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The Day After 41.0: Three New Year’s resolutions for the Oilers in 2026

So long, 2025. It was a long, difficult year, and that’s something the Edmonton Oilers can surely attest to after a second straight Stanley Cup...

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The Day After 40.0: Win over Jets has Oilers atop Pacific Division standings

The Edmonton Oilers have sole possession of first place in the NHL’s Pacific Division. It’s the first time all season such has been the case for...

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Top 10 Oilers stories of 2025: #7 — Kings’ arrogance cost them against Oilers in playoffs

Welcome to Oilersnation’s top 10 stories of the year, where we count down the most-read stories you, the reader, clicked on in 2025.  The...

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The Day After 39.0: Connor Ingram’s case to be Oilers backup grows stronger

Connor Ingram started his third game for the Edmonton Oilers Saturday night. The overall result wasn’t what the team was hoping for, losing 3-2 to...

29.12.2025 10

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Terminating Tomášek’s contract a win-win for player and Oilers

David Tomášek is set to join the legion of overseas free agents signed by the Edmonton Oilers who just didn’t work out. He’s not the first —...

29.12.2025 10

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The Day After 38.0: Oilers head into Christmas break feeling good about their game

A hat-trick from Leon Draisaitl, a five-point night from Connor McDavid, a .947 save percentage from Connor Ingram and a 5-1 win over the Calgary...

26.12.2025 10

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The Day After 37.0: Connor McDavid is on pace to score 50 goals. Pass it on!

There’s a very real possibility we’re watching one of Connor McDavid’s best stretches unfold in front of our eyes. The shackles have seemingly...

23.12.2025 6

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The Day After 36.0: Two steps forward, one step back as Oilers still can’t win three straight

The Edmonton Oilers may never win three games in a row again. All season long, its been two steps forward, one step back. Two wins, and a loss. ...

22.12.2025 10

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A look at every player who has helped Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl reach 1,000 points

Leon Draisaitl’s done it, scoring his 1,000th point on Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins, becoming the fifth player in Edmonton Oilers...

20.12.2025 4

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Roundtable: Which middle-six forward and ‘Ekholm Jr.’ defenceman should the Oilers target in trade?

What a Friday it was for the NHL. You had the surprise Tristan Jarry trade early in the morning, only for it to be outdone later that night by Quinn...

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The Day After 32.0: Oilers Lay It On The Line as McDavid, Draisaitl lift them over Leafs

The helmet and stick didn’t match the jersey, but the pads certainly did. Tristan Jarry’s Frankenstein uniform was an odd sight to see between...

15.12.2025 3

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The Day After 31.0: Lineup continuity has Oilers rolling

There are three constants in life: death, taxes, and the Kris Knoblauch line blender. And boy, was it out in full force early on this season. As the...

14.12.2025 2

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The Day After 30.0: Beyond blunder, Bouchard’s play back to elite level for Oilers

When Evan Bouchard coughed up a puck behind the Edmonton Oilers halfway through the second period of their 4-3 OT loss to the Buffalo Sabres, the...

12.12.2025 4

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Never mind the water — there’s something in the Oilers’ new alternate jerseys

There’s an argument to be made that the Edmonton Oilers should never take off their new cream-coloured alternate jerseys. They should wear them in...

10.12.2025 10

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The Day After 29.0: Have the Oilers put their early season woes behind them?

Have the Edmonton Oilers found their mojo? Is the early-season slump over? Have they, like in the last two years, finally started to find their game...

08.12.2025 10

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The Day After 28.0: Oilers score nine and feel fine after offensive breakout

The Edmonton Oilers needed that. They really needed that. About everything that could’ve gone their way Thursday night did in their 9-4 walloping...

07.12.2025 8

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Surely the NHL won’t use Italy rink concerns as a reason pull players from Olympics… right?

The NHL’s relationship with its players playing on the international stage is… convoluted at best. The league didn’t send any of its players...

06.12.2025 8

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Jesper Wallstedt makes Oilers pay posting 33-save shutout in 1-0 Wild win: Recap, Reaction and Highlights

It was the most obvious shutout in NHL history. You could see it coming a mile away. Four years after the Edmonton Oilers passed on drafting him in...

04.12.2025 2

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The Day After 26.0: Oilers snag win that means a little more

All wins don’t come equal. Some you have to fight a little bit harder for, and some just mean a little bit more. For the Edmonton Oilers, all...

01.12.2025 8

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The Day After 25.0: Could Jordan Binnington solve Oilers’ goaltending woes?

Just when you thought the Edmonton Oilers might be turning a corner, they show just how far they are from doing so. The team returned to Rogers...

27.11.2025 5

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The Day After 23.0: ‘Fragile group’ can’t find a way to win as Oilers’ best not good enough

By most accounts, you couldn’t ask for much more from the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. They played in the second half of a back-to-back,...

22.11.2025 3

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The Day After 22.0: Too little too late for Oilers as another comeback attempt falls short

Wednesday was another night much like so many have been this season for the Edmonton Oilers. They got down early, watching the Washington Capitals...

21.11.2025 3

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The Oilers can fix their penalty kill with this one simple trick

To sit here and say the penalty kill has been a major issue for the Edmonton Oilers would be a bit disingenuous. They’ve operated at an 81.5...

