The last thing the struggling Oilers need right now is their top defenseman getting hurt, but Darnell Nurse is now on the shelf.
The Edmonton Oilers need a goalie if they hope to win the Stanley Cup this season. Yes, I know. Stuart Skinner was the man between the pipes a year ago when they were just one win shy of capturing their first Cup since 1990.
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Hosted on MSNClutch goalie a great fit for Edmonton, goalie expert says, but Oilers unlikely to trade for himThe consistent message from NHL insiders, stated most recently by both Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and host Bob Stauffer on Oilers Now, is that the Edmonton Oilers are going to stand pat the the trading deadline when it comes to goaltending,
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Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record.
Alex Ovechkin fired a perfect wrist shot past Calvin Pickard for his first goal of the game, scored from his office on the power play for his second and sailed a shot into an empty net from his own zone to complete the hat trick.
Ovechkin tied Jaromir Jagr’s record with 135 game-winning goals, and the 32nd hat trick of his 20-year NHL career moved him into a tie for fifth with Phil Esposito.
Pickard got staked to an early lead before the high octane Capitals roared back in a duel of backup netminders. The 32-year-old will fall to 14-6-0 in 22 starts and has now dropped consecutive decisions after a five-game win streak during the month of January.
Despite the tremendous feats that Connor McDavid has achieved throughout his 10 seasons in the NHL, his career has been underlined by the Edmonton Oilers'
In goal Sunday
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Yardbarker on MSNOilers Should Target Utah’s Karel VejmelkaThe Edmonton Oilers have found themselves in an interesting position heading toward the 2025 Trade Deadline. They have been playing well enough to be considered
The sellout crowd of 18,753 immediately began to cheer, though, when Pickard skated to Edmonton’s bench, realizing this would provide Ovechkin with an opportunity to move closer to history. The fans then started chanting “Ovi! Ovi!’ while the Capitals defended in their zone.
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