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Retool or rebuild? How flailing teams decide future

Retool or rebuild? How flailing teams decide future

EDMONTON — So you’re sitting around a table at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, arguing with Dave Bidini over the future of the Maple Leafs. Or...

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Otherworldly McDavid helps Oilers bolster lead in Pacific Division

Otherworldly McDavid helps Oilers bolster lead in Pacific Division

Total command. Absolute control. We could be talking about Connor McDavid’s five-point night in a 5-2 win at San Jose. Or perhaps it was an Edmonton...

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Oilers lose to motivated Mammoth in possible playoff preview

Oilers lose to motivated Mammoth in possible playoff preview

As it turns out, in a game the Edmonton Oilers led for all but 11 seconds, they were lucky to escape Salt Lake City with a point in a 6-5 overtime...

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Veteran Oilers staying calm despite key injuries

Veteran Oilers staying calm despite key injuries

EDMONTON — There is a veteran calm in Edmonton now, as they head out on the road for one last, meaningless trip and into the final five games of...

06.04.2026 10

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Golden Knights get better of Oilers in feisty potential first-round preview

Golden Knights get better of Oilers in feisty potential first-round preview

EDMONTON — Frankly, the Edmonton Oilers were due for one of these. You know, a night where the guy who took a puck in the head but didn’t spill...

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Oilers not concerned about seeding despite tying for division lead

Oilers not concerned about seeding despite tying for division lead

EDMONTON — There are two things hockey players have always told us: You can’t expect to just “flick a switch” when March rolls around and...

03.04.2026 20

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How Oilers' Max Jones put his ego 'on the back burner' to find niche

How Oilers' Max Jones put his ego 'on the back burner' to find niche

EDMONTON — During the Oilers’ McDrai era, Edmonton has become a place where fourth liners come to disappear. It emerged as an unintended...

01.04.2026 8

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Oilers doing 'the little things' during four-game win streak

Oilers doing 'the little things' during four-game win streak

EDMONTON — Now they’re just showin’ off. The Edmonton Oilers got one empty net goal from its Top 6, zero points from its top defensive pairing,...

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Oilers focused on playoff prep as Pacific chaos swirls around them

Oilers focused on playoff prep as Pacific chaos swirls around them

EDMONTON — Up here in their little corner of a Pacific Division they’ve won for the past two seasons, the Edmonton Oilers are watching the mayhem...

30.03.2026 8

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Oilers 'get it done' vs. Ducks, close in on Pacific Division lead

EDMONTON — No team comes back at you in the third period like the Anaheim Ducks. A franchise that was conceived by a movie has embraced Hollywood...

28.03.2026 10

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Oilers beat Golden Knights in OT as winning elements begin to arrive

LAS VEGAS — Slowly, and we’re not yet ready to say surely, all the elements of a good hockey team are beginning to arrive for the Edmonton Oilers....

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Despite flaws, Oilers and Golden Knights remain on playoff collision course

LAS VEGAS — “Let’s get ready to STUM-BLLLLLLLLE!” If they promoted this Pacific Division showdown the way boxing promoters put their kitschy...

25.03.2026 10

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Jarry, Oilers step up for each other to deliver quality win

SALT LAKE CITY — Try being Tristan Jarry these past few months, a struggling goalie in a high-profile Canadian market. Your name is on every tongue...

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What McDavid's praise for Cooper means for Knoblauch, Oilers

EDMONTON — Did Connor McDavid throw shade at his head coach after the Tampa game? Or was he innocently paying respect to his Olympic coach, Jon...

23.03.2026 20

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Oilers lose again but maintain spot in weak Pacific Division

EDMONTON — Welcome to the Pathetic Division. Out here, losses grow on trees, and playoff berths fall from the sky. Out here, it’s Oprah country:...

22.03.2026 20

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Oilers moving on from forgettable loss to Panthers

EDMONTON — Here’s the difference between you and I, and an actual National Hockey League hockey player. The Oilers fan woke up sour Friday...

20.03.2026 20

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Oilers lack all juice in dispassionate effort against rival Panthers

EDMONTON — They ripped your heart out, two Stanley Cup Finals in a row. Left your captain in tears, then rubbed your city’s noses in it at the...

20.03.2026 20

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Oilers' depth steps up with Draisaitl out to deliver crucial win

EDMONTON — The not-so-secret secret here in Edmonton, where the Oilers’ roster houses a pair of mega stars, is that Connor McDavid and Leon...

