The Athletic's latest model projections have the Edmonton Oilers as the No. 1 candidate to win the Stanley Cup at a 24% clip and to finish with 111 total points. Edmonton is tied with the Vegas Golden Knights for the Pacific Division lead with 61 points.

While Connor McDavid served the final game of his suspension, the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 at Rogers Place on Saturday (Jan. 25).

Rantanen admitted he spent a lot of time staring at the ceiling Friday night. The goal celebrations with the likes of Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar are no more. The bonds he made are likely unbreakable, but now it’s time to make new ones in his new home.

The Edmonton Oilers have found themselves in unfamiliar territory following Saturday’s 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. It wasn’t the prettiest of games, as they allowed the Sabres to fire 41 shots toward the Edmonton net. Stuart Skinner was magnificent, backstopping the Oil with 39 saves and bailing the team out with a few breakaway stops.

In 1979-80, the Oilers outscored the league average by 20 goals but surrendered 41 more goals than average. When the team won Stanley in 1984, Edmonton outscored the average by a stunning 130 goals, while also giving up two fewer goals than average.

The Edmonton Oilers have called up Noah Philp for a test run before this year's playoffs, but Coach Knoblauch's limited usage of him may indicate the team is leaning toward an upgrade through trade.

All seven NHL teams based in Canada have a good chance at the Stanley Cup Playoffs, with a couple looking like true championship contenders.

After a tough start to the season in the wake of losing Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final to the Florida Panthers, the Oilers came away with a narrow 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday that left them sitting in first in the Pacific Division,

Kings forward Warren Foegele reflected on his time with the Oilers before facing his former team as a visitor for the first time.

Bought out by the Buffalo Sabres in the offseason, forward Jeff Skinner jumped at the opportunity to join the Edmonton Oilers when the Stanley Cup finalists came calling.

McLeod will return to the lineup for the Sabres on Saturday, just in time to make his return to Rogers Place and play his former team, the Edmonton Oilers, for the first time. McLeod has missed the past three games with what he described as a “nagging” upper-body injury.

The Conor McDavid effect is real and ever-lasting. The Athletic's latest model projections have the Edmonton Oilers as the No. 1 candidate to win the Stanley Cup at a 24% clip and to finish with ...