, will look to snap a two-game skid on Wednesday night when they visit the rival Calga...
Maple Leafs skate past Oilers 5-2 for third straight win
Matias Maccelli scored twice as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs upended the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Tuesday night.,Matthew Knies added a goal and an assist, and John Tavares and Bobby McMann also scored for the Maple Leafs, who have won three straight and improved to 11-12-3 on the road this season....
Generous Oilers focused on sagging defense for clash vs. Leafs
With two games remaining before the Winter Olympics break, the Edmonton Oilers hope to shift their defensive mindset when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.,The Oilers surrendered seven goals to seven different players, including a stretch of five unanswered in a 7-3 loss to the Min...
Wild use strong 2nd period to blow past Oilers
The Minnesota Wild thumped the host Edmonton Oilers 7-3 on Saturday night to complete a sweep of the three-game season series between the clubs.,Joel Eriksson Ek, Mats Zuccarello, Quinn Hughes and Brock Faber each scored and added an assist for the Wild, who have won three straight and improved to 4...
Oilers in search of better starts, beginning with matchup vs. Wild
The Edmonton Oilers will look to get off to a better start Saturday night when they host the Minnesota Wild.,Edmonton erased a 3-0 deficit and scored four unanswered goals to top the visiting San Jose Sharks 4-3 in overtime on Thursday.,"As a good team, we need to start better, and that's just hocke...
After scoring 3 in 3rd, Oilers cap rally with OT goal to stun Sharks
Zach Hyman scored 1:06 into overtime, after Leon Draisaitl recorded a goal with two assists to fuel Edmonton's three-score, third-period rally, for a 4-3 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.,Down 3-0, Edmonton got on the board 1:34 into the third period. San Jose goaltender Yaros...
Sharks determined to end long trend of losing to Oilers
Following years of futility, the San Jose Sharks are once again playoff contenders.,Perhaps they'll end their recent struggles against the Edmonton Oilers, as well.,Aiming for a third straight victory, the Sharks look to avoid a seventh consecutive loss against the host Oilers on Thursday night.,San...
Mattias Ekholm's hat trick carries Oilers past Ducks
Mattias Ekholm had a hat trick for the Edmonton Oilers in a 7-4 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Monday night.,It's the second straight game a defenseman delivered a hat trick for the Oilers after Evan Bouchard had three goals and three assists in a 6-5 overtime win against the Washington C...
Oilers D Evan Bouchard hopes for continued success vs. Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks will definitely know when Evan Bouchard is on the ice when they face the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. The defenseman had a six-point performance in a 6-5 overtime win against Washington Capitals two nights earlier.,Playing in his 400th NHL game, Bouchard recorded his first NHL ...
Oilers score late goal to force OT, rally past Capitals
Zach Hyman tied the game with 32 seconds left in regulation and Connor McDavid scored 46 seconds into overtime to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 6-5 win against the visiting Washington Capitals on Saturday night.,Evan Bouchard sent McDavid in on a breakaway and he lifted the puck past Washington goal...
Seeking rare back-to-back wins, Capitals look to slip past Oilers
The Washington Capitals will look to win consecutive games for the first time this month when they visit the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.,Playing in the third contest of a six-game road trip, the Capitals ended a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 win at the Calgary Flames on Friday. Washington has ...
Penguins grab early 3-goal lead, cruise past Oilers
Anthony Mantha scored two goals 21 seconds apart early in the first period and the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins cruised to a 6-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.,Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist, Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell and Egor Chinakhov also scored, Justin Brazeau and...
Oilers expect star F Leon Draisaitl to return Saturday
The Edmonton Oilers expect star forward Leon Draisaitl to return to the team on Saturday when they host the Washington Capitals, coach Kris Knoblauch said Thursday.,Draisaitl, 30, missed his fourth consecutive game on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins after taking a leave of absence on Jan. 1...
Goaltender reunion on ice likely not in cards as Oilers host Penguins
Pittsburgh probably won't get a chance to face former teammate Tristan Jarry when the Penguins visit the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.,Jarry was traded from Pittsburgh to Edmonton on Dec. 12, along with forward Samuel Poulin, for fellow goalie Stuart Skinner, defenseman Brett Kulak and a second...
Devils stay hot as Jake Allen snaps skid vs. Oilers
Jake Allen made 22 saves as the visiting New Jersey Devils picked up their fourth win in five games, 2-1 over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.,Arseny Gritsyuk and Cody Glass each had a goal and an assist for New Jersey, which was playing the second game of a back-to-back that began with a 2-1 o...
Without Luke Hughes, Devils strive to contain Oilers
The New Jersey Devils opened their four-game road trip with a 2-1 overtime win over Calgary on Monday. ,New Jersey coach Sheldon Keefe, however, wasn't in a celebratory mood afterward.,That's because the Devils, who will play at Edmonton on Tuesday night, will be without star defenseman Luke Hughes ...
Zach Hyman, Connor Ingram lead Oilers to shutout of Blues
Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist and Connor Ingram earned a 27-save shutout to lead the Edmonton Oilers past the visiting St. Louis Blues 5-0 on Sunday night.,Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a goal in his 1,000th career NHL game for the Oilers, who have gone 5-1-2 in their last eight games.,Vasily ...
Without Leon Draisaitl, Oilers open 8-game homestand vs. Blues
Leon Draisaitl will miss his second straight game when the Edmonton Oilers host the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night.,The former Hart Trophy recipient has taken a leave of absence and returned home to Germany due to an illness in his family.,"Obviously, we're going to miss Leon, and hopefully, it's n...
Oilers ride 6-goal period, goalie Tristan Jarry to shutout win over Canucks
Kasperi Kapanen and Jack Roslovic had two goals each in a six-goal second period to give the Edmonton Oilers a 6-0 blowout victory on Saturday over the host Vancouver Canucks, who are still looking for their first win of 2026.,Zach Hyman and Vasily Podkolzin also scored, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two ...