Born in Gavle, Sweden, Backstrom came up through Byrnas’ Junior system before playing parts of three seasons with their SEL team between 2004-05 and 2006-07. The Capitals selected the playmaking pivot ...

McDavid and Oilers Can be Creative with new Contract Which Statistic is the Best Predictor of Success in the NHL Playoffs? Head coach Kris Knoblauch on his new coaching staff, adjustments to Oilers’ ...

For Draisaitl, however, it’s not just his goal scoring that landed up as the Hart Trophy runner-up and should’ve been winner: it was his defensive game, too. With him on the ice at five-on-five, the ...

The contract undoubtedly looks like one of the best value deals in the entire league four years into it. He’s scored 144 goals, 114 assists and 258 points in 308 regular-season games, and another 35 ...

Entering the 2024-25 season, Oilers’ captain Connor McDavid had 335 goals and 982 points in 645 games. It was well known that McDavid had a chance to become the fourth-fastest and fourth-youngest ...

This past summer saw the Edmonton Oilers lose a number of players as the team maneuvered one of the last years they’ll be tight to the salary cap for the foreseeable future.

A look at the top players remaining in NHL Free Agency Best Oilers Goals of 2024-25: Connor McDavid scores his 1,000th NHL point Best Oilers Fights of 2024-25: Ty Emberson throws down with Jakub Lauko ...

In Edmonton, Podkolzin found a home alongside Leon Draisaitl for most of the year, finishing with eight goals and 24 points over a full 82-game season. It wasn’t quite a step forward offensively, but ...

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Up 1-0 midway through the first period, Ty Emberson dropped the gloves with Jakub Lauko at centre ice. The Wild forward started by throwing four overhand rights, before switching and getting a good ...

Rumours that the Edmonton Oilers were working to sign prospect defenceman Nikita Yevseyev to an entry-level contract ahead of next season appear to be remaining just that.

There are sometimes few members of the Edmonton Oilers more frustrating to watch than that of Mattias Janmark.