Tag: NHL
Islanders frustrated in 2-1 shootout loss to Pittsburgh
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Monday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins had just about everything you could have asked for from and…
Read more »Watch: NHL’s Goals And Saves Of The Week
Updated:The top ten goals of the week including Eeli Tolvanen‘s first career goal, Seth Jones‘ game-winner vs. the Flyers and…
Read more »Watch: Columbus Blue Jackets’ Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky Shows Off
Evgeny Kuznetsov deflects a puck on net from the slot, but Sergei Bobrovsky makes a tremendous glove save to deny…
Read more »Slow Start By The Wild Snowballs Into 7-2 Rout by the Oilers
Whether you celebrate the holidays this time of year or you don’t its impossible to avoid the constant barrage of…
Read more »What Zykov and Marody Could Mean For Oilers
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers returned home from a 1-1-0 road trip and made a few roster moves on Thursday. The club,…
Read more »Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Edmonton Oilers 12/7/18 @ 8:00PM CST at Rogers Place
Minnesota Wild (15-11-2) 32pts 5th in the Central 3.07 Goals For Per Game (14th in the NHL) 2.82 Goals Against…
Read more »Lindholm, Smith and the Flames Too Much for Wild in 2-0 Loss
Scoreboard watching is pretty natural throughout the sports season, and most nights you are keeping your focus on the other…
Read more »Rig Radio 12-6-2018, “Cage Match”
Updated:For this episode of the Oilers Rig Podcast, Jason and I discuss these four topics: Milan Lucic The Hitch Effect…
Read more »Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Calgary Flames 12/6/18 @ 8:00PM CST at Scotiabank Saddledome
Minnesota Wild (15-10-2) 32pts 5th in the Central 3.19 Goals For Per Game (12th in the NHL) 2.85 Goals Against…
Read more »A Way Too Early Look at the Oilers 2021 Expansion List
Updated:Yesterday was a historic day for the NHL as Seattle was welcomed to the league as the 32nd member team….
Read more »Three Power Play Goals Lift Wild to 3-2 Win Over the Canucks
“I thought it was as good a game as we could play” was what Wild Head Coach Bruce Boudreau had…
Read more »Oilers Need More From Secondary Scorers
Updated:No one can complain about the effort level from the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. An undermanned team walked into…
Read more »Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Vancouver Canucks 12/4/18 @ 9:00PM CST at Rogers Arena
Minnesota Wild (14-10-2) 30pts 5th in the Central 3.19 Goals For Per Game (12th in the NHL) 2.88 Goals Against…
Read more »Seattle expansion approval will set the NHL agenda into next decade
Updated:At approximately 12 noon (EST) today, the NHL will formally approve Seattle as the location of its 32nd and newest…
Read more »Give Ya What You Need
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers are 4-1-1 in the Ken Hitchcock era and have climbed back into the playoff race over the…
Read more »Watch: Calgary Flames’ Goalie Mike Smith’s Save Of The Year Entry
Updated:Artem Anisimov tries to jam home a rebound, but Mike Smith makes a desperation skate save to preserve the Flames’…
Read more »Missed opportunities result in 5-3 Wild loss to Maple Leafs
Hockey Night in Canada. A Canadian institution which usually features two games with Canadian teams and the NHL’s most watched…
Read more »Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 12/1/18 @ 6:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (14-9-2) 30pts 4th in the Central 3.20 Goals For Per Game (11th in the NHL) 2.80 Goals Against…
Read more »Peter Chiarelli’s trades and signings with the Edmonton Oilers
Updated:It is shocking that a team lead by Connor McDavid is still struggling to find relevance in his 4th season….
Read more »Oilers Claim Zykov From Hurricanes
Sometimes you have to take a risk and roll the dice in the NHL to fill a roster hole. The…
Read more »Defensive Lapses in the 2nd Period Haunt Wild in 4-2 Loss to Columbus
Being around sports my entire life, has allowed me to pick up on subtle personal cues. When you can look…
Read more »Watch: Anaheim Ducks Salute Their Mothers
After a 3-2 win against the Panthers, the Ducks raise their sticks to salute their mothers, as their trip with…
Read more »The Cam Talbot Conundrum
Updated:Mikko Koskinen has won the starting job with the Edmonton Oilers, at least for now. Give the big Finn credit,…
Read more »Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Columbus Blue Jackets 11/29/18 @ 6:00PM CST at Nationwide Arena
Minnesota Wild (14-8-2) 30pts 3rd in the Central 3.25 Goals For Per Game (11th in the NHL) 2.75 Goals Against…
Read more »Watch: Ottawa Senators’ Matt Duchene’s Top Shelf Backhand Goal
Matt Duchene backhands the puck into the top shelf out of the air from the circle, putting the Senators up…
Read more »Weak third period dooms Wild in 4-3 regulation loss to Coyotes
The Wild delighted its fans with a come-from-behind Black Friday 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. That gave the fans…
Read more »What Exactly Was ‘The Plan’?
Updated:April 12th, 2018. The NHL playoffs are just starting, but Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are already done. The…
Read more »Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Arizona Coyotes 11/27/18 @ 7:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Updated:Minnesota Wild (14-7-2) 30pts 2nd in the Central 3.26 Goals For Per Game (12th in the NHL) 2.70 Goals Against…
Read more »The Oilers Rig Radio; 2018/19 Ep3, “He has great compete level for his net-front presence.”
Updated:In this episode of the Oilers Rig Radio, Jason and I tackle these four topics: 1. They’re grinding, “what else?”…
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