Game 48: Edmonton 7 Vancouver 2

The Edmonton Oilers finished their seventh consecutive season outside of the NHL playoffs on Saturday night. It was yet another disappointing year for both the organization and their fan base.  While there will undoubtedly be a number of changes coming in the not too distant future, for one night, everyone went home happy.

Game 47: Edmonton 6 Minnesota 1

Jordan Eberle, Taylor Hall and Nail Yakupov led the charge upfront with a combined eight point effort, while Nikolai Khabibulin was simply outstanding, in what was likely his final appearance in an Oilers uniform. As the Edmonton Oilers destroyed the Minnesota WIld 6-1 in Friday night NHL action, in a game that had huge playoff implication for the Wild.

Game 46: Chicago 4 Edmonton 1

It was the best vs the worst matchup on Wednesday night at Rexall Place, as the Chicago Blackhawks paid a visit to the struggling Edmonton Oilers. Three point efforts from Patrick Kane and Michal Handzus proved to be more than enough, as the Blackhawks strolled their way to a 4-1 victory and clinching the President's Trophy as the top team in the National Hockey League.

Game 45: Anaheim 3 Edmonton 0

With the losses continuing to pile up, this season could not end soon enough for the Edmonton Oilers. After delivering another half-hearted performance on home ice, Edmonton proceeded to drop their second in as many nights to the visiting Anaheim Ducks. The 3-0 victory clinched the Pacific Division crown for the Ducks and leaves the Oilers with a horrendous 1-8 record since the NHL Trade Deadline.

Game 44: Anaheim 3 Edmonton 1

As if the announcement of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins being shutdown for the remainder of the season and headed for shoulder surgery wasn't enough for fans of the Edmonton Oilers to digest for one day. This team decided to take it a step further, clinching their seventh consecutive season without an appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Game 43: Edmonton 4 Colorado 1

After dropping six consecutive games, which saw them fall out of playoff contention in the Western Conference, the Edmonton Oilers finally found a team they were capable of beating. Goals from the quartet of Jordan Eberle, Taylor Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Justin Schultz paced Ralph Krueger's crew to a much needed 4-1 victory, over the Northwest Division cellar dwellers.

Game 42: Minnesota 5 Edmonton 3

In their first opportunity to make an impression on new GM Craig MacTavish, the Edmonton Oilers proceeded to come out as flat as board on Tuesday night, falling by a score of 5-3 to the Minnesota Wild at Rexall Place. The loss was their sixth straight, which is a feat that has not been achieved in this neck of the woods since December 2009.

Game 41: Calgary 4 Edmonton 1

As if losing four consecutive games that essentially bumped them out of the Western Conference playoff race wasn't enough, the Edmonton Oilers reached a new low on Saturday night, falling 4-1 to a heavily depleted Calgary Flames side. Two points nights from Tim Jackman and TJ Brodie proved to be too much for the Oilers to overcome, against a Flames roster which featured five AHL regulars in their lineup.

Game 40: Phoenix 3 Edmonton 1

With their playoff lives in the balance, the Edmonton Oilers came out and played as flat a second period of hockey as a team could play, against the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday night. Those twenty minutes of play, coupled with a pair of terrible goals against on the part of Devan Dubnyk, proved to be too much for Ralph Krueger's side to overcome.

Game 39: Anaheim 2 Edmonton 1

On a night in which the Edmonton Oilers caught a huge break, in facing the Anaheim Ducks without Ryan Getzlaf or Sheldon Souray, it was another former Oiler who came back to haunt his old club. A pair of goals from Radek Dvorak proved to be too much for Ralph Krueger's crew to overcome, falling by a score of 2-1 to the Pacific Division leading Ducks.

Game 38: Los Angeles 4 Edmonton 1

No one said making the playoffs would be easy for the Edmonton Oilers and if Saturday afternoon's affair against the defending Stanley Cup Champions is any indication of what they can expect during the final stretch of the 2013 campaign, they could be in for a bit of a rough ride.

Game 37: Vancouver 4 Edmonton 0

Apparently last Saturday's butt kicking at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers left a bad taste in the mouths of the Vancouver Canucks. Alain Vigneault's Northwest Division leading side were all business on Thursday evening, returning the favour by thumping the Oilers by that same 4-0 score at Rogers Arena.

Game 36: Edmonton 8 Calgary 2

With Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby currently on the shelf with a broken jaw, you would be hard pressed to find a better player in the entire National Hockey League than the Edmonton Oilers Taylor Hall. After lighting up the Calgary Flames with a career high five point performance, the former first overall selection finds himself seventh in league scoring and his team currently holding down the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Game 35: Edmonton 4 Calgary 1

It was a game the Edmonton Oilers simply had to have and while they did not bring their "A" game to the rink but rode the wave of another strong first period, in disposing of the reeling Calgary Flames by a score of 4-1.

Game 34: Edmonton 4 Vancouver 0

On a night in which the Edmonton Oilers needed their best players to be their best players, the best of the bunch delivered one of his finest performances of the season. Taylor Hall took his game to another level, registering his third career hat-trick, in leading the Oilers to a dominating 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Hockey Night in Canada.

Game 33: Edmonton 6 Columbus 4

It was one of those night's that looked to be headed towards disaster for the Edmonton Oilers. After crawling back from an early 2-0 deficit, it took these Oilers all of twenty-seven seconds of period three, to allow the Columbus Blue Jackets to jump in front 4-3. At which point point Ralph Krueger reached his breaking point.

Game 32: Edmonton 3 St. Louis 0

On a night in which the Edmonton Oilers reunited the trio of Jordan Eberle, Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, it was a brilliant performance from Nikolai Khabibulin that proved to be the difference, earning his team a huge 3-0 victory. However, the top line did play a massive role in the win, combining for all three goals and eight points on the night.

Game 31: Nashville 3 Edmonton 2

In what was very much a do or die situation for the Edmonton Oilers in Nashville on Monday night, they managed to score the opening goal for the tenth time in their last fourteen outings but showed next over the opening forty minutes of action. Not surprisingly, their lack urgency  cost them yet another two points, in falling 3-2 to the Predators in a key Western Conference battle.

Game 30: St.Louis 3 Edmonton 0

Well that was painful. After clawing their way back into the Western Conference playoff race over the last couple of weeks, the Edmonton Oilers were handed a rude awaking on Saturday night. In what was as thorough a beat down as this club has received this season, the St. Louis Blues waltzed out of Rexall Place with two points, courtesy of a 3-0 victory.

Game 29: San Jose 4 Edmonton 3 (SO)

On a night in which Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was forced to call in sick, the Edmonton Oilers were still staring at a possible two points which would have moved them into a tie for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Unfortunately, a third period rally from the San Jose Sharks and a couple of costly blunders from the Oiler, led to another disappointing shootout loss, this time by a score of 4-3.