Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl had assists and skated miles, even on a night when they don’t go supernova their presence is key. McDavid’s pass on the Arvidsson goal was pure witchcraft, ...

Calvin Pickard played well for the Oilers, and made some huge saves late in the game to give Edmonton every chance to tie it up. Even the folks who regard every goal allowed as a mortal sin by the ...

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (at five-on-five) averaged 2.38 takeaways per 60 minutes a year ago. He is at 0.84 this season. He still gets to lots of plays, but not as many as he used to and it’s a concern.

I hold the five Oilers Stanley Cup wins (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1990) most dear, and the other SCF finals appearances (1983, 2006 and 2024) are also special to me. As I’ve aged, the journey to a ...

Minor league numbers have value. Minor league numbers inform us about a player’s progress throughout his career there, and NHL debuts are almost always predictable. We have limited AHL totals, but as ...

In the grand scheme of things, this game should not matter much. The odds of these two teams meeting in the final again is low, and I’m fairly certain Kris Knoblauch would deploy his troops ...