Thursday, February 06, 2014

Opportunity knocks for Nail Yakupov


Despite having won four of their last five games, the Edmonton Oilers offence has dried up of late. David Perron led the way with a hat-trick against the Vancouver Canucks and Taylor Hall was in on all three goals against the San Jose Sharks on Ben Scrivens Night but outside of that, it has been rather tough sledding for the Orange and Blue of late.

Wednesday, February 05, 2014

Bryzgalov has gone toe-to-toe with Scrivens


For the vast majority of Edmonton Oilers fans, the moment Ben Scrivens put the finishing touches on his NHL record setting 59 save performance against the San Jose Sharks was the moment he became this club’s #1 goalie. 

Tuesday, February 04, 2014

Bryz comes up large


It was far from a masterpiece and at times, it was frankly difficult to watch but in the end, the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres was two points Dallas Eakins crew had no business earning. After watching Ben Scrivens be peppered with 100 shots over his last two starts, the Oilers clearly didn’t want Ilya Bryzgalov to feel left out.

Monday, February 03, 2014

Preview: Oilers vs Sabres


With the 2014 Sochi Olympic break less than a week ago, hockey fans everywhere will be treated to battle between the NHL’s two worst teams on Monday night. Yes it’s the matchup everyone has been waiting for, as the Edmonton Oilers pay a visit to the Buffalo Sabres…or maybe not.

Sunday, February 02, 2014

Eberle, Yakupov or both?


As of this moment, the Edmonton Oilers sit in twenty-ninth place in the NHL standings with forty-two points and just twenty-five games left on their schedule. They trail both the Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames by seven points and look to be a near lock to finish the year with the worst record in the Western Conference but fall just short of the pace being set by the woeful Buffalo Sabres out East.

Saturday, February 01, 2014

Not even close



The Edmonton Oilers kicked off their pre-Olympic break four game road trip in Boston on Saturday afternoon and while the 1-0 second intermission scoreline may have hinted at this one being a close one, it was anything but. The Bruins seemed almost disinterested for much of the opening forty minutes but managed to turn it up enough over the final twenty to pick up easy 4-0 victory over the Western Conference cellar dwellers.