Zach Hyman collected his first career playoff hat trick in a four-point game and Connor McDavid posted a playoff-best five assists to lead the host Edmonton Oilers to a 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series on Monday.
One win down, 15 to go. The Edmonton Oilers took down the Los Angeles Kings by a score of 7-4 on Monday evening to open their first-round series with a win.
Edmonton Oilers Kris Knoblauch is about to enter his first-ever NHL playoff series as a head coach. After taking over the job midseason, Knoblauch led a struggling and disappointing Oilers team to an impressive 49-27-1 record.
The Edmonton Oilers have recalled the defenseman from the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors.
The Edmonton Oilers have recalled defenceman Philip Broberg, the club announced Monday night. It came hours before puck drop ahead of their opening game against the LA Kings in the first round of the playoffs.
The top team in the Western Conference against the second Wild Card team should be a no-contest, right? Wrong, as the reigning Stanley Cup champions finished eighth in the West.
With the first round of the playoffs set to begin, I wanted to get a sense of how both teams finished the season, what their key drivers were and how individual players performed.
The Edmonton Oilers have confirmed their starting lineup versus the Los Angeles Kings for Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series. Evander Kane and Dylan Holloway are in, Derek Ryan and Connor Brown are out.
Expectations for Edmonton’s last game of the regular season were low. Colorado had a dress rehearsal, having all of their namable players in the line-up except Alex Georgiev.
Two Canadian teams that believe themselves to be Stanley Cup favourites are in action tonight. For the Toronto Maple Leafs, it is game two of their series.
The cavalry is arriving in Edmonton. On Monday, the Oilers announced they recalled netminder Ryan Fanti to serve as an emergency backup. The 24-year-old joined the organization after he wrapped up his NCAA career late in the 2021-22 season.
Through the first two days of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the home team has won every game. According to Sportsnet Stats, this is postseason history that the home team has gone unbeaten in the first six Game 1s played in the opening round of the NHL Playoffs.
The Edmonton Oilers are facing mounting questions and concerns regarding Evander Kane‘s admission of a lingering sports hernia issue ahead of Game 1 against the Los Angeles Kings.
We're onto our first full week of playoff hockey, and it's going to be a great one around here. We have two new series beginnings and a pair of matchups heading into big Game 2s.
Can the Los Angeles Kings finally figure out the Edmonton Oilers? Previewing their first-round series.
Oilers winger Evander Kane’s up-and-down regular season ended on a low note, missing the final three games with an undisclosed injury.
his 13th professional season will be his last.
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