I had no intention of talking about Auston Matthews breaking Mats Sundin's goal total while wearing a Maple Leafs jersey, but one company has me writing about the Toronto Maple Leafs today. The two men to the left have a pretty cool connection when it comes to their record-setting goals, but I won't reveal what that is just yet. Instead, I want to talk about the solid marketing being done by a company who keeps finding unique ways to market their beverages through hockey. Budweiser is an offic...
Some good news from a scary situation.
A right-shot defenceman could be available ahead of the March 6 trade deadline. On Tuesday, Daily Faceoff’s Anthony Di Marco reported that Philadelphia Flyers’ defenceman Rasmus Ristolainen could be available before the trade deadline, albeit the Flyers aren’t actively shopping him. Ahead of Tuesday’s slate of games, the Flyers occupy the first wild card spot…
The Edmonton Oilers made multiple moves to manoeuvre the salary cap ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Nashville Predators. Kasperi Kapanen has been activated from Long Term Injured Reserve and will suit up tonight for the first time since October 19. To activate Kapanen, the Oilers placed goaltender Tristan Jarry on LTIR. Leon Draisaitl spoke Tuesday…
No player in the NHL has dominated a team the way Leon Draisaitl has owned the Nashville Predators recently. Draisaitl has 21 goals and 39 points in his last 15 games against the Predators dating back to the 2019-20 season. Only one other player in the NHL has averaged over 1.00 goal/game against an opponent…
Getting you set up for tonight’s Jets game.
Welcome to Oilersnation’s top 10 stories of the year, where we count down the most-read stories you, the reader, clicked on in 2025. Goaltending has been a massive story for the Edmonton Oilers in recent years, and it all came to ahead this season. Weeks before general manager Stan Bowman pulled the trigger on a…
The TSN insider breaks down the situation and the realities shaping their options to add help.
The Edmonton Oilers are healthy-scratching Andrew Mangiapane and Trent Frederic for tonight’s game against the Nashville Predators. If you’ve been paying attention to the fanbase lately, this is exactly what they’ve been asking for. And honestly? Can you blame them? These aren’t depth pieces getting squeezed out by a hot streak from younger players. These…
Tonight’s game will have more juice for Spencer Stastney. As the Edmonton Oilers host the Nashville Predators, Stastney is expected to suit up against his former team for the first time since the Oilers acquired him on December 12. “This will be a special one,” said Stastney on Monday after practice. “Definitely seeing a lot…
Hockey analyst Martin Biron
The Nashville Predators are lurking. If you don’t look at the NHL standings too often, walking into this Edmonton Oilers and Predators matchup, you’d think – finally, a soft spot in the schedule. In October, that would’ve been true. Ugly losses. Ugly stats. Ugly quotes. But despite alarming trends and calls for a fire sale,…
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
Two months out from the March 6th trade deadline, the Edmonton Oilers are already hot on the market looking for a destination for Andrew Mangiapane. The 29-year-old forward signed with the Oilers last summer, but has been scratched multiple times recently and is reportedly interested in being moved. On Saturday night, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that…
It’s Tuesday afternoon, and there’s a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio set, which means the boys were back in the studio to recap the week that was. On today’s episode, the guys discussed the Oilers’ struggling bottom six, Kasperi Kapanen’s return, Trent Frederic and Andrew Mangiapane being healthy scratched, and much more. We kicked off…
Keeping you up-to-date with all the latest pro hockey news in Manitoba.
Things have been relatively quiet in Ithaca...
College hockey made its mark on the international stage with 10 players taking home medals at the World Junior Championship. One of those players, Boston University’s Sascha Boumedienne, scored the gold medal-winning goal for Sweden, helping the country to its first championship since 2012...
Boston University is bringing in Tynan Lawrence from the USHL for the second half of the season, according to multiple reports. Lawrence is considered the top center available for next year's NHL Draft...
It looks as if the Edmonton Oilers could get some reinforcements back in the coming days. Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch spoke to the media on Monday, with the first questions regarding two injured Oilers: Jake Walman and Kasperi Kapanen. When asked about the timeline of the return of both players, Knoblauch had this to…
The Edmonton Oilers have loaned forward Quinn Hutson to the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors, the club announced Monday. Hutson, 24, was recalled late last week alongside Isaac Howard, which marked his second recall in the last two weeks. The reassignment of Hutson coincides with Kasperi Kapanen being ready to return to the lineup after working his…
The Edmonton Oilers started the second half of the season like they started the first half — with a home loss. With 40 games remaining, the Oilers, like most of their opponents, are still looking for some consistency. They’ve yet to win three games in a row, and if St. Louis wins in Chicago on…
Bruce Boudreau joined Gino Reda to give his reaction.
It was a great week for the Bakersfield Condors as they have now found themselves winners of three straight games and start the new year off undefeated. It was also a test for the depth in Bakersfield as their two top guns, Quinn Hutson and Isaac Howard, got recalled on January 2nd, but before that,…
The Oilers have completely turned around their season from the previous calendar year. They’re sitting in a good spot right now, 6-4-0 in their last 10 and having lost only four games all season at home in Rogers Place. Most importantly, they’re leading the division, albeit only by a single point, as Vegas and Anaheim…