Edmonton Oilers

Leon Draisaitl and Brett Kulak found the back of the net on Friday as the Oilers downed the Flames 2-1 at Rogers Place.

I thought he put in a good performance and I thought that line was very good too." "I thought we did a lot of the things we wanted to do against a good penalty kill. I thought he was involved, he was physical, and was a big part of the penalty kill having success. "I thought Luke was fresh and I thought Luke played a really good game for us tonight. It's nice getting that first one out of the way and learning from it and moving on." He played a heck of a game." I've had the good fortune of coaching him the last three-and-a-half years in Bakersfield, so I feel good when he's on the ice, even against NHL competition, becuase he's so darn competitive and he made a really nice play on that goal." "I knew that I wanted someone coming out of the box that wasn't in our penalty kill rotation," Woodcroft said. Fresh off serving a successful Oilers penalty kill after Darnell Nurse was involved in his first of two fights on the evening, Luke Esposito carried the puck into the Flames end and lapped the offensive zone before dropping a pass to the incoming Brett Kulak. After Cody Eakin's deflection in front of Campbell went wide, the forward wrapped around the net and got a piece of the puck on the blade of Darnell Nurse to send it goalbound. "We saw the nice finish, but he made a great play while taking a hit in order to do it." "I thought we did a good job of that tonight.

After battling the urge to nap throughout much of the first three preseason games, I felt like tonight's matchup against the Flames finally had something to ...

McDavid didn’t miss a shift but that didn’t make me want to abandon the plan I was working on to wrap him in bubble wrap. - Was happy to see Cody Ceci get in the lineup after a groin issue kept him off the ice for a few days at the start of camp. As much as I know we’ll have rough times together over the next five years, the fact that he didn’t yell at Darnell Nurse when he made a mistake on Dube’s goal is enough to make me love him already. I mean, of course I’m happy that the boys still managed to squeak out the win, but I definitely wasn’t anywhere as stressed as I would have been if this game was for keeps. From start to finish, the boys dominated the play, and even though it would have been nice to see the offence put up the touchdown that their chances probably merited, I’m fine with seeing that a lot of the chemistry was still there. Even though the points don’t matter here, I cheered for Leon’s first-period goal like we need the points and it was fun to have that little rush of Draisaitl-powered adrenaline again.

The Edmonton Oilers Globetrotter-ed the Calgary Flames Friday night at Rogers Place. Only an excellent Flames goaltending performance stood in the way of a…

Had a good opportunity in the 2nd but did not get the shot off. An excellent effort, which he was finally rewarded for with an assist when he bumped a pass back to Kulak on the 2-1. A hit and a block in 7 minutes of TOI. A big, blocked shot in the 3rd after his young partner was beat wide. A shot in the 3rd was tipped by Yamamoto again who just missed. A good wrist shot in the 3rd off a Draisaitl pass. Nugent-Hopkins was very good on the PK, with a clean sheet in 1:54. And a 3rd period turnover aside, Bouchard was composed in his own end as well. Could not drain a give-and-go with McDavid in the 1st. Pocketed his first of the pre-season by scooping home a terrific set-up by Yamamoto for the 1-0. A shade high on a 1st period set-up from 97, another near-miss from the same guy in the 2nd. Was the busier and better of the two Oilers goalies on the night.

After spending the first three games of the pre-season giving youngsters a taste of the big leagues and scoping players on the cusp, head coach Jay ...

“I peeked a look and knew Leo was kind of creeping back door,” said Yamamoto, who was buzzing all night on the wing with Kane and McDavid. Draisaitl scored the best goal of the pre-season so far, but it was Kailer Yamamoto who made it happen. The second scrap was getting pretty good before the linesmen wanted to get on TV. “It’s time for us to get our game where it needs to be and ready for opening night.” “You can practice so much but you don’t really feel comfortable and confident till you start to play games. “I was joking around, that’s probably a good sign, you want to save a couple for the regular season,” said Kane.

The Calgary Flames travel up the highway to Edmonton to take on the Edmonton Oilers tonight in the Oilers 4th preseason game.

It will be a stream, so don’t expect the best quality of video or instant-replays, but it is still Edmonton Oilers hockey in September and we can’t be picky. Just like the last game when the Flames at home brought out the bug guns, I expect the Edmonton Oilers to do the same today. - In past seasons the Edmonton Oilers have had one of the leagues best powerplay.

After being re-assigned to the OHL's North Bay Battalion on Thursday, Edmonton Oilers prospect and 2021 sixth-round pick Matvey Petrov wasted no time on Friday ...

The 19-year-old participated in his second Oilers Training Camp and Rookie Camp over the past two weeks before being re-assigned on Thursday to North Bay, where he'll continue his development as a main focal point for the Battalion offence while further adjusting to the North American game. The Russian forward picked up a goal and two assists, including a wicked one-timer in the first period, to put the Battalion up by three before the first intermission in a 4-1 victory over the Soo Greyhounds. The Russian forward had a goal and two assists in his 2022-23 OHL season debut as the North Bay Battalion opened their schedule with a 4-1 win over the Soo Greyhounds on Fridayby Jamie Umbach

Calgary's Daniel Vladar had a busy night stopping 36 shots in a losing effort. Edmonton opened the scoring 8:38 into the opening period with a short-handed ...

Notes: The Oilers have four pre-season games remaining to Calgary’s three … Brett Kulak scored the game winner as the veteran-laden Edmonton Oilers earned a 2-1 pre-season win over the rival Calgary Flames. The Flames next play Monday against the Seattle Kraken at home. “It sucks we didn’t get the W, because we played well. McDavid collided hard with teammate Evander Kane in the neutral zone and was slow to get up. “I knew he was OK.