Joanne Ireland
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Oilers finally find a modicum of success on home ice, but falling short on road
Oilers may be having a modicum of success on home ice but they are falling woefully short on the road. → Read More
'We have to find a way to bear down:' Five items on Oilers' to-do list ahead of All-Star break
Oilers return home to host Calgary Flames before heading back out on the road → Read More
Oilers better but have to settle for a point in shootout loss to the Sharks
SAN JOSE The end result was all too familiar for the Oilers, who again fell short on the scoreboard but this time, at least, there were far fewer shortcomings. The San Jose Sharks scored a 2-1 shootout win over the visiting Oilers Thursday at the SAP Center, stretching their win streak to four games. Edmonton, losers in their last four, and participants in seven straight one-goal games, are… → Read More
Oilers struggle to stay afloat in the Shark tank
The Oilers had to settle for a single point in their seventh straight one-goal game as Edmonton fell 2-1 to the San Jose Sharks in a shootout Thursday at the SAP Center. It was the Sharks’ fourth straight victory; the Oilers’ fourth straight loss. The Sharks, who had outscored their opponents 16-5 in their previous three games, struck first in this one when Marc Edouard Vlasic wristed a shot in… → Read More
Nail Yakupov finally returns from Oilers injured reserve list
After 22 games on the sideline, Nail Yakupov returns to the Oilers lineup → Read More
Oilers coach Todd McLellan returns to his old haunt still trying to get his new team on track
Todd McLellan returns to San Jose for the first time since cutting ties with the Sharks → Read More
Oilers' Leon Draisaitl finds the back of the net again after a 13 game delay
Hours before Leon Draisaitl headed out on to the ice Tuesday night, flanked by new wingers, he spoke about the inevitable end to his drought. Turns out, he was on to something. → Read More
Arizona Coyotes, fuelled by Max Domi's first NHL hat trick, score 4-3 overtime win over Edmonton Oilers
Glendale, Ariz. — Unable to lock down a 3-1 lead — again — the Oilers wound up with a 4-3 overtime loss Tuesday against Max Domi and the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday. On a night when the Oilers power play would score twice, Domi would notch his first NHL hat trick, pushing the game past regulation. Again. And capping an entertaining overtime session, Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored a power play goal… → Read More
Game day: Oilers aim to tame the Desert Dogs in Arizona Tuesday night
With Matt Hendricks starting a league-imposed three-game suspension for his hit on the Florida Panthers' Aaron Ekblad and Nail Yakupov still not ready to return from his ankle injury, the Oilers will send out seven defencemen in their quest to overcome the Coyotes and earn a rare road win. → Read More
Panthers extend win streak to 12 games at expense of Oilers
After the dust settled in a feisty affair between the Edmonton Oilers and the visiting Florida Panthers, more than 50 hits had been delivered. Edmonton even had command of the shot clock, but it wasn’t enough to stop Florida from skating off with its 12th straight win. The Panthers’ 2-1 victory marked the end of the Oilers’ six-game homestand (2-4-0). “We don’t worry about the number of the… → Read More
Game day: Edmonton Oilers aiming to end Panthers' 11-game win streak
Game day: Panthers look to extend win streak to 12 games. → Read More
Tampa Bay erases 2-0 deficit to score 3-2 win over Oilers
After Oilers built a 2-0 lead, Tampa Bay credited for three goals in a 12-minute span in the third period → Read More
Edmonton Oilers make strides in game style as they move into second half of season
The Oilers of old might not have succeeded in a tight-checking game like Monday's contest against the Hurricanes → Read More
After 35 seasons behind the mic, Mark Lewis is retiring as Oilers PA announcer
Mark Lewis, who has served as the Oilers PA announcer for the last 35 years, is turning off the mic at the end of the season. → Read More
After long cold spell, Oilers winger Benoit Pouliot's game may be heating up
It's taking a few nudges from head coach Todd McLellan but Benoit Pouliot may have finally found his game. → Read More
Oilers score 4-3 shootout win over Coyotes
There were five minutes left on the clock when Jordan Eberle was contemplating a return to the Edmonton Oilers bench to talk to the trainer. Instead, he elected to stay on the ice — a decision that paid off with his 300th NHL point, and more importantly, a goal that pulled the Oilers into a 3-3 ti... → Read More
Anemic Pacific Division leaves playoff door wide open, even for the Oilers
There's little to separate the teams in the anemic Pacific Division → Read More
Flames burn Edmonton Oilers with a short-handed goal, then set franchise record for consecutive wins on home ice
After building a 3-1 second period lead in the home of the Calgary Flames, who had won their previous 10 games at the Scotiabank Saddledome, the Oilers slunk into the second intermission trailing 4-3. The Flames turned the lead into a 5-3 win with a late third period power-play goal from defenceman Mark Giordano. The turnaround started when the Oilers surrendered a short-handed breakaway to Matt… → Read More
Edmonton Oilers fall to Vancouver Canucks as Hansen scores winner in overtime
Vancouver — It took eight overtime games but the Vancouver Canucks finally secured their first overtime win of the season, beating the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 in a Boxing Day clash in Rogers Arena. → Read More
Talbot gets another start in net as Oilers look to shake off turkey legs against the Canucks
Game day Oilers at Canucks 8 p.m. TURKEY LEGS ANYONE? Oilers coach Todd McLellan has been on the bench for many a post-holiday game and says he seldom has a sense of what his players will bring. Both the Canucks and the Oilers jump right back into the fray tonight, with only a morning skate to skate to shake off the Christmas break. “I think there might be turkey legs for a little bit,” said the… → Read More