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The Edmonton Oilers managed to salvage a single point in a shoot-out loss in Philadelphia Thursday, largely due to a terrific performance by their All-Star…

Strong forecheck in the 2nd took out a defender and popped the puck loose. Whistled for a very weak “trip” in the 1st but his mates killed it off. A soft effort to clear the zone led to a 5-alarm giveaway in the 2nd. A very good 2nd effort cleared the zone during a 3rd Period PK. The best of the Oilers forwards in the 1st, a 1-timer chance off a McDavid pass and then tossed one from behind the net to a waiting 97 for another dangerous opportunity. Looked to have the game winner on his stick in the 3rd but a Bellows blocked shot at the crease denied that. Tremendous chance later in the 2nd but hit the side of an open net from a narrow angle. A wrister stopped in the shoot-out. For the 5th time this season had a goal called back, this time for goalie interference. Set up Hyman for a good opportunity early in the 1st. Then, had to stop Catz again with the blocker on a terrible defensive breakdown in the dying seconds of the 3rd. A smart play to help clear the zone on that 1st Period PK.

Jay Woodcroft warned everyone several days ago, with the red-hot Edmonton Oilers about to face a string of low-rent opponents, that there are no gimmes in ...

“The better we can play defensively, the more chances we’ll have to win. The better he can play, the more dangerous a team we are.” “It was fun,” said Skinner, who stopped 35 of 36 shots on the night. Both guys were money in this one, stopping 99 of 101 shots combined. It helps you adjust and round out your game as a team.” “Every square inch of ice was up for grabs and contested hard, a hard game for both teams,” said Woodcroft.

The Oilers extended their point streak to 10 games but fell in the shootout to the Flyers on Thursday night.

It was a hard game for both teams, and in the end, we didn't come away with the extra point in the skills contest." I thought it was a tightly contested game where every square inch of the ice was up for grabs and contested hard. "He's the reason we got a point tonight, so good goalies do that. The disallowed goal leaves Hyman at 26 on the season, one away from tying his career high set last year in his first season with the Oilers. I thought both teams got in on the forecheck and that's where the aggression was. The 24-year-old was solid all night, especially as the Flyers pressed hard early on in the contest. Unfortunately for the Oilers, the net was wide open because Foegele's skate dragged Hart out of the crease on the follow through. "For someone to come back from that injury, we anticipate it's going to take him a little while to get up and running," he added. The Flyers found success in their transition game early in the contest, and it was Kevin Hayes who finally capitalized for the home side 7:50 into the game. After going pointless in his first three games back from the traumatic wrist injury he suffered back on Nov. The sniper scored in his third consecutive contest, tying the game 1-1 just 1:56 into the second period. Connor McDavid recorded the assist on the Kane tally, extending his point streak to 14 games.

Edmonton played down to the Flyers all night ultimately losing to them 2-1 in a shootout. It was about as ugly as you could ask for. Philadelphia opened the ...

It was one of his best performances of the season and he was the reason the Oilers were even able to steal a point out of that game. Because truth be told, the Oilers have a chance to get four points this weekend. From there, the Oilers all of a sudden seemed interested in the game. Somehow, the Oilers managed to stumble out of the ring like Rocky stealing a point in the shootout. It was enough that a John Tortorella-led challenge to count, and the goal to be called back. It took Edmonton a while to respond, but ultimately, Evander Kane was the one to tie this game up scoring 1:56 into the second period.

Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland said earlier this week his team was in a "dollar in, dollar out" situation with the salary cap ahead of the ...

Also 24, he carries a cap hit of $3.1 million this season and is also scheduled for restricted free agency this summer. He is scheduled to become a restricted free agent this summer. "With Kailer Yamamoto pretty ready pretty soon here to come off LTIR and what that means for the Oilers is there's going to have to be a corresponding move," Johnston said on Insider Trading Thursday.

The Oilers, who are expected to activate forward Kailer Yamamoto off of long-term injury reserve, could waive Puljujarvi, according to TSN's Chris Johnston. “ ...

“Would I like to do something? “Once Yamamoto comes off LTI and if nobody else goes on, I’ve got some real difficult decisions to make,” Holland admitted. Yes, I would like to do something. Because if that happens, I think he’s a more tradable chip because you’ll be able to go up and down between the AHL in the NHL. And despite some of the struggles he’s had this year, I still think there is some interest in Puljujarvi. When you’re in a LTI situation like we are, it’s much more difficult at the trade deadline.

Cap-strapped and with clear needs, Ken Holland and the Oilers have a busy month ahead. · Edmonton Oilers · Philip Broberg · Dylan Holloway · Leon Draisaitl · Connor ...

The Oilers have been playing responsible defence lately, so does that shift their trade deadline priority from a defenceman to a top 6 forward, ...

So we did, using this season and the two previous ones. We know how well he digs out pucks, that he is a tenacious, courageous checker who plays far above his diminutive weight class (five-foot-eight, 150 pounds). So he scores twice a month — except in March of ’22, when he scored eight goals. We’re told that only three teams responded, and one (that we know of) is prepared to fashion a trade for Puljujarvi — but only after he clears waivers. That’s 16 goals per 82-game season, and over the past three seasons Yamamoto averages 0.45 points and 0.19 goals per game played. By Wednesday afternoon, if Puljujarvi clears and that team is still interested, the fan favourite will be en route to Bakersfield or beyond. “The maximum a team saves in cap hit by sending a player down is $1.125M. Oilers GM Ken Holland texted the 31 other NHL GMs recently, informing them that Jesse Puljujarvi is available in trade. That’s two first lines, in reality, on a team that plays 11 forwards and seven D-men — meaning one of McDavid, Draisaitl, or Nugent-Hopkins can cycle through the fourth-line. And at the top of that list is Their shots against per game (30.9) are still a tad high — ranked 18th — but they’ve surrendered just 29 five-on-five goals in 17 games. “We have enough offence.

The Edmonton Oilers continue their four-game road trip at the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday against the Philadelphia Flyers. You can watch the game on ...

McDavid has 21 points in 11 career games against the Flyers and enters Thursday on a six-game point streak vs. 11, the Oilers rank either first or second in the NHL in: Record (8-0-1), goals per game (5.00), goal differential (plus-24), shooting percentage (13.5 per cent), power play percentage (37.5 per cent), and penalty kill percentage (92.6 per cent)... Connor McDavid is currently on a 13-game point streak (9G, 12A) and has recorded at least a point in 30 of his last 31 games... The Sherwood Park, AB native made 28 saves on the night and continues to be a bright spot for a lagging Philadelphia squad. (We) played better in the second, we had a lot of almost chances, but I thought we were a little sloppy offensively," Tortorella said. Semyon Varlamov started in place of NHL All-Star Ilya Sorokin, and was great on the evening with 25 saves on 26 Flyers shots. The Oilers continued to see their roster depth pay dividends for them in the standings. He's a fearless shot blocker and he makes opponents pay a price to get to the front of our net. The Oilers are coming off a rough and tumble affair to begin their post All-Star break playoff push. One was the Washington Capital game in Washington and that forced us to make some changes, and I thought were really going in the right direction from that point forward, but in early January we got touched up in Los Angeles. 11, the Oilers own the NHL's top-ranked penalty kill (92.6 percent) that features a 5-for-5 evening in Detroit on Tuesday. "When we do and play our game, we think we're a tough team to beat, so it's going to be a good challenge for us tonight.