December has a funny way of sorting teams. Some stick around. Some slide. And some, like the Edmonton Oilers right now, are finally looking like themselves again. Happens every season, it seems. Tuesday night against the Calgary Flames was not subtle. It wasn’t polite. It was loud, fast and a bit messy. But that’s what […]
The Minnesota Wild hosted the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday afternoon, December 20, to start another quick homestand. They got a boost in their lineup when the majority of their injured players returned in Vinnie Hinostroza, Marcus Johansson, Jonas Brodin, Jake Middleton and Mats Zuccarello. They were still without Zach Bogosian. The oilmen were without Alec […]
Look at the standings and you might not believe it: the Edmonton Oilers have quietly crept into the top three of the Pacific Division. After a rough start, they have gone 6-3-1 over their last ten games and are finally starting to look like the team we have seen in recent seasons. The supporting cast […]
The Edmonton Oilers vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins might be the must-see game of the night in the NHL, if only because of the many storylines surrounding this matchup. Usually it’s Connor McDavid versus Sidney Crosby. No matter how exciting that superstar match remains tonight, it is perhaps the least talked about story. Crosby has a […]
Until the third period of the Montreal Canadiens’ 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday, star Connor McDavid had only unofficial influenced the scoring. His giveaway to Habs forward Joe Veleno midway through the second period led to the (unassisted) winning goal as the home side secured a decisive win at the Bell Center. […]
Last night the Toronto Maple Leafs returned to action in an all-Canadian game against the Edmonton Oilers. They went into the match having collected points in their last six games and were looking to extend that tally to seven. Unfortunately that was not the case. The Oilers took over the game in the second period […]
Considering I think Connor McDavid is the best player in the world, this is something I almost hate to say. But even in a small group, Macklin Celebrini has a kind of weight – a presence – that is hard to ignore. For fans who get the chance to see the youngster, he is a […]
Connor McDavid’s future in Edmonton was the big storyline this past offseason. That is, until he signed a two-year extension with the Edmonton Oilers. For weeks, fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs began convincing themselves that McDavid was “coming home,” only to find out that he would go on to have a few more cracks […]
If you asked most NHL fans to name the two best players in the league, they would probably go straight to Nathan MacKinnon (30) and Connor McDavid (28). Hard to argue: they’ve been keeping the score charts for years, and everyone knows it. But something interesting happens this season. Two kids, 19-year-old Macklin Celebrini and […]
Connor McDavid told the media after Thursday’s 9-4 win over the Seattle Kraken that he approached the game with a shooter’s mentality. “I thought I died a few the other day. You know, it ended up costing us a 1-0 game. Who knows if I’ll score on one of those, so I thought about shooting […]