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The shootout lasted a nail-biting six rounds before New York Rangers left winger Alexis Lafreniere netted the game-winning goal.

“It’s just about bearing down and playing the right way,” Ryan said. “Jack competed his tail off tonight and gave us a chance to win the game,” Woodcroft said. “We did a lot of good things on the power play and capitalized on some chances. The Rangers kept coming with Alexis Lafreniere scoring 96 seconds into the third. He was down on his belly but made a helmet save on Filip Chytil. [Leon Draisaitl](https://globalnews.ca/tag/leon-draisaitl) notched his 32nd on the power play off a feed from McDavid late in the first.

Connor McDavid got point 100 assisting on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' opener, then goals from Tyson Barrie and Derek Ryan only extended their lead. Sure, Chris Kreider ...

The Oilers have had a very up-and-down run here out of the break. The Oilers have given up a putrid seven goals on the penalty kill. It’s not a great time in the season to be leaving points on the board, and the Oilers have left three with their shootout losses to Philadelphia, Detroit and now the Rangers. Sure, Chris Kreider may have got one back on the powerplay, but Leon Draisaitl scored a powerplay goal of his won with 1:33 left in the first. They looked shot out of a cannon taking a 3-0 lead 12:30 into the game. It appeared on Friday night against the New York Rangers the Oilers were ready to shake it off.

Igor Shesterkin made 25 saves between regulation and overtime. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Tyson Barrie, Derek Ryan and Leon Draisaitl replied for the Oilers (30-19-7) ...

To make room for Yamamoto under the salary cap, the Oilers were forced to assign forward Dylan Holloway and defenceman Vincent Desharnais to Bakersfield of the American Hockey League on Friday and go with a 20-man roster. The move backfired however, when Klim Kostin came down with a pre-game illness, forcing Edmonton to play a man short … … The Oilers activated forward Kailer Yamamoto from long-term injury reserve, returning after a 12-game absence with an undisclosed injury. New York kept coming to start the third. It's the sixth time in his career that he has hit triple digits in points. The Rangers trailed 4-1 after the first period, but remained confident in bouncing back.

Earlier this week, the Oilers opted to drop down to a minimum-sized roster in order to get cap-compliant to activate winger Kailer Yamamoto from LTIR.

That’s not a viable situation for a playoff contender to have to navigate through for another couple of months before the season comes to an end so there has been an expectation that they will open up some cap space. If he was to be claimed, they’d free up the full $3MM in cap room and if not, the proposed swap with Carolina would open up $1.5MM in regular cap room and $1.5MM (Kase’s cap hit) in their LTIR pool. While that wouldn’t be a great return by any stretch, it would certainly give them a bit more flexibility to work with as they either look to add a piece by the March 3rd trade deadline or to bring someone back up from AHL Bakersfield to avoid having to play short a player as they did last night. It’s also hardly the type of return they were hoping for from someone carrying a $3MM cap hit. [Jesse Puljujarvi](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/p/puljuje01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-18_hr) has been widely speculated as the eventual cap casualty but, for the time being, they haven’t found a trade that works for them. [Kailer Yamamoto](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/y/yamamka01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-18_hr) from LTIR.

Edmonton Oilers continue to have their hands in everything. Three potential trade targets for the Carolina Hurricanes.

[Lawson Crouse](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/c/crousla01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-18_hr) – right wing – Arizona Coyotes – $4.3 million through 2026-27. [Jordan Greenway](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/g/greenjo02.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-18_hr) – left wing – Minnesota Wild – $3 million through 2024-25. Just media speculation for Andrew Peeke](https://nhlrumors.com/nhl-rumors-who-could-be-interested-in-brock-boeser-just-media-speculation-for-andrew-peeke/2023/02/17/) [Jack Drury](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/d/druryja01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-18_hr), Jamieson Rees, Vasily Ponomarev and Anttoni Honka. Most likely [Jesse Puljujarvi](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/p/puljuje01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-17_hr) is part of any trade. [Erik Karlsson](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/k/karlser01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-17_hr) of the Sharks, where they do not want to retain that much. [NHL Rumors: Is Erik Karlsson A Realistic Option For The Edmonton Oilers?](https://nhlrumors.com/nhl-rumors-is-erik-karlsson-a-realistic-option-for-the-oilers/2023/02/14/) [Travis Konecny](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/k/konectr01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-18_hr) – right wing – Philadelphia Flyers – $5.5 million through 2024-25. And what about [Jakob Chychrun](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/c/chychja01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-17_hr), well the Coyotes don’t want to retain any money, so that would be an issue for Edmonton. The problem the Oilers are running into is teams retaining money for any move they make. One thing is for sure the Oilers want to add to this roster at the deadline. [ or Ryan O’Reilly](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/o/oreilry01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-17_hr) [Patrick Kane](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/k/kanepa01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-17_hr)or [Sam Lafferty](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/l/laffesa01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-17_hr)should not be a problem for a team to retain 50 percent of the contract.

