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Gaudreeau has 2 goals, assist as Wild beat Oilers 5-3 for 5th win in 7 games

Nov. 22, 2024 00:42 AM EST

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Frederick Gaudreau had two goals and an assist as the Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Thursday night. Matt Boldy, Marcus Foligno and Marcus Johansson also scored for the Wild, who have won five of their last seven games (5-1-1). Marc-Andre...

McDavid scores to reach 1,000 points, adds OT assist in Oilers' 3-2 win over Predators

Nov. 15, 2024 01:24 AM EST

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored early in the second period to become the fourth-fastest NHL player to reach 1,000 points, then assisted on Darnell Nurse's overtime goal in the Edmonton Oilers' 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. On the...

Connor McDavid scores to become the 4th-fastest NHL player to reach 1,000 points

Nov. 15, 2024 01:23 AM EST

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid became the fourth-fastest NHL player to reach 1,000 points, scoring early in the second period in the Edmonton Oilers' 3-2 overtime victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. McDavid reached the milestone in his 659th game. Wayne...

Draisaitl scores in OT, McDavid closes in on 1,000 career points in Oilers' 4-3 win over Islanders

Nov. 13, 2024 00:26 AM EST

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl had two goals, including the overtime winner, and Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists to move one point shy of 1,000 for his career as the Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Islanders 4-3 on Tuesday night. McDavid, who has seven points...

Draisaitl scores in OT to lift Oilers to 3-2 win over Red Wings

Oct. 27, 2024 21:02 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored his second goal of the game 18 seconds into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Sunday night. Evan Bouchard also scored and Calvin Pickard stopped 25 shots to help the Oilers win their second straight. Connor...

Skinner earns shutout, Arvidsson records three assists as Oilers put 4 past the Penguins

Oct. 26, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Stuart Skinner made 27 saves for his fifth career shutout, Viktor Arvidsson had three assists, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 on Friday. Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm each had a goal and an assist. Leon Draisaitl and Ryan...

Duchene scores twice as Stars beat Oilers 4-1 in 1st meeting of last season's West finalists

Oct. 19, 2024 19:01 PM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Matt Duchene scored the first two goals, Jake Oettinger won his first start since signing a big contract extension, and the Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Saturday in their first meeting since last season's Western Conference Final. Roope Hintz also...

Draisaitl scores 56 seconds into OT to give Oilers 4-3 win over Flyers

Oct. 16, 2024 01:58 AM EDT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored 56 seconds into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers came from behind to secure their first win of the season on Tuesday night, 4-3 over the Philadelphia Flyers. Connor McDavid, who had two assists, had a breakaway in the overtime, but was...

Teravainen has 2 goals and 2 assists as Blackhawks beat the Oilers 5-2

Oct. 13, 2024 01:13 AM EDT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen had two goals and two assists and Connor Bedard had a goal and two assists as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday night. Seth Jones also had a goal and two assists in his 800th career NHL game and Philipp...

From the Stanley Cup champion Panthers and beyond, the NHL is shooting for another best season ever

Oct. 02, 2024 13:27 PM EDT

Aleksander Barkov lifted the Stanley Cup over his head, passed it around to his Panthers teammates and hockey's holy grail got a new home in South Florida. The next morning, Matthew Tkachuk gave it a saltwater bath in the Atlantic Ocean. Commissioner Gary Bettman woke up after what...