A playoff rematch between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames doesn't seem nearly as unlikely as it did just a few months ago.
After a shocking trade, the Hurricanes have elevated their chances of winning the Stanley Cup in the 2024-25 NHL season. Which other teams are contenders?
Are the Edmonton Oilers a better team than they were a season ago? I think they might be. A year ago this week the Oilers were riding an incredible 16-game winning streak and preparing for the NHL All-Star Break Feb.
As a 5-on-5 force, the Oilers remain a top-three club in both shot attempt differential (measuring total puck possession) and expected goals rate per Moneypuck.com. Then there is the largest concern of all, which has bitten the Oilers when push comes to shove every year they've been within arm's reach of a Cup: Goaltending.
The West has six teams with a chance to win the Stanley Cup north of 2.5 percent. These are each team’s signature strengths and fatal flaws.
Draisaitl leads the league with 35 goals, while his 75 points on the year have him closing in on the only player with more, Nathan Mackinnon of the Colorado Avalanche (77). The fact he’s not even considered the Oilers’ best player is icing on Edmonton’s cake.
The biggest possible signing among Oilers prospects is Russian power winger Maxim Berezkin. I ranked him No. 3 on the winter edition of Edmonton’s top-20 prospect list based on size, skill and performance. He has scored 11-21-32 in 46 KHL games this season, and his free-agent window opens this spring.
The Edmonton Oilers apparently have a supporter within the golfing community as Rory McIlroy is a big fan of the team.
The Edmonton Oilers are climbing up the NHL standings, and it seems the Washington Capitals may have a new challenger for the top organization in the league. Let's take a look at just how far the Oilers moved up in the latest power rankings.
Connor McDavid missed an opportunity to play for Canada at the 2018 Olympics when the NHL skipped the event after going to five straight between 1998 and 2014.
NHL Trade Deadline is Friday, March 7. Although the cut-off is still weeks away, the Edmonton Oilers are considering how to improve their roster.
The Washington Capitals signed goalie Logan Thompson to a six-year extension. Follow this tracker for the latest NHL news.