The final day of the NHL regular season won't mean anything for first-round matchups, but it could have an impact on what happens later in the playoffs.
The Edmonton Oilers have recalled forwards Sam Gagner and Adam Erne from the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors. The recall was made to allow the club to rest forwards during their Thursday game against the Colorado Avalanche, and both are with the club in Arizona for the Oilers’ game against the Coyotes tonight.
The Oilers will have some extra depth on hand for their final couple of games of the season.
The Edmonton Oilers will be without Darnell Nurse, Cody Ceci, and Evander Kane as they help close out the Arizona Coyotes’ tenure in the desert. Kane will miss his second straight game due to maintenance purposes, and now Nurse and Ceci will join him.
The Arizona Coyotes are hosting the Edmonton Oilers in what will be the team’s last game in Mullet Arena, and likely in Arizona. It will be a special and emotional game, only more emotional because it will feature Connor McDavid, arguably the best player in the NHL.
In a season filled with on-ice heroics and off-ice impact, Darnell Nurse stands tall as the Edmonton Oilers’ nominee for the King Clancy Memorial Award.
Mike Gartner scored his 665th career goal in his second game with the Phoenix Coyotes on October 7th, 1996, in Boston. It was the first goal in Coyotes history, and it came in their second game after being shut out 1-0 in Hartford two days earlier.
The Edmonton Oilers have had one of the most interesting 2023-24 seasons. Having started 3-9-1 before deciding to switch out their coaching staff and make a goaltending change, they have since bounced back and secured second place in the Pacific Division heading into the postseason.
The Edmonton Oilers are preparing for their final two games of the 2024-25 regular season before they head into the playoffs, and they have decided to call up Philip Broberg for their last two matchups.
It was a day later than initially reported, but the Oilers have indeed called up Philip Broberg from the Condors. Mark Spector reported over the weekend that the Swedish defenceman would be getting called up before Edmoton’s game against the Sharks where he could have been slotted into the lineup.
Returning to the Oilers line-up on Monday night’s game against the San Jose Sharks, Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid recorded his 100th assist on the season.
With an assist on Monday night, forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is sitting at 699 career points – one point away from 700. It’s a feat that is incredible when you think about it, but it’s also a milestone that has gotten largely overlooked with all of the hype and hubbub around the talk of Connor McDavid‘s 100-assist season.
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, Connor McDavid hit 100 assists in a single season. It’s an incredible feat that brought out the kid in McDavid again.
Edmonton Oilers’ captain Connor McDavid made history on Monday night, recording his 100th assist of the season against the San Jose Sharks and becoming just the fourth player in NHL history to reach the 100-assist mark in a single season.
The Edmonton Oilers are all set for the playoffs, and they’re guaranteed to have a familiar matchup and face one of the two teams that they did in last year’s playoffs with the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Golden Knights duking it out for the final playoff spot in the Pacific Division.
Evander Kane will not play tonight as the Edmonton Oilers take on the San Jose Sharks. Head coach Kris Knoblauch explained that Kane is out as a maintenance decision, similar to Connor McDavid’s sitting the last three games.
As per Bob Stauffer and other media members who attended the Edmonton Oilers practice on Monday, Connor McDavid was on the ice and taking part in a full skate with the team.
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