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Five highlights of the most remarkable day of NHL playoff action ever
Updated:Heading into the Stanley Cup Playoff qualifiers, not even National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman would have predicted how remarkable…
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Now What? Oilers Upset By Blackhawks, Miss Playoffs
For the 13th time in 14 years, the Edmonton Oilers will not be going to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The…
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Defensive Breakdowns Doom Wild in 5-4 Overtime Season-Ending Loss to Vancouver
Updated:When you lose something of value, you typically spend time trying to find it. As you try to find what…
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Oilers Playoff Gameday: Game 4 @ Blackhawks
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers will play for their lives on Friday afternoon. After blowing a late lead and falling 4-3 on…
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Oilers Firmly Believe In Their Ability To Handle Adversity
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers are down. They aren’t out. The Oilers trail the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 in their best-of-five Qualification Series…
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Oilers Dave Tippett Looking For ‘Way To Overcome Mistakes’
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers probably never envisioned this. The club is just one loss away from being eliminated by the Chicago…
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Penalties Plague Wild in 3-0 Loss to Vancouver, Canucks take 2-1 Series Lead
Updated:Fandom of any team means dealing with the ups and downs of the season. For almost every climax and feeling…
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Tyler Ennis Out Indefinitely, Adam Larsson To Be Reassessed Thursday
Updated:Tyler Ennis is done for the remainder of the Edmonton Oilers best-of-five series against the Chicago Blackhawks. The veteran forward…
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Oilers Choke Away Series Stranglehold In Game 3
They fell behind 1-0. They fell behind 2-1. They took countless unnecessary penalties. Even through all of that, the Edmonton…
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Oilers Playoff Gameday: Game 3 @ Blackhawks
After splitting the first two games of this best-of-five series, the Edmonton Oilers ‘visit’ the Chicago Blackhawks in a key…
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Dave Tippett Looking For Consistency ‘Within The Game’
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers, regardless of their second-place finish in the Pacific Division, are still searching for consistency. The Oilers ran…
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Carolina Hurricanes qualify for the first round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Updated:The Carolina Hurricanes have become the first winner of the qualifying round in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Carolina now…
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Frederik Andersen notches his third career postseason shutout
Updated:Frederik Andersen of Herning, Denmark recorded his third career playoff shutout on Tuesday. It was a much-needed shutout for Andersen,…
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Series Even at 1-1 as Mistakes and Penalties Doom Wild in 4-3 Loss to Vancouver
Updated:Early on Sunday, I posted a fan poll on Twitter asking them who they felt would win between the Minnesota…
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Connor McDavid Sends Loud Message In Game 2
Anyone who questioned the leadership of Connor McDavid only needed to watch 19 seconds of the Edmonton Oilers Game 2…
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Andrei Svechnikov notches first hat trick in Carolina Hurricanes postseason franchise history
Andrei Svechnikov has the potential to be a spectacular hockey player. On Monday, we just saw how special he can…
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Oilers Playoff Gameday: Game 2 Vs. Blackhawks
Game 1 was a disaster. The Oilers jumped out to a 1-0 lead, but found themselves down 4-1 at the…
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Joonas Korpisalo picks up a shutout for the Blue Jackets in Stanley Cup qualifier series
Joonas Korpisalo of Pori, Finland could have been considered the surprise starting goaltender for the Columbus Blue Jackets in their…
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Power Plays Lift Wild to 3-0 Victory in Game 1 against Vancouver
Updated:It has been since March that I last had a Minnesota Wild post-gamer prepped and ready to go for game…
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Unprepared Oilers Already Running Out Of Time
Updated:Is it over? No, of course it isn’t. The Edmonton Oilers lost Game 1 of their best-of-five Qualification Round series…
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Dominik Kubalik sets NHL record for most points in a playoff debut
Updated:It has been quite the season for Chicago Blackhawks rookie left winger Dominik Kubalik of Pilsen, Czech Republic. On Saturday,…
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Oilers Playoff Gameday – Game 1 Vs. Blackhawks
Updated:It’s here. Nearly four months after they were supposed to start, the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs get underway with the…
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Oilers Believe They Have Leadership Needed For Playoff Run
Updated:In just a few hours, the Edmonton Oilers will play their first playoff game since May of 2017. In the…
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Leon Draisaitl Believes Kailer Yamamoto “Has Been Great” For Oilers
On New Year’s Eve, forward Kailer Yamamoto made his season debut on the right wing with Leon Draisaitl and Ryan…
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Is Jesse Puljujarvi Contemplating An Oilers Return?
Updated:We pause the regularly scheduled ‘Return to Play’ content for a potential signing by the Edmonton Oilers. After spending a…
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Day After Thoughts: Oilers Top Flames 4-1
Kailer Yamamoto scored just 64 seconds in, giving the Edmonton Oilers a lead they never lost on Tuesday night. Conor…
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Oilers Exhibition Gameday: @ Flames
Updated:Tonight is the night, the Edmonton Oilers are back on the ice in real game action. The team will ‘visit’…
Read more »Oilers’ Dave Tippett Hoping Exhibition Gets Oilers ‘Up To Speed’
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers will play a hockey game tonight for the first time since mid-March. It won’t count, it’s the…
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Edmonton Oilers Bubble Report: Day 2
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers, along with eleven other Western Conference playoff teams, entered the NHL’s ‘bubble’ in downtown Edmonton on Sunday….
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