The Oilers got the best of the Bruins in the first round of the season series back on December 19th, and they did even better in round two, shutting the home side out by a 4-0 final score. STUART SKINNER WAS FANTASTIC He may not have gotten credit for the shutout after getting pulled by the concussion spotters in the first period,
Jeff Skinner hasn't lived up to expectations with the Edmonton Oilers leading to trade rumours and a healthy scratch, but now he's responding by elevating his game.
It hasn’t been the sort of season that Jeff ... trio. Skinner, 32, leads the way with 1044 NHL games, having made the NHL (and won the Calder Trophy) back in 2010-11 at age 18. Henrique, 34 ...
Dallas needs Klingberg more than the Oilers. Their other three right-shot D — Matt Dumba, Ilya Lyubushkin and Nils Lundkvist — haven’t scored a goal all season long. He wants to play on a Cup contender and wherever he signs, he’s in audition mode for next season.
The Oilers' practice this morning revealed yet another new permutation of the Oilers' forward lines, as Jeff Skinner joins Adam Henrique and Zach Hyman on the third line. Fresh off scoring a ...
The Oilers depth chart at centre is exceptional, beyond any other team at any other position. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are elite offensive players of the highest order, and this season Draisaitl’s 200-foot game overwhelms opponents.
BOSTON - Adam Henrique scored two goals and Connor McDavid extended his ... 4-0 over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Stuart Skinner, who left the game late in the first period after a collision with the Bruins' Nikita Zadorov before returning at ...
A long-term injury to Skinner would be disastrous. Calvin Pickard is a capable backup, but he's not cut out to be a starter for a Stanley Cup contender. Thankfully, Skinner returned for the start of the second period, and Oilers fans could exhale.
Kris Knoblauch is playing with his chemistry set again. The Oilers' practice this morning revealed yet another new permutation of the Oilers' forward lines, as Jeff Skinner joins Adam Henrique and Zach Hyman on the third line. Fresh off scoring a beauty on ...
Evan Bouchard scored with 6:55 left and the surging Edmonton Oilers overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Thursday night.
Nugent-Hopkins, whose two-way acumen has him stapled to the top line most games, moved down the depth chart against the Wild. He moved from left wing to centre, playing with wingers Vasily Podkolzin and Viktor Arvidsson for much of the evening.
In a wild track meet of a game, with Colorado scoring the first three goals, then Edmonton the next four, the Oilers won 4-3 in Denver on Thursday night. In total, the Grade A shots were 17 for the Oilers, eight for the Avs, with the subset of more dangerous 5-alarm shots nine for Edmonton, five for Colorado.