The Edmonton Oilers and LA Kings look destined for a third consecutive playoff matchup. — The Oilers are eight points back of first-place Vancouver, with two games in hand, but it is really nine points as the Canucks have six more regulation wins.
With two losses on the board at the hands of the Leafs and Senators, the Oilers found themselves in Winnipeg in a situation where they almost needed to win.
Nobody thought anything of it, at first. Players missing games due to bumps and bruises is nothing new in the NHL, which made the news that Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane was sitting out on Sunday (March 24) due to a maintenance day unsurprising.
After some early-season drama that saw the Oilers stumble out of the gate, waive veteran goaltender Jack Campbell, and make a coaching change, things have remained relatively calm in Edmonton.
The Edmonton Oilers noted that Evander Kane was sitting out Sunday’s game against the Ottawa Senators as a “maintenance day” precautionary measure. Head coach Kris Knoblauch called Kane a warrior and a competitor and said that if were up to the player, he would have played.
The Edmonton Oilers didn’t have Evander Kane in the lineup when they lost 5-3 to the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night. It was the team’s second-straight loss to Eastern Conference Ontario teams and just prior to the game, the Oilers announced that Kane would be out, calling it a maintenance day.
Edmonton Oilers winger Evander Kane out vs. Senators due to team-decided maintenance day The Edmonton Oilers will be without Evander Kane Sunday afternoon as he rests for a maintenance day, head coach Kris Knoblauch said.
It’s not how you start, but how you end it, as the Oilers defeated the Buffalo Sabres at home by a score of 8-3. With the win, they now move to 88 points on the season, five ahead of the Los Angeles Kings for home ice in the first round.
The Edmonton Oilers have chosen to go all-in this season and hope they can win their first Stanley Cup since 1990, and their sixth in franchise history.
When the Edmonton Oilers made the trade with the Anaheim Ducks before the deadline, the most significant piece coming back was Adam Henrique, with Sam Carrick being the lesser-known player who also came Edmonton’s way.
The Edmonton Oilers have scored 11 goals in their last two games and appear to be heating up just in time for the playoff stretch, led by their impact players.
The Edmonton Oilers had an up-and-down wrap to their road trip, dropping two games against mediocre teams in the Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres before getting back in the win column with a dominant performance against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch made an interesting lineup adjustment last game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He bumped forward Connor Brown to the third line to play with the newly acquired Adam Henrique and Evander Kane.
The Edmonton Oilers have had the best powerplay in the NHL over the past five seasons, 354 games, running at a 28.5% success rate. They’ve scored 305 power play goals, while Colorado is second with 280, Tampa Bay has 279, Florida 267 and the New York Rangers have 255.
I don’t know about you, dearest Internet friends, but these last two Oilers losses to Columbus and Buffalo bothered me a lot. Both of those teams are on the outside of the playoff chase right now, and the last thing I expected was for our beloved Edmonton Oilers to punt both games, picking up only one of a possible four points.
Remember when the Oilers and Penguins met up at Rogers Place just a week ago? Our boys took charge, delivered a lopsided 6-1 win, and wrapped up what ended up as a perfect weekend.
The Edmonton Oilers have mixed up their lines ahead of Saturday morning’s game against the Buffalo Sabres, demoting Evander Kane to the third line and reuniting a line that worked earlier this season.
This morning, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced via Twitter that Edmonton Oilers forward, Evander Kane, was fined $2500 for unsportsmanlike conduct after last night’s game versus the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Amid the Trade Deadline chaos Friday morning, the NHL Department of Player Safety disclosed a few punishments for incidents that happened during Thursday’s NHL slate.
It appears both Evander Kane‘s past and the fact he’s a competitive athlete have caught up to him in Edmonton. In a recent article, it was suggested there might be a rift between Kane and the rest of the Edmonton Oilers roster.
There are just two NHL games tonight, but there does seem to be some value on the board, particularly as it relates to shots on goal.
Evander Kane scored twice and Evan Bouchard had three assists as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Arizona Coyotes 6-3 in Tempe. Kane, Leon Draistaitl, Mattias Janmark, Warren Foegele and Zach Hyman all got on the board for the Oilers (33-18-1) who have won two straight games.
A recent post by an Oilers journalist made the following statement and asked the following question: “What has become abundantly clear is that the Oilers’
Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane is leaving the Hockey Diversity Alliance, an organization he helped create. On Friday afternoon, he released a statement announcing he will be stepping away from the HDA, which he co-founded in 2020 with Akim Aliu.
Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane is no stranger to controversy, and he's a hot topic again for the wrong reasons following a nasty altercation Saturday.
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