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How did the Oilers turn their season around?
The Edmonton Oilers lost to the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, ending their winning streak at 16 games and falling one short of tying the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins for the longest NHL streak. So what’s been the key to their turnaround after a terrible start? Are they back to being a Stanley Cup favorite? We […]
Continue readingOilers rue ‘missed opportunities’ as win streak ends at 16
More Teams. More Games. The Las Vegas Golden Knights grab a 3-1 win to break the Oilers’ 16-game win streak. (1:42) Chandler Stephenson scored the go-ahead goal, Adin Hill stopped 30 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights brought an end to the Edmonton Oilers’ 16-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night. Edmonton […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, recent fantasy standouts for each team
How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors sends in a 1-32 poll based on the games through Wednesday, which generates our master list here. Note: Previous ranking for each team refers to the previous edition, published Jan. 26. Points percentages are through Thursday’s games. Previous ranking: 1 Points percentage: […]
Continue readingLightning’s Nikita Kucherov goes No. 1 in All-Star player draft
More Teams. More Games. Nikita Kucherov goes first overall to Team Hughes in the NHL All-Star player draft. (0:29) TORONTO — Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov went No. 1 overall when the NHL staged its first player draft in nearly a decade Thursday night to kick off All-Star Weekend. The league convened four teams […]
Continue reading2024 NHL All-Star skills: Favorite events, predictions, more
After featuring a dunk tank in South Florida, and an accuracy contest within the spray of the Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas, the NHL elected to revamp its All-Star skills competition for the 2024 edition. The league worked with Connor McDavid to bring the skills contest back to its roots as a test of actual […]
Continue readingDevils star Jack Hughes won’t participate in All-Star events
New Jersey Devils teammate Jesper Bratt was added to the All-Star roster Tuesday as a last-minute replacement for Hughes. Mathew Barzal of the New York Islanders will replace Hughes as one of the 12 players doing the skills competition Friday. The league announced the switch Tuesday, following executive Steve Mayer saying earlier in the week […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey all-stars: Panarin, Reinhart and the most valuable picks
As the NHL prepares to squarely step into our arena on Thursday with a draft for the All-Star Game teams, let’s take a moment to recognize the all-stars from our realm of fantasy hockey. We’ll do a similar approach to how the league manages things, by forcing one selection from each of the 32 franchises […]
Continue readingOilers 1 victory from tying record after winning 16th in row
EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and two assists, and the Edmonton Oilers won their 16th straight game to move within one of tying the NHL record, defeating the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Saturday. Edmonton will attempt to tie the record set by the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins when its […]
Continue readingOilers fifth in NHL history with win streak of at least 15
More Teams. More Games. The Edmonton Oilers top the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 for their 15th straight win. (1:45) EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, backup Calvin Pickard made 27 saves for his fifth career shutout and the Edmonton Oilers won their 15th straight game with a 3-0 victory over the […]
Continue readingOilers beat Flames for Canadian-record 13th straight win
More Teams. More Games. The Oilers pick up the road win over the Flames, giving them 13 in a row. (1:39) CALGARY, Alberta — Sam Gagner broke a tie with a fluke goal early in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Saturday night to break Montreal’s record for […]
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