Oilers’ Historically Bad Penalty Kill a Key Reason For Slow Start

The Edmonton Oilers have had a historically bad penalty kill to start their 2024-25 campaign. They sit at the bottom of the NHL in terms of penalty kill percentage (PK%) with 61%. Closest to them is the New York Islanders, who...

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Oilers’ Historically Bad Penalty Kill a Key Reason For Slow Start - The Hockey Writers Edmonton Oilers Latest News, Analysis & More

The Oilers' penalty kill has been historically bad to open the 2024-25 season. Here is a brief look at it's negative affect this season.

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5 Oilers Fighting for a Roster Spot Next Season

After a brief period of sadness, the mood amongst Edmonton Oilers fans has risen. Despite a recent Game 7 loss to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final, many believe this team wi...

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5 Oilers Fighting for a Roster Spot Next Season - The Hockey Writers Edmonton Oilers Latest News, Analysis & More

The majority of the Edmonton Oilers roster is penciled in, but there will be a few spots up for grabs in training camp.

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5 Former Flames Will Be Playing in the Stanley Cup Final

The Stanley Cup Final has finally arrived, and for Calgary Flames fans, it is a nightmarish matchup. It will be the Edmonton Oilers taking on the Florida Panthers, two teams which are not all liked in Calgary.

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5 Former Flames Will Be Playing in the Stanley Cup Final - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More

There are five former Calgary Flames players battling to hoist the the Stanley Cup later this month in what should be a great series.

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Oilers Sit Connor Brown and Derek Ryan in Game 1 vs. Kings

The Edmonton Oilers have confirmed their starting lineup versus the Los Angeles Kings for Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series. Evander Kane and Dylan Holloway are in, Derek Ryan and Connor Brown are out. That may come as a surprise to some ...

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Oilers Sit Connor Brown and Derek Ryan in Game 1 vs. Kings - The Hockey Writers Edmonton Oilers Latest News, Analysis & More

The Edmonton Oilers are leaving Connor Brown and Derek Ryan out of the lineup for Game 1 of their playoff series versus the Kings.

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Kris Knoblauch’s 5 Best Moves During Oilers’ Winning Streak

Ever since Kris Knoblauch won his first game as the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers on Nov. 13, the team has posted a remarkable 26-6 record, the best in the league during that span. Knoblauch was recently critiqued on the "Oilers Now"...

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Kris Knoblauch's 5 Best Moves During Oilers' Winning Streak

The Edmonton Oilers are on a 16-game winning streak, and we outline 5 key decisions head coach Kris Knoblauch has made that contributed to it.

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Oilers Come Back From 2-0 Deficit to Beat Kings in a Shootout

The Edmonton Oilers won their fourth straight game on Saturday (Dec. 30), defeating the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 at Crypto.com Arena.

Oilers forward Derek Ryan scored the deciding goal in the shootout, after five minutes of overtime concluded with the...

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Oilers Come Back From 2-0 Deficit to Beat Kings in a Shootout

Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl led Edmonton's comeback from a 2-0 deficit, while Derek Ryan was the surprise shootout hero for the Oilers.

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Oilers Must Make a Decision on a 3rd Line Centre

The Edmonton Oilers' needs have remained generally the same for a number of years. To help this team reach its potential, they need a solid goaltender to split starts with Stuart Skinner, a top-four right-shot defenceman, and a top-six winger. We're going to focus on the latte...

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Oilers Must Make a Decision on a 3rd Line Centre

With McLeod moving to the wing, the Oilers have a couple internal options for the 3C hole but might have to check externally.

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Oilers’ Brains Over Brawn 4th Line Proving to Be Effective

In the early stages of the season, the Edmonton Oilers faced numerous challenges, winning only two of their first 12 games, and many were looking where to point the blame. The ineffectiveness of the fourth line was a specific area that drew criticism, as t...

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Oilers' Brains Over Brawn 4th Line Proving to Be Effective

The Edmonton Oilers have deployed a smaller fourth line by NHL standards and they're using their hockey smarts to outperform the competition.

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Oilers’ Depth Becoming More Clear With Derek Ryan Extension

The Edmonton Oilers got some business done by locking up Derek Ryan to a two-year, $900,000 AAV deal. The 36-year-old will be going into his ninth NHL season and third with the Oilers. When the team first committed to him two seasons ago to help out in the bottom-six, it did not ...

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Oilers' Depth Becoming More Clear With Derek Ryan Extension

With the Edmonton Oilers re-signing Derek Ryan to a two-year extension, here is a look at how the rest of the depth pieces should fit in.

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Oilers’ Depth Becoming More Clear With Derek Ryan Extension

The Edmonton Oilers got some business done by locking up Derek Ryan to a two-year, $900,000 AAV deal. The 36-year-old will be going into his ninth NHL season and third with the Oilers. When the team first committed to him two seasons ago to help out in the bottom-six, it did not start how both sides would have liked....

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