I have a strong bias towards offensive hockey. I admit it. I respect solid defence, but I gravitate towards offensive players. However, despite my love of offence, I recognize it is very difficult to win consistently in the NHL if you give up too many goals. The Oilers offensive production has been incredibly consistent this…
Happy Wednesday, friendly Nation citizens! Here we are with a fresh edition of the GDB to get ourselves ready for tonight’s must-win (in my opinion) matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and the Ottawa Senators.
For the second time in as many nights, the Edmonton Oilers are squaring off against the Vancouver Canucks in another huge Pacific Division matchup. Only this time, I’m sure we’d all agree that we’d like a better effort.
Welcome, friends, to what is destined to be a huge weekend here at the Nation as we get ourselves set for the first of back-to-back games against the Vancouver Canucks.
After going 3-2 on their important five-game road trip through the Western Conference, the Oilers are back home, hosting the Vancouver Canucks in the first leg of a home-and-home series.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is in Edmonton getting his hand/finger looked at, and in his absence, Leon Draisaitl is likely going to play more minutes. Draisaitl played 29 minutes Sunday night in Arizona. He did play 4:10 in overtime, so he was at 24:50 in regulation. If the game is close tonight, I suspect you will see…
Welcome, friends, to the second half of the back-to-back weekend, where our beloved Edmonton Oilers are only hours away from facing off against the Arizona Coyotes.
Happy game day, Nation! Here we are with a Saturday edition of the GDB to get ourselves ready for tonight’s Hockey Night in Canada matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and the Vegas Golden Knights.
Happy game day, Nation! Here we are on a beautiful Thursday afternoon in the capital city and I’ve got a fresh GDB set to help us all get set for the Edmonton Oilers to take on the Los Angeles Kings for the second of four meetings this season.
The San Jose Sharks are riding a six-game winning streak and they are 8-0-1 in their last nine head-to-head matchups against the Edmonton Oilers. San Jose outscored Edmonton 46-26 overall in those nine meetings and the Sharks really controlled those games at even strength, outscoring Edmonton 43-24. The Oilers need to be better at EV,…
Good morning, everybody! I hope you’re all good and rested because we’ve got another dose of afternoon hockey coming up at 2pm MT. Today, our beloved Edmonton Oilers will square off against the Dallas Stars for the first time this season, and I invite all of you to join in on the pre-game festivities.
After a commanding win over the Colorado Avalanche, the Oilers will look to keep the good times rolling against a surging Dallas Stars team. Here are your game day notes.
