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Manitoba Moose Playoff Practice Report
The start of four days of preparation for the second round of the playoffs.
Losing in the first round may not be the worst outcome for the Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are on the brink of elimination. After back-to-back Stanley Cup appearances, and three Western Conference Finals in four years, there’s no room for error in their first-round matchup against the Anaheim Ducks. They took an early series lead thanks to Kasperi Kapanen’s late heroics in Game 1, but have lost the last…
Pre-Scout: Ducks giving Oilers taste of their own power play medicine and it may be fatal
Now that long-time Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar is retired, you’d love to pick his brain. Anze, remember all those first-round playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers? How did it feel when your penalty kill was absolutely helpless against their power play? If nothing else, the future first ballot Hall of Famer and this…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | Apr 28, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
Moose Move On
It's funny how one can discover how much one likes something after not doing it for a while. I used to write weekly recaps on Wednesdays here on HBIC called "Antler Banter" about the Manitoba Moose that looked at all things happening around the team. This was before the Winnipeg Jets arrived in town, and I was one of the few people who covered the team without being affiliated or having a press pass. Watching the Moose host Milwaukee this week has rekindled that interest in the AHL squad, so i...
Bruce Cassidy: Coaching a Canadian team to a Stanley Cup would be ‘cool’
Perhaps the hottest coaching candidate in the NHL openly stated on Monday that winning a Stanley Cup in Canada would be cool. As a Pacific Division rival of the Edmonton Oilers, Bruce Cassidy won a Stanley Cup with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2023 and is viewed as one of the best coaches in the…
The Verklempt Variety Report: Oilers down to the Ducks, the Chump of the Week, and the panel
Check-in each week for a slew of recurring segments focused on the past week around Oilersnation. The week that was… Four games in and we are feeling… uneasy. Nervous, maybe? Disappointed, perhaps? Hard to tell really. Inconclusive, even, when you weigh in all the information. Maybe we could bring in a collective therapist with no…
NHL Notebook: Tkachuk’s future questionable in Ottawa, Celebrini and McKenna join Canada at Worlds, and the end for Kopitar
Brady Tkachuk’s future in Ottawa has become a looming question mark for the Senators after he was a no-show for the team who got swept by the Carolina Hurricanes. This offseason may be as good a time as any for the Sens to move their captain, Daily Faceoff’s Matt Larkin argued Monday. A heavy-set power…
Winnipeg Jets’ Cole Perfetti focused on future as RFA talks loom
Both sides will weigh if a short-term deal or long-term extension makes the most sense.
‘The NHL has a very serious officiating problem’: Fans split on controversial overtime goal ending Game 4 between Ducks and Oilers
It’s not an Edmonton Oilers playoff game without a little bit of drama. On Sunday night, fans of the Oilers were treated to yet another back-and-forth affair between them and the Anaheim Ducks. However, it wasn’t until overtime that one moment sent the hockey world into a frenzy. Ryan Poehling fired the puck at Tristan…
10 thoughts on the Oilers Game 4 loss
The Edmonton Oilers had won ten consecutive Game 4s until last night’s overtime loss in Anaheim. Now the Oilers trail 3-1 in the series and are in must-win territory. 1. The overtime winner will be debated for years. The video review didn’t show the puck clearly across the line, but common sense tells us it…
It’s time for the NHL to introduce better goal-tracking technology
The Edmonton Oilers are on the brink. They’re heading home down 3-1 to the Anaheim Ducks after dropping both games on the road. Anaheim is led by young talent, but built with experience. They’ve got no pressure, which is allowing them to play freely. Edmonton hasn’t played well in this series and fully deserves to be…
The Day After +4.0: Oilers on verge of elimination after blowing leads to Ducks
The Oilers are heading back to Edmonton facing elimination after a 4-3 overtime loss to the Ducks in Game 4 on Sunday night in Anaheim, putting them behind 3-1 in this first-round series. Things started well for the visiting team. Kasperi Kapanen opened the scoring 38 seconds into the game, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins added a…
WST | Winnipeg Jets Offseason Plan: Draft, Develop… or Trade a Core Piece?
Murat Ates shared his insight on the Jets in this chat with Hustler.
Oilers stare down first round exit, Tristan Jarry gets the keys, and a tiny Kasperi Kapanen silver lining
Game 4 is always an intense one when you’ve got a 2-1 series on your hands. The Edmonton Oilers would either end up back in a tied situation with two of the next three games at home, or they’d have their backs against the wall with basically every stat stacked up against them. If ever…
Monday Mailbag: Why do the Oilers abandon the hockey that works for them?
Good morning, everyone, and a happy Monday to you all. As per tradition, I’ve got a brand new mailbag set to go after taking your questions and sending them to the crew for their takes. This week, we’re discussing the Oilers’ penalty kill problems against the Ducks, Connor Ingram, game plans, and more. If you’ve…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | Apr 27, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
Let's find three positive thoughts for each of the NHL’s 16 most hopeless teams
You think your team had a bad year. Are you positive? You should be, because it’s time for our annual exercise in positivity. While half the league enjoys the playoffs, we’re going to look at the other half. For each team that missed the postseason, we’ll come up with three reasons to think positively. It goes without saying that this is easier for some teams that for others. So we’ll do this countdown style, starting with the easiest team to feel good about and working our way down to the tou...
Eric Rud Named New Coach at Alaska-Anchorage
Alaska-Anchorage has named Eric Rud its new coach. Rud, a Colorado College alum, has been an assistant with St. Cloud State the last two years.Rud replaces Matt Shasby, who stepped down two weeks ago."We are excited to welcome Eric Rud to UAA as the next head coach of Seawolf Hockey,” UAA's acting athletic director Tanya Pont said. “UAA hockey is truly unique among collegiate programs, with a ...
‘It wasn’t very definitive’: Was there enough proof puck crossed the line in Ducks OT winner over Oilers?
The Edmonton Oilers put themselves in a position where a controversial call could put them on the ropes, and that’s exactly what happened Sunday night. Despite holding 2-0 and 3-2 leads, they couldn’t find a way to quell an unrelenting Anaheim Ducks team in Game 4 of their first-round series. But in the end, a…
Oilers drop Game 4 to Ducks 4-3 after controversial overtime review: Recap, Reaction and Highlights
It’s now do-or-die time. On Sunday evening, the Edmonton Oilers were looking to tie up their series with the Anaheim Ducks. Unfortunately, the Ducks picked up the 4-3 overtime victory, taking a 3-1 stranglehold of the series. Let’s take a look at what went on in this one. The Oilers needed to come out the…
Manitoba Moose-Grand Rapids Griffins showdown set with second round schedule released
The five-game schedule is set.
Oilers to start Tristan Jarry in Game 4 against Ducks, Jason Dickinson returns to lineup
There’s been a shake-up in net ahead of a crucial game for the Edmonton Oilers. Ahead of Game 4 of the Pacific Division Semifinals against the Anaheim Ducks, Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch revealed that goaltender Tristan Jarry will be replacing Connor Ingram as the team’s starter. Forward Jason Dickinson is set to return to…
Manitoba Moose advance to 2nd Round with exciting 2-1 Game 3 victory over Milwaukee Admirals
Recap of the game.
Today In NHL History - Carcillo Fights Talbot
On April 25th in 2009, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Maxime Talbot challenged Philadelphia Flyers tough guy Daniel Carcillo to a scrap down 3-0 in the second period of Game 6 of the Conference Quarterfinals. Carcillo won the fight but Pittsburgh stole the momentum responding with five unanswered goals to win the game 5-3, clinch the series 4-2 and eventually hoist the Stanley Cup seven weeks later
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