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Oilers 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 readingFantasy hockey: What coaching change means for Islanders
More Teams. More Games. Bo Horvat‘s overtime goal gives Patrick Roy a win in his Islanders coaching debut. (1:49) Welcome back, coach Patrick Roy. The New York Islanders, with Roy behind the bench, snapped a four-game losing streak on Sunday for their new coach. The lines weren’t different, the deployment wasn’t different, but the Isles […]
Continue readingNHL reveals captains for All-Star Game festivities in Toronto
More Teams. More Games. Auston Matthews increases his league-leading goal total to 37 with a hat trick in Toronto’s win over Calgary. (1:02) The NHL revealed some famous names set to captain its All-Star Game weekend festivities in Toronto next month, from the players themselves to some well-known personas. Saturday night’s announcement unveiled members of […]
Continue readingSchedule hacks: How to use the NHL slate to your advantage
More Teams. More Games. Warren Foegele nets his second goal and breaks a 2-2 tie for the Oilers’ 12th straight win. (0:50) In fantasy competition, as in life, there’s no scoring score from the bench. One of the tougher post-draft tasks in running a successful fantasy team is deciding who to play, and who to […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, big question for each team
Beyond the rankings, we’ve noticed a lot of drama around the NHL this week, from all the takes regarding William Nylander‘s contract extension to everyone having an opinion on the circumstances of Cutter Gauthier‘s trade from the Flyers to the Ducks. So along with our updated rankings, we’re asking a “dramatic” question for each team […]
Continue readingMaple Leafs Nylander, Marner, Rielly voted to All-Star Game
The Vancouver Canucks had four players voted into the Feb. 3 game in Toronto: goaltender Thatcher Demko, and forwards Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller and Brock Boeser. Demko received the most votes with 1,398,699, followed by Nylander (1,393,578), Colorado defenseman Cale Makar (1,065,367) and Pettersson (976,716). Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl, Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, […]
Continue readingEvan Bouchard’s goal gives Oilers franchise-best 10th victory in a row
More Teams. More Games. Evan Bouchard nets the winner in overtime as the Oilers pick up their 10th straight victory. (1:48) MONTREAL — Evan Bouchard scored a power-play goal 2:01 into overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Saturday night for a franchise-record 10th consecutive victory. Leon Draisaitl also scored for […]
Continue readingMcDavid Week Tracker: How to watch, key stats, game previews
More Teams. More Games. Connor McDavid takes on “Nick the Goalie” in the Shootout Challenge. (3:12) Connor McDavid and his Edmonton Oilers teammates went on a road trip to the New York City metropolitan area this week, with games against the New York Islanders (Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+/Hulu), New Jersey Devils (Thursday, 7:30 p.m., […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey stock watch: Pay attention to these goalie moves
More Teams. More Games. Connor McDavid tallies a goal and four assists to become the fifth-fastest player in NHL history to record his 900th point. (1:30) Martin Jones earning a shutout against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday is its own fresh twist in the Toronto Maple Leafs crease, which can be classified as a […]
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