Alexis Lafreniere scored once in the third period, and again in the shootout to give the Rangers the come from behind victory at Rogers Place on Friday ...

So I'm not making a play on the puck to whack it out of the zone. "Well, it's kind of a thing the other way. No, I'm just trying to knock down the sauce pass at the point and it haphazardly goes out of play and doesn't hit the glass. With Mattias Janmark in the box for hooking, Derek Ryan would pick up a hard-luck delay of game call when he batted the puck from a foot off the ice to over the boards for the infraction. We think there were things that we could have done to check better in the end." New York's deadly power play took advantage of the abundance of space, with Mike Zibanejad firing a shot from the left circle past a screened Campbell to knot the game at 4-4. New York narrowed the deficit to a single goal just 1:36 into the final frame off the stick of former first-overall pick Alexis Lafrenière. Jimmy Vesey found a pinching Ryan Lindgren on the rush for what could have been an easy tap-in goal, but the Oilers goaltender kicked across to flash the pad for a huge save early in the contest. With 2:38 left in the second period, the puck slid over to Filip Chytil wide open at the right post. The Oilers top unit quickly got to work, slinging the puck around with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins getting credited for his 27th of the season on a pass that found its way behind Shesterkin. Before the tally could even be announced by Al Stafford in the Rogers Place bowl, the goal horn was blaring again courtesy of a short-side snipe by Derek Ryan. McDavid set the play up from the half wall for his 58th assist, but more importantly, his 100th point of the season.

According to NHL insider Chris Johnston, the Oilers have “broached the possibility” of extending Puljujarvi beyond this season at a lower cap hit. The comment ...

If Puljujarvi was on a deal paying half of what he’s making this season, I’d be willing to bet that the heat he has faced would be a lot cooler than it is. Through the first 28 games of the year, the Oilers were outscored 7-19 with Puljujarvi on the ice at 5×5 as the team controlled just 26.92 percent of the goals scored. They’re at least seeing if Puljujarvi is willing to stick around, and I don’t know if he is at this point. Last year when Puljujarvi scored 14 goals and 36 points in 65 games, he played 16:14 TOI per game, but that number has dropped to 12:29 per game while he’s scored just five goals and 12 points. They are a team that is going to have to create some room by moving a player out.But what’s interesting to me is I’ve heard in recent days the Oilers have at least broached the possibility of extending Puljujarvi instead of just trading him. I don’t think those talks went anywhere, I don’t know where those talks stand at this moment, but a guy that has always seemed on his last day in the city, they’ve at least broached the possibility of seeing if they can extend him.That’s pretty interesting too as we all look to what move the Oilers make to create cap space.

At 24, Philp's window to show he is worth an NHL audition is not large, but he's become an intriguing option.

He did get an NHL audition (22 games, 21 with Edmonton and one with the However, Marody’s play without the puck and foot speed kept him outside the NHL for all but seven games with the Oilers while he was part of the organization. None of the names on this list has been able to establish himself as an NHL player. If no injuries come this season, he may toil in the AHL for the entire year. He has good size (6-foot-3, 198 pounds) and is a solid positional player with and without the puck. At 24, Philp’s window to show he is worth an NHL audition is not large. How is he doing compared to other forwards, age 24, who were pushing for NHL work with the Oilers? Most of those bullet points represent an Oilers need on the NHL roster. Philp played in the WHL during his draft-eligible years and then played another season at age 20 in junior. He missed a full season due to the pandemic, meaning he arrived as a pro player at 24. Ryan has spent much of this NHL season on right wing. Junior players get drafted in their teens, turn pro at 20 and have a three-year entry deal to show what they can do.

The Edmonton Oilers have looked at the possibility of extending much-discussed forward Jesse Puljujarvi, according to Chris Johnston.

I don’t know if he is at this point, but I just thought it’s interesting they’ve had that discussion.” Whether it’s someone like Warren Foegele or maybe it’s still Puljujarvi that’s the odd-man out, maybe it’s somebody else they’re trading…they have to remove money from that roster, but they’re at least seeing if Puljujarvi is willing to stick around. But a guy that just always seemed like his last day in the city, they at least broached the possibility of seeing if they could extend him.

Two of the hottest teams and hottest offenses in hockey match up Friday when the New York Rangers visit the Edmonton Oilers. The Rangers are on a six-game ...

house, with proceeds going to teen beating victim](https://bc.ctvnews.ca/judge-orders-sale-of-b-c-house-with-proceeds-going-to-teen-beating-victim-1.6279256) The lawyer for Pierre Ny St-Armand has requested his client undergo a psychological exam to determine his mental state. But Justice Paul Rouleau's report decidedly rejects that version of events. So if one's not going, the other one might be going that night, but (if they're both scoring), we're tough to beat." A former Canadian sniper has triggered a cross-border battle over press freedom, after providing classified information to an American podcaster. All of Panarin's goals in the stretch have come in New York's last two games, making him the fifth player in Rangers history to tally six goals in a two-game span. With 31 goals and 49 assists over 53 games, Draisaitl is also on pace for his fourth 100-point season. Of course, the Oilers have their own powerhouse duo in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. But New York might be one of the few teams that could rival Edmonton in a scoring duel, given how well Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad are performing. The Red Wings were 2-for-2 on the power play and the Oilers were 1-for-3, continuing Edmonton's wide differential in special teams performance. "We were a little bit sloppy in some of our details. New York has scored six goals in each of its last three games, marking the team's longest six-goal streak since the 1988-89 season.

