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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Connor McDavid, by the numbers, and the historical significance of his 2024 playoff run

EDMONTON, Alberta — Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid is having one of the most productive postseasons in NHL history. Montreal’s Newsy Lalonde is the only other player with such a streak, sort of: He had three points in three consecutive final games spanning the 1918 and 1919 seasons. Most points, 2-game span Not only is McDavid the first with back-to-back …

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7 months ago

Numbers of note going into the Stanley Cup Final between Florida and Edmonton

Associated Press

SUNRISE, Fla. — Some numbers and notes going into the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers, a series that starts on Saturday night: ___ LONGEST YEAR? Edmonton’s record for games played in a season is 106, set during its run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2005-06. A five-game Cup final this year would tie that …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins hoping to move past offensive drought, but the Oilers aren’t worried

New York Times

EDMONTON — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins knew it would be painful to watch, but he couldn’t resist the urge. That presented a massive target for Draisaitl’s next pass attempt and an easy tap-in goal for Nugent-Hopkins, the Oilers’ fourth straight marker in a convincing 7-4 win in Game 1. “I don’t think it has anything to do with what’s happened in the …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Oilers’ Troy Stecher on yet another deadline trade, joining a contender: Q&A

New York Times

EDMONTON — Troy Stecher entered the vacant dressing room huffing and puffing after his first full practice with the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. Already scratched for his first two games as an Oiler, it’ll soon be three straight for Stecher — barring an unexpected illness or the like from a defenceman. My mindset’s like, “I play for Arizona.” Now, you …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Weekend NHL rankings: West Coast positivity, plus 5 teams that should be panicking

New York Times

It’s November, which means if your team is still bad, you should be panicking. The flip side is that a team shooting percentage hovering around 13 percent won’t last, and maybe Cam Talbot’s strong play won’t either given what last season looked like. Sharks are the first team to allow 10 goals in back-to-back games since the Bruins on Dec …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Lowetide: Edmonton Oilers’ injuries already a major story in 2023-24

New York Times

Even before Connor McDavid came out of the lineup, the Edmonton Oilers’ season was being impacted by injury. Mattias Ekholm Ekholm’s performance through the early portion of the season reflects just how much injury has impacted the Oilers. Category 2022-23 2023-24 Shot Pct 55 48 Goal Pct 76 40 X-Goal Pct 62 49 On-ice Sh Pct 15 10 On-ice Sv …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Lowetide: Edmonton Oilers’ slow start exacerbated by limited options, denial

New York Times

In the first intermission of Saturday night’s game between the Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets, winger Evander Kane was interviewed by Scott Oake of “Hockey Night in Canada.” Kane told a national audience, “I didn’t play much in the first period, so I thought might as well get into a fight and take seven or eight minutes in the box.” …

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1 year, 10 months ago

What I’m hearing about Colton Parayko’s Blues future and potential trade options

New York Times

When Colton Parayko signed an eight-year, $52 million contract extension in September 2021, the “negotiations” between the Blues and the defenseman didn’t take long. There’s been speculation for months surrounding the future of the 29-year-old with the Blues, and that ramped up Tuesday when TSN’s Darren Dreger wrote that he was “hearing action is starting to pick up.” In fact, …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Lowetide: Revisiting Oilers’ choice of Philip Broberg at the 2019 NHL Draft

New York Times

At the 2019 NHL Draft in Vancouver, Edmonton Oilers fans were laser focused on several impact forwards still on the board when the No. Oilers fans have monitored Broberg closely since the draft, and the two key words are “injury” and “progress” with the order dependent on the young man’s health. Description 2021-22 2022-23 Totals Games 31 7 38 EV …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Lowetide: Oilers’ unusual Ryan Nugent-Hopkins line gives coaching staff more options

New York Times

The first time Ryan Nugent-Hopkins played in an NHL regular season game, his linemates were Taylor Hall and Ales Hemsky. Year Linemates Goal Share 2011-12 Taylor Hall-Jordan Eberle 59 pct 2012-13 Taylor Hall-Jordan Eberle 53 pct 2013-14 Taylor Hall-Jordan Eberle 57 pct 2014-15 Taylor Hall-Jordan Eberle 53 pct All numbers five-on-five In these seasons, young Nugent-Hopkins was the best option …

