Goaltending has become the story of the Western Conference second-round playoff series between the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers.
When the game is on the line, and when the stakes are high, your best players need to be your best players. Time and time again, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl prove they can step up when it matters.
As the Edmonton Oilers roster prepares for their first home game of round two of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs, they have a decision on their top line.
The Edmonton Oilers come home for Games 3 and 4 of the Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks with a chance to take control of the series.
Carpe Diem. Sh*t or get off the pot. Less talk/more action. These all apply to the way Connor McDavid grabbed the moment and never let go in Game 2 of the Edmonton Oilers/Vancouver Canucks second round Stanley Cup playoff series.
Connor McDavid and the Oilers answered the bell, defeating the Cancks Friday night in overtime to even the series at one game each. It was a back-and-forth battle that any hockey fan would have enjoyed, as things were practically equal for these two teams after 40 minutes.
Defenseman Evan Bouchard got the overtime winner, but Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were the main reasons why the Edmonton Oilers are tied 1-1 with the Vancouver Canucks in a Western Conference second-round playoff series.
Game 1 of round 2 proved to be a disappointment for the Edmonton Oilers. While they initially held a 4-2 lead in the third period, they faltered in closing out the game, allowing the Vancouver Canucks to score three unanswered goals.
Former Vancouver Canucks coach Marc Crawford joined Thursday’s episode of Sekeres and Price to dissect the team’s recent victory, focusing on their defensive strategy against McDavid and Draisaitl, the contributions of depth players, and the decision to keep Silovs in goal.
Oh my goodness. In a game that started so inauspiciously, the Vancouver Canucks stormed back to claim a 5-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers. There was no questioning that the Canucks were territorially the better team throughout the game, playing solid hockey at 5v5 right from the start.
Connor McDavid failed to record a shot for the first time in his playoff career, and the Edmonton Oilers blew a three-goal lead to drop Game 1 of their Western Conference second-round series to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night.
There's no NHL team facing more pressure to finally get the job done than the Oilers. After losing to the eventual champion Golden Knights last year, Edmonton entered this season with the hockey world wondering how they would respond.
Goaltending played a huge role in the Canucks’ series win over the Nashville Predators. But in true Canucks fashion, it didn’t go the way anybody expected.
The hockey world’s attention, particularly in Canada, will be riveted on the upcoming Stanley Cup Playoff clash between the Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks, marking their first postseason meeting since 1992.
The Western Conference second-round playoff series between the Oilers and Canucks begins Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET.
The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers are set to finally start their second round matchup on Wednesday, and a lot of people seem to be favouring the Oilers in this series.
Connor McDavid was named a finalist for the Hart Trophy on Tuesday. It’s not a shock that the Edmonton Oilers captain is in the mix again, repeatedly proving he’s the game’s biggest star and best player.
For the sixth time in his nine years in the NHL, Connor McDavid has been named a Hart Trophy Finalist. It follows a very impressive season for the Edmonton Oilers captain, who scored 32 goals and 132 points in 76 games.
Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov were named the finalists for the 2023-24 Hart Memorial Trophy on Tuesday. The award is presented "to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team" and voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.
The NHL has announced the finalists for the Hart Trophy.
As the Edmonton Oilers get set for a second-round playoff series with the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, one of the narratives going into the series is the fact the Canucks dominated the Oilers during the regular season.
How will the series between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks be different than the series between the Oilers and Los Angeles Kings? There are a few ways, the biggest of which might be the regular season record coming into each respective playoff series.
NHL analyst and former player Mike Rupp was on the Jim Rome Show this week and talked about Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers and how they are a favorite to win the Stanley Cup.
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