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Connor McDavid's magic helps Oilers to comeback win over Blue Jackets
Connor McDavid had two goals and Jack Roslovic scored 56 seconds into overtime to help the Edmonton Oilers rally for a 5-4 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.,Roslovic, the Columbus native and former Blue Jacket, lifted a backhand by Jet Greaves on a breakaway for the OT winner.,J...
Oilers C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (undisclosed) out one week
The Oilers will be without center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for a week due to an undisclosed injury, Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters before Monday's home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.,Nugent-Hopkins, 32, has averaged a point per game this season, notching five goals and 11 assists i...
Skidding Oilers, Blue Jackets face off in need of momentum
Two teams looking to break out of respective funks square off when the Edmonton Oilers host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.,The Oilers are coming off a 9-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. They fell behind 5-0 by the midpoint of the second period and soon after scored their lone tall...
Oilers face league-best Avalanche while in search of finishing kick
The Edmonton Oilers will focus on protecting leads as they return home to open a two-game homestand, starting with a visit from the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.,Edmonton dropped back-to-back contests in St. Louis and Dallas on Monday and Tuesday, relinquishing 2-0 advantages in both losses....
Mikko Rantanen's 300th, 301st goals help Stars top Oilers in shootout
Wyatt Johnston got the shootout winner and had three assists to give the host Dallas Stars a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.,Mikko Rantanen scored twice to eclipse 300 career goals and had an assist, and Miro Heiskanen also scored for the Stars, who stretched thei...
Mikko Rantanen's 300th goal helps Stars top Oilers in shootout
Wyatt Johnston got the shootout winner and had three assists to give the host Dallas Stars a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.,Mikko Rantanen scored twice, including his 300th career goal, and had an assist and Miro Heiskanen also scored for the Stars, who stretched...
Oilers pursue bounce-back performance against surging Stars
Two unsung players -- one a veteran journeyman and the other a youngster who has worked his way onto the team and into the lineup -- are playing important supporting roles in the Dallas Stars' point streak.,Dallas is coming off back-to-back defeats that both went beyond regulation but has earned poi...
Blues escape two-goal hole, down Oilers to end skid
Pius Suter scored the winning goal with 1:23 left as the St. Louis Blues edged the visiting Edmonton Oilers 3-2 Monday night to snap a seven-game winless streak.,Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist for the Blues after missing the previous four games with an upper-body injury. Rookie Dalibor Dvors...
Oilers prepare for Blues believing some of their issues are 'solved'
After winning the Western Conference for the second straight year, the Edmonton Oilers revamped their supporting cast while preparing for another run at the Stanley Cup.,But they are just 4-4-2 in their last 10 games heading into Monday's road game against the St. Louis Blues.,"We're not playing our...
Evan Bouchard's OT goal pushes Oilers past Blackhawks
Evan Bouchard scored at 2:43 of overtime to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.,Spencer Knight made a save on a one-timer by Bouchard, but he scored the rebound to give Edmonton the win.,Bouchard and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and an a...
Finding groove, Blackhawks face mistake-prone Oilers
With so much parity in the NHL this season, finding soft spots in the schedule is becoming increasingly difficult.,The Edmonton Oilers could usually get by without their "A" game against the Chicago Blackhawks the past few seasons, but not anymore.,The Oilers will need to be on their toes from the d...
Rangers erase 3rd-period deficit, dump Oilers in overtime
J.T. Miller scored at 2:48 of overtime, lifting the visiting New York Rangers to a 4-3 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.,Miller brought the puck through all three zones before scoring from in close to complete the Rangers' comeback after they trailed 3-1 at the start of the third pe...
Oilers seek to string together good outings against like-minded Rangers
The Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers are both coming off a solid outing that helped them snap a skid, and each will look to keep it going when the two squads square off in Edmonton on Thursday.,Trailing 2-0 after the first period against the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday, the Oilers took control in th...
Five-goal period propels Oilers past Mammoth
Connor McDavid scored twice while Leon Draisaitl and Mattias Ekholm both collected one goal and one assist as the host Edmonton Oilers rode a five-goal second period en route to a 6-3 victory over the red-hot Utah Mammoth on Tuesday.,Isaac Howard and Ty Emberson also scored for the Oilers. Goaltende...
Early-season plot twist: West-best Mammoth face struggling Oilers
The Western Conference's top team will be on the ice when the Edmonton Oilers play host to the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday.,The curious part of the affair is who holds that perch. Instead of it being the Oilers, who have reached the Stanley Cup Final in each of the past two seasons, it is the Mammoth, a...
Canucks snap 3-game skid as Kiefer Sherwood's OT goal beats Oilers
Kiefer Sherwood scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Vancouver Canucks edged the visiting Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Sunday night.,Brock Boeser added a goal and an assist, and Elias Pettersson also scored for Vancouver, which snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 2-2-0 on hom...
Canucks pursue halting losing streak in meeting vs. Oilers
The Vancouver Canucks will look to avoid a fourth straight loss as they continue a three-game homestand against the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night.,On Saturday, the Canucks jumped out to a two-goal lead against the Montreal Canadiens before dropping a 4-3 decision.,Elias Pettersson collect...
Ex-Oiler Jordan Eberle scores twice in Kraken victory
Jordan Eberle scored twice against his former team as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Saturday night.,Seattle's Tye Kartye also tallied, Matty Beniers had a pair of assists and goaltender Joey Daccord made 31 saves to improve to 5-1-1.,Defensemen Evan Bouchard and Dar...
Kraken's Joey Daccord faces big test amid early-season ups, downs
Goaltenders have ups and downs throughout the season.,Take Seattle's Joey Daccord, for example.,Daccord got pulled late in the second period of a 5-2 loss Monday at Philadelphia after allowing five goals on 21 shots, then sat and watched from the press box the next night as Matt Murray made his Krak...
Vasily Podkolzin scores late as Oilers rally past Canadiens
Vasily Podkolzin roofed a backhand shot from the front of the crease with 1:09 remaining as the Edmonton Oilers rallied from a 5-3 third-period deficit to defeat the visiting Montreal Canadiens 6-5 on Thursday night.,It was the first goal of the season for Podkolzin, who also had an assist.,Connor M...