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EDMONTON OILERS 11-9-2 · 5TH IN WEST, PACIFIC
11-9-2 · 5TH IN WEST, PACIFIC
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PRACTICE | Back To Texas | Edmonton Oilers Sights & sounds from the Oilers practice in Dallas on Friday
PRACTICE | Back To Texas
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OILERS TODAY | Pre-Game at DAL 10.18.24
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PROJECTED LINEUP: Janmark to fill top-six role against Stars | Edmonton Oilers Mattias Janmark spent Friday's practice in Dallas next to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins & Viktor Arvidsson on the second line, while Stuart Skinner wa...
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NHL Tonight: First Shift talks Canucks, Oilers | NHL.com Canucks collect their first win of the season, Oilers defeat Predators
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RAW | Skinner 10.18.24 | Edmonton Oilers The netminder chats with Oilers TV following practice in Dallas
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RAW | Knoblauch 10.18.24 | Edmonton Oilers Kris speaks with Oilers TV after Friday's skate
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Stuart Skinner - Starting in Dallas Skinner will defend the road crease in Dallas on Saturday, Oilers play-by-by announcer Jack Michaels reports.
Impact Skinner picked up his first win of the season Tuesday, turning aside 27 shots in a 4-3 win over Philadelphia. The netminder is off to a slow start, as he is 1-2-0 with a 4.43 GAA and an .845 save percentage. The good news is that Skinner got off to an equally bad start in 2023-24, starting the year 1-5-1 with a 3.87 GAA and an .854 save percentage, before rebounding to finish the season with a 36-16-5 mark, a 2.62 GAA and a .905 save percentage. He will face the Stars, who are 4-1-0 to start the season, finding the back of the net on 14 occasions.
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Edmonton Oilers depth keeping the ship afloat until top guys find their footing Edmonton cashing in on some much-needed scoring depth during slow start for power play and top six
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Stars host Oilers in rematch of Western Conference finals The Stars look to exact a small measure of revenge against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday afternoon when the clubs meet in Dallas.The Stars...
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Edmonton visits Dallas after Kulak's 2-goal game
The Edmonton Oilers visit the Dallas Stars after Brett Kulak scored two goals in the Oilers' 4-2 win against the Nashville PredatorsOCTOBER 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mattias Janmark - Offers assist Thursday Janmark logged an assist in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Predators.
Impact Janmark set up a Brett Kulak tally in the first period. With a helper in each of the last two games, Janmark's offense has picked up in step with the Oilers' increased success as a team. The defensive forward has added five shots on net and a plus-1 rating across five appearances. He'll likely be a fixture in the lineup for his penalty-killing skill, but Janmark shouldn't be counted on for steady offense.
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POST-RAW | Jeff Skinner 10.17.24 | Edmonton Oilers Jeff chats after pushing his point streak to four games
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POST-RAW | Kulak 10.17.24 | Edmonton Oilers Brett chats after scoring twice in a 4-2 win
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Darnell Nurse - Assist, fight in win Nurse notched an assist, three shots on goal, three blocked shots and five PIM in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Predators.
Impact Nurse scrapped with Michael McCarron in the first period in a heavyweight bout. In the second, Nurse picked up his second assist in as many games when he set up a Jeff Skinner tally. The 29-year-old Nurse has two helpers, 12 shots on net, 12 blocked shots, six hits and five PIM over five contests. At his best, he can provide strong category coverage, particularly in hits, blocks and PIM. He's reached the 30-point mark in six straight years as well.
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Mattias Ekholm - Manages helper in win Ekholm logged an assist, four blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Predators.
Impact Ekholm has a helper in three of five games this season, providing both steady offense and defense from the top pairing. The 34-year-old blueliner has added 13 shots on net, nine blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating. Ekholm's offense isn't dependent on the power play, which has been a weak spot early in the year for the Oilers -- he's on the sparingly-used second unit, but the vast majority of his points will come at even strength.
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OILERS TODAY | Post-Game at NSH 10.17.24
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Leon Draisaitl - Posts assist in win Draisaitl provided an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Predators.
Impact Perhaps more notably, Draisaitl avoided a trip to the sin bin for the first time in five games this season. He had the secondary helper on Connor McDavid's game-winning goal late in the second period. Draisaitl has two goals, two assists, 11 shots on net, four hits, eight PIM and an even plus-minus rating this season. He's been playing on the wing lately, and it's helped the Oilers tally four goals in each of the last two games for their first two wins of the season.
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Jeff Skinner - Point streak up to four games Skinner scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Predators.
Impact Skinner has produced a four-game point streak following the Oilers' shutout loss on Opening Night. The 32-year-old has two goals, two assists, 18 shots on net and six hits through five contests. While he's been on the third line for the last two games, the Oilers have won those contests, so he may be stuck in a smaller role for a while. As one of the team's most consistent forwards early on, Skinner is likely first in line to move back into the top six when head coach Kris Knoblauch next changes up his lines.
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Connor McDavid scores as Oilers drop Predators to 0-4 Connor McDavid scored his first goal of the season and Brett Kulak scored twice, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-2 win over the host Nash...
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Connor McDavid - Scores game-winner Thursday McDavid scored a goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Predators.
Impact McDavid's go-ahead goal at 18:29 of the second period stood as the game-winner, and it was his first tally of the season. The superstar center has added four assists, 13 shots on net, five hits and a minus-1 rating over five appearances. Just one of his five points has come on the power play -- once the Oilers get that part of their game going, McDavid should go back to being one of the most productive players in the league.
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Brett Kulak - Surprise two-goal man in win Kulak scored two goals and blocked three shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Predators.
Impact Kulak tied the game at 1-1 late in the first period and then added an empty-netter to seal the win in the third. Considering he hasn't scored more than six goals in any of his NHL seasons, a two-goal game is a rarity for the 30-year-old defenseman. He's up to three points, nine shots on net, six blocked shots and two PIM through five appearances in a third-pairing role this year.
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Calvin Pickard - Nabs win over Nashville Pickard allowed two goals on 27 shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Predators.
Impact Pickard allowed a tip-in goal by Filip Forsberg and a power-play tally from Jonathan Marchessault. This was Pickard's first win in three outings (two starts) this season, and he's now allowed eight goals on 54 shots. The Oilers started slow but appear to be rounding back into form, though Stuart Skinner's early play hasn't inspired much confidence. Pickard is likely to remain in the backup role for now. Edmonton wraps up its brief two-game trip Saturday in Dallas.
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POST-RAW | Jeff Skinner 10.17.24
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It's a streak! Oilers make it two in a row with win in Nashville Oilers get two goals from Brett Kulak in 4-2 decision over Predators
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