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Mattias Janmark scored the tiebreaking goal at 7:12 of the third period, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 Tuesday night for their third consecutive victory and a 3-2 lead in their first-round series. Evander Kane and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored and Calvin Pickard made 20 saves for the defending Western Conference champion Oilers, who…

Adrian Kempe had two third-period goals and two assists, captain Anze Kopitar added a goal and three assists, and the Los Angeles Kings routed the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 on Wednesday night to seize a 2-0 lead in the first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. Quinton Byfield and Andrei Kuzmenko scored for the second straight game, and…

Phillip Danault scored his second goal with 42 seconds to play, and the Los Angeles Kings blew a four-goal lead before rallying for a 6-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in the opener of the clubs’ fourth consecutive first-round playoff series Monday night. “Connor and Leon made some really good plays to get us back in that…

Like tulips poking their heads out of the dirt, playoff matchups between the Edmonton Oilers and L.A. Kings have become a sure sign of spring. The two sides will face off in Game 1 on Monday, marking the fourth year in a row they’ve met in the first round of the NHL post-season. This year, though, the Oilers have…

Ty Emberson had a goal and an assist, Stuart Skinner stopped 18 shots, and the Edmonton Oilers completed a four-game season series sweep of the San Jose Sharks with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday night, in the regular-season finale for both teams. “The last two games for me was kind of shaking off the rust…

Adrian Kempe had a goal and two assists and Warren Foegele and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist as the Los Angeles Kings recorded a convincing 5-0 victory over the depleted Edmonton Oilers on Monday. Quinton Byfield and Vladislav Gavrikov also scored for the Kings (47-24-9) who have won seven of their last eight…

Corey Perry had a goal and an assist, Connor McDavid had two assists and the Edmonton Oilers beat Winnipeg 4-1 on Sunday night, hours after the Jets wrapped up their first Presidents’ Trophy as NHL regular-season leader. “Well everyone knows about our injury problems and guys not being in the lineup, and we needed guys to step…

Connor McDavid assisted on all four goals as the Edmonton Oilers officially clinched a playoff berth with a 4-2 victory over the last-place San Jose Sharks on Friday. “Special teams was a big part of the game tonight,” Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said after the win. “With the kills that we had, with the majority of…

Connor Brown scored twice and Connor McDavid contributed three assists in his return to the lineup as the injury-riddled Edmonton Oilers moved within a hair of clinching a playoff spot, coming away with a narrow 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday. “It felt like I had missed three weeks,” McDavid quipped when asked how…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Cutter Gauthier scored two goals in the second period and Lukas Dostal made a season-high 47 saves in the Anaheim Ducks’ 3-2 victory over the short-handed Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. Mason McTavish also scored for the Ducks, who took three of four from Edmonton this season. The Oilers played without…

Kevin Fiala scored his 30th goal of the season, Darcy Kuemper made 27 saves in his fifth shutout of the season, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 on Saturday. “We had some opportunities in the second period that we couldn’t capitalize on,” Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said. “But the chances weren’t a…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size NHL leading goal scorer Leon Draisaitl left the Edmonton Oilers’ game against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night in the second period with an undisclosed injury and didn’t return. Draisaitl appeared to get hurt midway through the second period and skated gingerly to the bench before leaving…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Leon Draisaitl added to his NHL-leading goal total by scoring on a 5-on-3 power play to put the Edmonton Oilers ahead for good Tuesday night, but the Vegas Golden Knights clinched a playoff berth despite the 3-2 loss. The Golden Knights, who had their season-high six-game winning streak snapped,…

Leon Draisaitl scored twice, including the overtime winner, and added an assist in his return from injury as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a two-game losing skid with a 3-2 victory over the rival Calgary Flames on Saturday. “The tight games are always a little bit more special, a little bit more fun to be in,”…

Jaden Schwartz scored twice, linemates Jani Nyman and Matty Beniers scored 16 seconds apart and Joey Daccord made 36 saves to help the Seattle Kraken beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 on Thursday night and snap a three-game skid. “I thought the first period was okay, it wasn’t our best,” Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said…

Jason Robertson scored a second-period natural hat trick as the Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Wednesday for a third win in a row. Wyatt Johnston also scored for Dallas (46-21-4), who improved to 4-0-2 in its last six games. Roope Hintz assisted on Robertson’s three goals. Corey Perry, Adam Henrique and Zach…

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored three goals for his fourth career hat trick, and the Edmonton Oilers held on to beat the Seattle Kraken 5-4 on Saturday night. “I thought everybody stepped up and did a great job tonight,” Nugent-Hopkins said after the game. “Sometimes a guy kind of gets rewarded for how the team plays, and I thought that’s…

Kyle Connor scored 1:13 into overtime to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers, who lost Connor McDavid and Stuart Skinner to injuries Thursday night. “I have no updates right now,” Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said after the game when asked about the severity of McDavid’s injury. “I’ll talk to our medical…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Connor McDavid and Mattias Ekholm all had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers won their third straight game in convincing fashion, drilling the Utah Hockey Club 7-1 on Tuesday. Vasily Podkolzin and Viktor Arvidsson also…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Viktor Arvidsson scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Sunday night. Corey Perry and Connor McDavid also scored for Edmonton, which won its second-straight to complete a four-game road trip. The Oilers were coming off a 2-1 overtime…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Leon Draisaitl scored his second goal of the night on a breakaway 3:52 into overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Friday night. Calvin Pickard finished with 24 saves to help the Oilers win for the fourth time in seven games. Bo Horvat scored for the…

By Pat Pickens The Canadian Press Posted March 13, 2025 10:34 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Jesper Bratt had a goal and two assists for his second straight three-point game and the New Jersey Devils rallied to beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Thursday night. Bratt tied it at 2…

By Joe Yerdon The Canadian Press Posted March 10, 2025 10:13 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Tage Thompson scored two goals and led the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. Thompson’s goals upped his team-leading goal total to 33 and Alex Tuch…