Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch must have had a smoothie for breakfast because the blender was out today at the team's morning practice. The Oilers held another practice session on Wednesday morning,
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse’s wife Mikayla posted some special moments from the team’s latest game.
The Edmonton Oilers took to the ice for practice today without Stuart Skinner, and now broadcaster Jack Michaels has confirmed the reason why - Skinner is with his wife, expecting the birth of their child.
The Edmonton Oilers are going to have some cap issues in their near future on top of the need to re-sign Connor McDavid who is eligible for a new contract extension on July 1st, 2025.
But as we sit here in late January, neither of the Oilers' blueline additions has played a single minute this season, and both Pierre LeBrun and Daniel Nugent-Bowman report that the team is mostly targeting depth defencemen at the trade deadline.
Nurse posted an assist, two shots on goal and four PIM in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Capitals.
Oilers vs Kraken This in from TSN’s Ryan Rishaug, news that an immigration issue is keeping John Klingberg out of the Edmonton Oilers line-up, with Klingberg, Stuart Skinner and Darnell Nurse all missing practice today.
Nurse logged an assist, two hits, three blocked shots and two PIM in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Avalanche.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2. Edmonton improved to 21-6-1 in its last 28 games.