One thing to watch: It’s been an awakening for The Great 8, 39-year-old Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin, who has 22 goals in 34 games (he scored 31 all of last season). With 875 career goals, he’s now just 19 behind the NHL all-time record set by Wayne Gretzky.

The Edmonton Oilers made an interesting trade earlier this season to acquire forward Roby Jarventie from the Ottawa Senators, but he'll be shut down for the year after only 2 AHL games.

Andlauer says he didn't realize how much "scar tissue" had been left with the fan base because of relocation talk in previous years.

Persistence is starting to pay off for the Edmonton Oilers forward, as the puck is now bouncing his way after a slow start to the season. It's a trend Hyman hopes continues against his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, at Rogers Place on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, SNE, SNO, SNP).

Longtime Edmonton Oilers forward Sam Gagner is keeping his career going after signing a deal with the Belleville Senators.

Two Stanley Cup rings. Over 900 regular season games played. Over 500 points. Seven 20+ goal seasons. Another 100 playoff games. Over 50 playoff points.

While Ottawa's ranking may seem high, given the team is 15th in points percentage, the model is putting a lot of faith in this team being a legitimate playoff team.

Defenseman John Klingberg recently signed a one-year, $1,755,056 contract with the Edmonton Oilers. The 32-year-old returns to the NHL after undergoing major hip surgery during the 2023-24 season.

Back ailments are always tricky but Ullmark has been closing in on return for nearly two weeks and accompanied the Senators on their three-game road trip last week to continue working with goalie coach Justin Peters.

Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips. Goaltender Linus Ullmark was a full participant at this morning's skate and taking first team repetitions as he continues to work his way back from a back injury.

The improvement in scoring at five-on-five (by far the largest game state) represents a major positive shift for the Oilers in 2024-25. The coaching staff is trying to suppress opposition offence while making certain the elite talent on the Oilers can wheel.

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