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One of the highest-scoring teams in the NHL, Edmonton has managed just one goal in the first two games of the final. The Panthers outshot the Oilers 22-7 through the first two periods Monday.
Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) celebrates his goal against the Boston Bruins with Evan Bouchard (2) and Leon Draisaitl (29) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta ...
The Oilogosphere is the name collectively applied to blogs that cover the Edmonton Oilers ice hockey team. They are widely considered to be among the best and most popular hockey blogs on the internet, with The Globe and Mail sportswriter James Mirtle estimating in late 2007 that "five or six" of the best hockey blogs were members of the Oilogosphere. [1]
Edmonton Oilers' Mattias Ekholm (14) and Jeff Skinner (53) celebrate a goal against the Vegas Golden Knights during the third period of an NHL game in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024.
The 2019–20 Edmonton Oilers season was the 41st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, [2] and 48th season including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA).
They were renamed the Edmonton Oilers the following year and subsequently joined the NHL in 1979 as one of four franchises absorbed through the NHL–WHA merger. After joining the NHL, the Oilers went on to win the Stanley Cup on five occasions: 1983–84 , 1984–85 , 1986–87 , 1987–88 and 1989–90 .
McDavid began the day third in the NHL in scoring with 130 points, including a league-high 99 assists. The Oilers are 19-24-9 without McDavid since he joined the league in 2015.
The Oilers defeated the Flames in the playoffs in 1983, 1984, 1988, and 1991, on their way to two of their five Stanley Cups. The Flames defeated the Oilers in the 1986 NHL playoffs; game seven was decided when rookie Oiler defenceman Steve Smith accidentally scored on his own goal, which pushed the rivalry to a new level. [4]