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Oilersnation Radio: Oilers get record-setting production from their defence
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Jan 27, 2026, 22:00 ESTUpdated: Jan 27, 2026, 17:17 EST
It’s Tuesday afternoon, and there’s a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio set, which means the boys were back in the studio to recap the week that was. On today’s episode, the guys discussed the Oilers’ record-setting run by defencemen, Josh Samanski’s NHL debut, and much more.
We kicked off the Tuesday episode of ONR with a delicious debate about Josh Samanski’s NHL debut, and how everyone thought the undrafted centre fared in his first game as an Oiler. While he played only 7:43 in TOI, Samanski was noticeable in his first game in the bigs, and the boys spent a few minutes talking about how he didn’t look out of place. Given that he played two years of pro hockey in Germany, it definitely looked like he was comfortable playing in that third-line role.
Changing gears, we looked at how the Oilers set two NHL records in Monday’s game against the Ducks. Starting with the four goals by defencemen in a span of only 3:49, it was wild to see Edmonton’s d-men getting into the rush with that much space as often as they were. From there, we looked at the back-to-back hat tricks by Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm, and how it was the first time in NHL history where two defencemen scored hat tricks in consecutive games.
Finally, we wrapped up the episode of ONR with another round of Baggedmilk’s Trivia. With none of the other boys coming up with anything new, the guys went back to old faithful with a round of Devils-related Baggedmilk Trivia questions. Think you know your San Jose Sharks history? This game was for you. Did the quizmaster have to step in? Did Baggedmilk get his questions right? You’ll have to listen to find out for sure.
Listen to the Tuesday episode of Oilersnation Radio below:
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