The Edmonton Oilers overcame two deficits in Minnesota Wednesday to register a 5-3 win, behind the timely goaltending of Calvin Pickard. The Wild shot out to a deserved 2-0 lead as the Oilers got into penalty trouble.
Edmonton’s back-to-back games on Wednesday and Thursday should be a lesson for Oilers fans on social media. Rather than being impulsive and overreacting to every play or goal against, why not just wait until the game is officially over before you give your final take?
The Edmonton Oilers narrowly avoided disaster on Saturday night, erasing multiple deficits to defeat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks.
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Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch refused to elaborate on what exactly is going on with the hiking Swedish defender. Though it wasn’t said in his pre-game availability, OilersTV’s Tony Brar confirmed that Ekholm will be a game-time decision for the club tonight.
The Edmonton Oilers continued to roll as they beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 in a game that showed the team can lean on their backup goalie, Calvin Pickard, and come back from a two-goal deficit.
Jeff Skinner & Troy Stecher will come back in while Stuart Skinner will get the start on Thursday for Edmonton's second half of back-to-back games at Ball Arena against Colorado
Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard are the goalies of right now for the Oilers. Both netminders have deals that expire at the end of next season. Given this uncertainty, locking up a 24-year-old netminder to a multi-year extension is the organization's best succession plan. No other goalie is closer to being a starting netminder than Rodrigue.
Oilers left wing Zach Hyman (18) scores the tiebreaking goal on Blackhawks goaltender Arvid Söderblom (40) in the third period on Jan. 11, 2025, at the United Center. The Hawks lost 4-3. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Photos from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Jan. 11, 2025, at the United Center.
Edmonton at Vancouver Cast your mind back to two weeks ago today. The Edmonton Oilers were on the west coast for the first leg of their ongoing cross-and-recross-continental tour of seemingly random NHL cities,
Connor McDavid scored in the second period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 for their second straight win.