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Oilers force OT with pulled goaltender, Draisaitl scores to give Edmonton 3-2 win over Sharks

Dec. 21, 2024 19:12 PM EST

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored 18 seconds into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers overcame a slow start to win their second straight game in extra time and beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Saturday. Zach Hyman and Mattias Ekholm also scored for the Oilers, who have won...

McDavid ties it late and Ekholm gives Oilers a 3-2 win over Bruins in OT

Dec. 20, 2024 00:14 AM EST

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored the tying goal with 2:21 remaining in regulation and Mattias Ekholm got the overtime winner as the Edmonton Oilers shook off a shoddy start Thursday night for a 3-2 victory against the Boston Bruins. Just 1:04 into the extra period,...

NHL begins production on a 2nd season of the league's all-access 'Faceoff' docuseries

Dec. 19, 2024 09:31 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has begun production on the second season of an all-access, behind-the-scenes show with the makers of the popular “Formula 1: Drive to Survive” series. The league, in announcing the continuation of the show Thursday, said Ottawa Senators captain Brady...

Verhaeghe gets tiebreaking goal in 3rd period as Panthers beat Oilers 6-5

Dec. 17, 2024 00:14 AM EST

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and the defending champion Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Monday in the rematch of the Stanley Cup Final. Niko Mikkola, Sam Reinhart, Jesper Boqvist, Matthew Tkachuk and...

Leon Draisaitl is leading the NHL in goals and the surging Oilers on 'both ends of the ice'

Dec. 13, 2024 00:33 AM EST

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers needed just five seconds on their first power play of the game to take an early first-period lead in Minnesota, when Connor McDavid sent a slick cross-slot pass to co-star Leon Draisaitl for a textbook one-timer past Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson. ...

Draisaitl sparks Oilers with NHL-leading 21st goal and 3 assists in 7-1 win over Wild

Dec. 12, 2024 23:16 PM EST

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored his NHL -leading 21st goal and had three assists, sending the Edmonton Oilers past the Minnesota Wild 7-1 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory. Zach Hyman, Kasperi Kapanen, Connor Brown, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Troy Stecher...

Oilers extend their winning streak to 3 games with a 2-1 win over the Lightning

Dec. 11, 2024 00:05 AM EST

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist and the Edmonton Oilers won their third straight game, beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Tuesday night. Connor McDavid also scored for the Oilers (16-10-2) who have won six of their last seven. ...

McDavid has goal and assist as Oilers beat Blues 4-2

Dec. 08, 2024 01:32 AM EST

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist and the Edmonton Oilers beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Saturday night for their second straight win. Corey Perry, Zach Hyman and Troy Stecher also scored, and Leon Draisaitl had two assists for the Oilers, who have...

Draisaitl scores twice and McDavid has 4 assists as Oilers beat Blue Jackets 6-3

Dec. 06, 2024 00:28 AM EST

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman each scored twice and Connor McDavid had four assists as the Edmonton Oilers rolled to a 6-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night. Mattias Ekholm and Jeff Skinner also scored for the Oilers, who have won...

Jack Eichel says Team USA seeks to prove it has closed the gap on Canada at 4 Nations Face-Off

Dec. 05, 2024 17:39 PM EST

It didn’t take much to stir Jack Eichel’s national pride in looking ahead to representing the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. Appearing on a Team USA Zoom call on Thursday, the Vegas Golden Knights forward jumped right in when reminded how U.S. teams featuring...