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Without Draisaitl, we’ll soon find out what Oilers are made of

EDMONTON — So, let’s see what these Edmonton Oilers have. Who this year’s Edmonton Oilers really are. If they’re good enough to survive the...

17.03.2026 10

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Draisaitl injury puts more pressure on Oilers' defensive play

EDMONTON — What does it mean for an Edmonton Oilers team that has finally discovered a defensive game to lose a provider like Leon Draisaitl? Well,...

16.03.2026 10

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Oilers starting to find winning formula after closing out Predators

EDMONTON — The mystery around the Edmonton Oilers — a team having a meh season inside a decidedly average Pacific Division — is that...

15.03.2026 10

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Oilers Takeaways: Strong performance spoiled by late Blues rally

Sometimes you just don’t get what you might deserve. But most times, you get what you earn. Reeling after a 7-2 loss the night before in Dallas, the...

13.03.2026 10

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Oilers Takeaways: McDavid fight not enough to save fruitless effort

If you’re going to lose, and it became apparent fairly early on Thursday that the Edmonton Oilers would do just that, then you might as well go down...

12.03.2026 10

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Oilers find building block in rallying win over Avalanche

DENVER — They’ve muddled through 60-plus games in search of a game like this one. A road trip like this one, where something gets built rather...

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Oilers need to find ways to lean on McDavid less

DENVER — The addiction is real. Dave Tippett and Todd McLellan both had it. Jay Woodcroft did his best to recover from it. And now, Kris Knoblauch...

09.03.2026 10

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Oilers' win 'a good example' of what well-executed defence can do

LAS VEGAS — We’re the writer, and Connor Ingram is the goalie. But I don’t think I could put it any better than he did, after the Oilers played...

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Oilers 'need to find another gear' after being outclassed by Hurricanes

EDMONTON — Too fast, too organized, too good. Whatever it is that mysteriously stops this Carolina Hurricanes system from winning enough playoff...

06.03.2026 10

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Will Bowman's decent deadline moves finally be enough for Oilers?

EDMONTON — We may one day look back and conclude that consecutive July 1 busts are the reason this team fell one or two games short of its goal. But...

05.03.2026 10

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Oilers' Connor Murphy ready to contribute toward 'meaningful' games

EDMONTON — There was once an old defenceman named Rob Scuderi, whose nickname was actually a bit of a joke. Scuderi — a low-scoring,...

04.03.2026 20

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Oilers know defence still not good enough despite win

EDMONTON — They say you should never critique a win. But "they" likely haven’t been around the Edmonton Oilers of late, the worst...

04.03.2026 20

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Oilers trade deadline preview: Cup contenders must address defensive woes

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have been the National Hockey League’s second-best team for two years running. They've played the second-most...

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Oilers not firing on all cylinders as trade deadline approaches

EDMONTON — Let’s think of an NHL roster like a car. A confluence of interconnected parts that come together to produce a single entity — a...

01.03.2026 20

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Oilers let down by veterans, defence as disappointing road trip comes to end

SAN JOSE — This is about the Edmonton Oilers' best players. The guys who wear the letters. Darnell Nurse. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Leon Draisaitl....

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As path to Oilers' No. 1 job opens up, Ingram stays grounded

SAN JOSE — One would think, the way this season has unfolded for Connor Ingram, that 2025-26 would simply be an endless procession of awesome day...

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Oilers bounce back with full-team effort over Kings

LOS ANGELES — Country Night backfired on the Los Angeles Kings Thursday, as the Edmonton Oilers busted their truck, stole their girl, and took the...

27.02.2026 30

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Jarry drops another game as goaltending remains issue for Oilers

ANAHEIM — It can’t get much worse for Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman. His big free agent signing, Andrew Mangiapane, has been on the...

26.02.2026 10

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McDavid returns to Oilers still searching for signature victory

ANAHEIM — Wayne Gretzky lost his first Stanley Cup, made that fabled walk past the New York Islanders dressing room door, and won the next four...

26.02.2026 10

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Oilers' Frederic, Mangiapane finding perspective as deadline draws near

ANAHEIM — Here we are again. Another “recovery” deadline for the Edmonton Oilers. On July 1, 2024, acting general manager Jeff Jackson blew $7...

25.02.2026 9

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Oilers GM Bowman faces tough task of addressing goaltending, depth in off-season

EDMONTON — Perhaps the most enlightening part of being in Edmonton these last few days has been all the helpful information being volunteered by our...

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