21.11.2025 3

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The Day After 21.0: Concerning trends becoming big issue for Oilers

One step forward, two steps back. Welcome to the 2025-26 Edmonton Oilers. A poor start to the season continued Monday night as the Oilers couldn’t...

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Top 100 Oilers: No. 63 — Mike Grier

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Mike Grier...

18.11.2025 10

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The Day After 20.0: Bend, don’t break as Hyman’s return lifts Oilers over Hurricanes

Stops in Raleigh are never easy. For many Edmonton Oilers fans, it invokes unpleasant memories from the 2006 Stanley Cup Final. And while that may...

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The Day After 19.0: Oilers drop thriller to Blue Jackets but prepare for return of Zach Hyman

Thursday night’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets marked the 19th time this season that the Edmonton Oilers laced up their skates without Zach...

15.11.2025 20

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The Day After 18.0: ‘Game of inches’ goes Oilers way as they start road trip with big win over Flyers

The Edmonton Oilers found a way to get a win, securing their second straight overtime winner off the stick of Jack Roslovic. It came in part thanks...

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The Day After 17.0: McDavid wills Oilers to uplifting win over Blue Jackets

Monday night could’ve gone really bad for the Edmonton Oilers. Down 3-1 in the dying seconds of the second period to the Columbus Blue Jackets,...

12.11.2025 5

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Oilers are in trouble if Knoblauch’s only plan is demanding more from McDavid and Draisaitl

The Edmonton Oilers have spent the better part of the last decade being a two-man team. Connor McDavid and Leon Drasiatil. The Dynamic Duo. A pair...

12.11.2025 20

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The Day After 16.0: Embarrassed Oilers can only hope loss to Avalanche is rock bottom

Saturday night was a measuring-stick kind of game. Hockey Night in Canada. The Edmonton Oilers hosting the Colorado Avalanche on three days rest....

10.11.2025 20

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Three teams who could trade for an Oilers defenceman

The word is out that the Edmonton Oilers are looking to trade a defenceman. Troy Stecher’s name is at the forefront, as the Oilers reportedly look...

07.11.2025 3

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The Day After 15.0: Oilers need to show they’re ‘learning from this’ after another bad loss

The Edmonton Oilers may just be living proof that a two-goal lead is the worst lead in hockey. For the fourth time this season — and a night after...

06.11.2025 7

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The Day After 14.0: Oilers goaltending woes continue in loss to Blues

The Edmonton Oilers have a goaltending problem, and it’s not to do with Stuart Skinner. In fact, Skinner has been stellar for the team this year...

05.11.2025 5

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Jack Roslovic finds new home on Oilers second line

It’s safe to say that Jack Roslovic has settled into life as an Edmonton Oiler. Early in his time in Edmonton, he got a taste of the line blender...

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The Day After 13.0: Bouchard bounces back, but Oilers know they need to get better

The pitchforks have been out this season for Evan Bouchard. The mistakes have mounted, and it all came to a head Thursday night against the New York...

03.11.2025 20

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The Day After 12.0: Knoblauch open to benching Bouchard as Oilers’ mistakes continue to mount

Even the Devil himself would be spooked by the way the Edmonton Oilers have been playing. As an October full of ghastly mistakes kept adding up for...

01.11.2025 5

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The Day After 11.0: Have the Oilers found their groove?

Message sent. Message received. The Edmonton Oilers’ performance in the first period of Tuesday’s game against the Utah Mammoth was nothing...

31.10.2025 4

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The Day After 9.0: Oilers scoring struggles stay in the spotlight

The Edmonton Oilers took some steps in the right direction Saturday night. The good: They outshot the Seattle Kraken 33-23, with a 10 shot...

28.10.2025 4

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The Day After 10.0: Knoblauch finds, sticks with line combinations as Oilers lose to Canucks

For maybe the first time all season, the Edmonton Oilers stuck with their line combinations for a whole game. It’s been a point of contention for...

28.10.2025 3

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Has Jack Roslovic done enough to stick with the Oilers?

Things haven’t been the best for the Edmonton Oilers in the early stages of this season. The offence has been sputtering, the defence has been...

28.10.2025 3

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The Day After 8.0: There’s no such thing as a dull moment with these Oilers

When you make a living writing about sports, sometimes you can see the writing on the wall. As was the case for this scribe, who started work on...

28.10.2025 3

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The Day After 6.0: October Curse continues for Oilers

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The Day After 5.0: Offensive woes continue as Oilers drop decision to Devils

19.10.2025 10

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The Day After 4.0: Mistakes mount as Oilers lose on Long Island

17.10.2025 7

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Panicking over Howard, Savoie getting dropped down the Oilers lineup unwarranted

17.10.2025 4

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The Day After 3.0: Oilers grind out greasy win over Rangers to kick-start road trip

15.10.2025 7

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The Day After 2.0: Oilers lose in the streets, but beat Canucks on the sheet

12.10.2025 8

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Tough roster decisions inbound for Oilers with Jack Roslovic in the mix

09.10.2025 3

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The Day After 1.0: Shaky start for Oilers but new life to be injected soon

09.10.2025 10

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