Bruising winger Evander Kane sat out the final five games of the 2024 final before missing the entire regular-season ...

The Oilers will remain physical, but they have to play disciplined and stay out of the penalty box, because as the Stars proved in Game 1, their power play is lethal. Watching the Stanley Cup ...

There were whispers as late as last spring, before the Stanley Cup Final versus the Florida Panthers, that the Oilers could be intimidated by pronounced physical play. It didn’t happen.

v=rVrAYHtyJnM[/embed] Despite being in a playoff position, the Edmonton Oilers have some roster issues that need fixing ... has the energy and grittiness to play effectively in the bottom-six.

A closer look at what's behind the issues reveals some intriguing facts. At the end of October, Connor McDavid missed three games due to injury. During his absence, the Oilers’ power play struggled to ...

The Edmonton Oilers head coach also agreed the group is better suited to face the Florida Panthers some 11½ months later. "We're a more physical team ... on an OT power play, but Knoblauch ...

LA wasn’t able to win the physical battle in Game 1, with their four penalties resulting in the Oilers' power play being able to put the game out of reach by converting twice in the third period.

With a spirited rematch on tap against the Vancouver Canucks tonight, the Edmonton Oilers are ... wanting to be physical against us and wanting to hit, we have absolutely no issues with that.

Oilers' Leon Draisaitl Issues Warning to Panthers Before Stanley Cup Final originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Edmonton Oilers are back in the Stanley Cup Final for the second straight year ...

Stauffer added that the Oilers defence, even without Ekholm has been “damn good” in recent games since coach Paul Coffey inserted Troy Stecher to play with Darnell Nurse. Stecher took a puck ...

Thus, he's being rewarded. The Oilers are not a terribly physical team, and it's costing them on the power play. Edmonton defensemen like Darnell Nurse, Jake Walman, and John Kilingberg are puck ...