The Edmonton Oilers welcome the New York Rangers to Rogers Place for a Friday night matchup against the New York Rangers.

Connor McDavid will enter the game one-point shy of 100 on the season and four points away from 800 in his career... Since November's contest, the Rangers have gone 22-8-4 and added a bonafide sniper in Vladamir Tarasenko in a trade with the St. "It's going to be a good game tomorrow, and we have got to be ready." The 31-year-old has notched a goal and two assists in three games with New York since the deal. It was a result that stuck in the craw of Rangers Head Coach Gerard Gallant. Panarin is off to another great start in New York, the Korkino, Russia native leads the team with 18 goals and 44 assists in 54 games this season. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice and added an assist, while McDavid picked up a pair of assists to put him a single point shy of 100 on the season. "I think we're going to put him in the lineup where we feel best fits his skill set," Woodcroft said. The ability to go 12-and-six or 11-and-seven I think makes us dangerous and hard to predict depending on what we show." The Rangers have won 11 consecutive games against Western Conference opponents, but the Oilers have been a tough team for them to crack in recent years. The Oilers knocked off the Rangers 3-2 in overtime at home back in March 2019 before winning a 12-goal thriller 7-5 on New Year's Eve later that year. [Oilers+](https://www.nhl.com/oilers/info/oilersplus) to unlock the Pre-Game Show that will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland has to move heaven and earth to get San Jose's Erik Karlsson, because this year is a crapshoot in the West.

And, as one long-time NHL GM always says: “The only loyalty is to your dog.” One thing to consider: Grier didn’t originally trade for Karlsson; his predecessor Doug Wilson did. He had that big injury to his heel, but he’s healthy and in a space where he’s enjoying playing. “Erik Karlsson is a superstar … “As Gretz used to say: ‘If we have the puck, they can’t score,’ ’’ recalled former Oilers goalie Mike Zanier. The Oilers don’t have a lot of NHL-ready forwards on the farm and moving out Yamamoto or Foegele would leave them shy in depth. The Sharks or another team would have to eat four years of Karlsson to not play for them. By including the Minnesota Wild in the deal, the Maple Leafs got rid of 75 percent of O’Reilly’s salary. Coffey’s role with the Oilers today is as an adviser to owner Daryl Katz. Louis, and signed him to a five-year deal with a cap hit of $6.25 million. Or Toronto good. Article content

At 24, Philp's window to show he is worth an NHL audition is not large, but he's become an intriguing option.

He did get an NHL audition (22 games, 21 with Edmonton and one with the However, Marody’s play without the puck and foot speed kept him outside the NHL for all but seven games with the Oilers while he was part of the organization. None of the names on this list has been able to establish himself as an NHL player. If no injuries come this season, he may toil in the AHL for the entire year. He has good size (6-foot-3, 198 pounds) and is a solid positional player with and without the puck. At 24, Philp’s window to show he is worth an NHL audition is not large. How is he doing compared to other forwards, age 24, who were pushing for NHL work with the Oilers? Most of those bullet points represent an Oilers need on the NHL roster. Philp played in the WHL during his draft-eligible years and then played another season at age 20 in junior. He missed a full season due to the pandemic, meaning he arrived as a pro player at 24. Ryan has spent much of this NHL season on right wing. Junior players get drafted in their teens, turn pro at 20 and have a three-year entry deal to show what they can do.

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Louis, becoming the ninth player in franchise history and sixth since the club moved to Denver to reach the 200-goal mark. Connor McDavid scored his 100th and 101st point (0G, 2A), reaching the century mark for the third-consecutive year. In the first matchup, Cale Makar scored 2:09 into overtime to defeat the Oilers, 3-2 in Edmonton. Rantanen (492 GP) is the fourth-fastest Finnish-born player in NHL history to net 200 goals, behind Teemu Selanne (322 GP), Jari Kurri (328 GP) and Tomas Sandstrom (456 GP). Colorado owns an 81-76-13 all-time mark versus Edmonton, and a 44-36-5 record at home. Valeri Nichushkin also found the back of the net for his 9th of the year. Four different Edmonton players found the back of the net: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Tyson Barrie, Derek Ryan and Leon Draisaitl. Justus Annunen made his first start in an Avalanche sweater this season, stopping 19 of the 20 shots that came his way. Bowen Byram scored twice and Mikko Rantanen recorded his team-leading 35th goal of the season. [ESPN+](https://www.espn.com/watch/) COLORADO AVALANCHE (30-19-5) AT EDMONTON OILERS (30-19-7) [@Avalanche](https://www.twitter.com/@Avalanche)/ ColoradoAvalanche.com