Assessing Connor McDavid concern level as Oilers face elimination
With five minutes left in regulation and the score tied in Game 4 on Sunday, Connor McDavid gloved down a loose puck in the defensive zone and took off. The…
Oilers backed into corner as injuries, fatigue weigh on roster
EDMONTON — The fact that the Edmonton Oilers’ entire season was suspended in time — players and coaches waiting/praying on a decision from a Situation Room that’s 4,000 km away,…
Oilers down to last life after losing Game 4 to ‘unlucky bounce’
ANAHEIM — Can’t get a bounce, can’t catch a break. Is it because the Edmonton Oilers, 4-3 losers in overtime Sunday, haven’t earned a break or a bounce? Or that…
Oilers face familiar playoff deficit against youthful Ducks
ANAHEIM — The fast, young Anaheim Ducks are giving the playoff-tested Oilers fits. Anaheim leads the NHL playoffs with an average of 5.33 goals per game, and the “track meet”…
Oilers struggle to keep up with Ducks in Game 3 loss
ANAHEIM — Too quick. Too big. And so far, too good. They’re making the Edmonton Oilers look old and slow, these flashy young Anaheim Ducks. “They’re on top of us.…
Oilers lose track meet to Ducks in Game 3, trail series 2-1
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Beckett Sennecke and Leo Carlsson scored 42 seconds apart in the third period, Mikael Granlund had a goal and two assists, and the Anaheim Ducks celebrated their…
Plan vs. reality: Why Oilers, Ducks are tied in first-round series
ANAHEIM — In a series tied at one win apiece, we’d say both teams could make a case for blowing their opportunity to be up 2-0. But, as the series…
Oilers still waiting for McDavid to put stamp on series with Ducks
EDMONTON — There is a weird fascination in watching Connor McDavid struggle like this. Like spotting a lynx in the wild, or watching your golf partner bag a hole-in-one, there…
Oilers’ defensive mindset reshapes playoff identity: ‘That’s what it takes’
“Yes, we can play defence,” said the Oilers captain following his team’s 3-0 win in Dallas Friday. “We’re a different team than we have been in years past, probably not…
From scorer to bruiser, Oilers’ Zach Hyman making a different mark
Zach Hyman was a scoring machine a year ago. The Edmonton Oilers winger has evolved into a hit machine in this year’s NHL playoffs. Hyman leads all players with 99…