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3 years ago

Lowetide: Oilers prospect Carter Savoie’s comparables and why he wasn’t selected for the world juniors

New York Times

A funny thing happened on the way to Carter Savoie not being named to the Canadian World Junior team. Savoie’s comparables at this point in his career are both impressive and shy of what the Oilers hope the young player will eventually deliver in the NHL. Unfortunately, a year later Savoie’s increased scoring in the NCAA didn’t produce a good …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Lowetide: Why Raphael Lavoie could be a perfect fit for the Oilers in 2021-22

New York Times

At the 2019 NHL draft, the Edmonton Oilers were a team in transition. Year League Shots Shots-Game Shooting Pct 2018-19 QMJHL 206 3.32 15.5 2019-20 QMJHL 310 5.64 12.3 2020-21 AHL 31 2.38 12.9 His junior volume was exceptional and indicated Lavoie could emerge as one of the truly outstanding snipers of his draft class. Here are Kaliyev’s volume shooting …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Lowetide: Five Oilers prospects who deserve NHL tryouts now that the trade deadline has passed

New York Times

The trade deadline passed earlier this week with no change to the Edmonton Oilers depth chart at the three forward positions. Year 2019-20 2020-21 Age 20 21 Games 56 26 Even-strength boxcars 5-13-18 10-12-22 Points per game 0.32 0.85 Even-strength goal differential 27-27 31-11 McLeod’s improvement in goal differential is impressive but expected. Year 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 Age 20 21 …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Lowetide: Oilers’ top 20 prospects, trade deadline edition

New York Times

The Edmonton Oilers enter the trade-deadline window lacking enough currency to make a loud noise. Now that we’ve seen Bouchard play NHL games, it’s clear he has enough foot speed and defensive acumen to succeed at the NHL level. By the time he had played in 23 games, Broberg’s offence had stalled and his on-ice goal differential at even strength …

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4 years, 6 months ago

By the numbers: The 15 worst NHL free agents of the last decade

New York Times

When it comes to deciding the worst free-agent signings from the last decade, there’s no shortage of candidates. Andrew Ladd, 30 Signing Team: New York Islanders Date: July 1, 2016 Contract: $5.5M x 7 years For deals that aren’t yet finished, the best way to handle future seasons was to project outward what each player would likely be worth to …

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5 years, 5 months ago

By the numbers: Grading every team’s contract efficiency

New York Times

Last week we went over the league’s best and worst contracts, ordered by how much surplus value the deal provides as well as the likelihood the player will be able to provide positive value. That they have five forwards locked into positive value deals for four more seasons is a big plus, as is having Rielly on one of the …

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Connor McDavid, by the numbers, and the historical significance of his 2024 playoff run

Numbers of note going into the Stanley Cup Final between Florida and Edmonton

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins hoping to move past offensive drought, but the Oilers aren’t worried

Oilers’ Troy Stecher on yet another deadline trade, joining a contender: Q&A

Weekend NHL rankings: West Coast positivity, plus 5 teams that should be panicking

Lowetide: Edmonton Oilers’ injuries already a major story in 2023-24

Lowetide: Edmonton Oilers’ slow start exacerbated by limited options, denial

What I’m hearing about Colton Parayko’s Blues future and potential trade options

Lowetide: Revisiting Oilers’ choice of Philip Broberg at the 2019 NHL Draft

Lowetide: Oilers’ unusual Ryan Nugent-Hopkins line gives coaching staff more options

Lowetide: Oilers prospect Carter Savoie’s comparables and why he wasn’t selected for the world juniors

Lowetide: Why Raphael Lavoie could be a perfect fit for the Oilers in 2021-22

Lowetide: Five Oilers prospects who deserve NHL tryouts now that the trade deadline has passed

Lowetide: Oilers’ top 20 prospects, trade deadline edition

By the numbers: The 15 worst NHL free agents of the last decade

By the numbers: Grading every team’s contract efficiency