Tag: Dave Tippett
Oilers Believe They Are More Resilient as Playoffs Approach
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have 14 regular season games remaining before what looks almost certain to be a playoff date with…
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Oilers Game Vs. Canucks In Danger Of Postponement
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have been off since last Saturday night when they dropped a 5-0 decision to the Calgary Flames…
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Oilers ‘Like Our Team’ as They Hit Stretch Drive
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have just 14 games remaining in this truncated 2020-21 season. Two of them, against the Vancouver Canucks…
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Edmonton Oilers Acquire D Dmitry Kulikov
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have made a trade. The club has acquired defenseman Dmitry Kulikov from the New Jersey Devils in…
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Oilers Run Out of Gas In 5-0 Loss To Flames
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers started their road trip with a 2-0-1 record. On Saturday night, however, the wheels finally came off…
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Oilers Create More Roster Flexibility With Waiving of Kyle Turris
On Friday, the Edmonton Oilers placed veteran center Kyle Turris on waivers. Turris, who was bought out but the Nashville…
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Oilers Use McDavid/Draisaitl Duo To Collect Two Points
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers got three goals from Leon Draisaitl and one from Connor McDavid on Wednesday afternoon as they knocked…
Read more »Oilers “Trying To Tweak” As They Prepare For Playoffs
The Edmonton Oilers, barring a major collapse, will be a playoff team in 2021. As a result, the final stretch…
Read more »Oilers Expect ‘Tough Games’ As They Head To Ottawa
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers are 7-0-0 against the Ottawa Senators this season, but the Senators are no pushover. Ottawa recently doubled…
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Oilers Lament ‘Passive’ Third Period, But Won’t Dwell On Loss
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers led 2-0 after forty minutes at the Bell Centre on Monday night in Montreal. Overall, the Oilers…
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Oilers Remain Engaged In Strange Second Half Of Season
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have had a strange few weeks. The team was about to take the ice for warmups in…
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Oilers Understand The Schedule Will Continue Shifting In COVID-19 World
The Edmonton Oilers saw their fourth postponement of the season on Saturday night when their game against the Vancouver Canucks…
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Oilers To Be Careful With Alex Stalock
Updated:On Thursday, the Edmonton Oilers placed forward Tyler Ennis on waivers with the intention of assigning him to the taxi…
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Oilers Need Dominik Kahun To “Clean Up” His Game
Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland is searching for a top-six left winger to play with Leon Draisaitl ahead of the…
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Oilers Happy To Finally End Nightmare Road Trip
Updated:It was supposed to be five games and a return home on Monday night after a game in Toronto. Instead,…
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Oilers Get Depth Contributions As They Finally Beat Leafs
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers got two goals from players down the lineup, a sensational outing from goaltender Mike Smith, and in…
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Oilers Disappointed With Final Result, But Believe They Can Beat Leafs
A 3-1 lead in the final ten minutes of a hockey game should amount to two points. It didn’t for…
Read more »Dave Tippett Can No Longer Load The Oilers Top Line
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers were able to secure a point on Saturday night in Toronto, but it should have been two….
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Oilers Ready To Seek Revenge In Toronto
0-3-0. That was Edmonton’s record at the end of February and into the start of March when they last saw…
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Oscar Klefbom Undergoes Surgery At Cleveland Clinic
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have not seen defenseman Oscar Klefbom on the ice since August, when the club was shockingly upset…
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Oilers Embracing Extra Practice Time With COVID-19 Interruption
Updated:With the Edmonton Oilers sitting idle in Montreal due to a COVID shutdown of the Canadiens, the Oilers have gotten…
Read more »Oilers React To Latest COVID-19 Issues
On Monday night, the Edmonton Oilers were ready to roll for the first of three key games against the Montreal…
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Oilers Dave Tippett Credits Mike Smith, Buy-In For Recent Success
Updated:In their last 25 games, the Edmonton Oilers are 18-7-0. That stretch has pulled them from the depths of a…
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Oilers Coach Dave Tippett Impressed With McDavid’s Overall Game
Updated:Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid is on a tear to start the 2020-21 season. McDavid leads the NHL with 58…
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Oilers Use Early Jump To Extinguish Flames
Updated:When the Edmonton Oilers fell behind the Calgary Flames 2-0 on Monday night, the game was essentially over. Yes, the…
Read more »Dave Tippett Still Believes Fighting Has Place In Hockey
Jujhar Khaira had finally turned things around. After clearing waivers earlier this season and spending time on the taxi squad,…
Read more »Oilers Prepared For Physical Battle With Flames
Updated:James Neal dropped the gloves with Matthew Tkachuk, while Darnell Nurse danced with Milan Lucic. Chris Tanev crushed Kyle Turris,…
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Oilers Depth Steps Up In 6-2 Victory Over Senators
Updated:Dave Tippett elected to go back to the dynamic duo on Monday night when he lined up Connor McDavid and…
Read more »Oilers Understand They’ve Had Success, But Prepare For Tough Matchup With Senators
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have enjoyed quite a bit of success this season against the Ottawa Senators. In five meetings with…
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