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By NHL standards, the New York Rangers own a winning record. After an extremely slow start, the Rangers are on a five-game winning streak, putting them above .500. New York will attempt to keep the streak going Saturday afternoon when they host the Edmonton Oilers, who also are trying to get something going after an underwhelming start. Continue to Article

November 10, 2017 6:24:pm EST

Connor McDavid stormed down the ice with Leon Draisaitl trailing a step behind. McDavid scored 38 seconds into overtime to lead the Edmonton Oilers over the New York Islanders 2-1 on Tuesday night. McDavid carried the puck into the New York end of the ice dropping the puck to Draisaitl, who flipped a behind-the-back pass to McDavid at the circle to set up a one-timer. Continue to Article

November 08, 2017 12:14:am EST

Connor McDavid stormed down the ice with Leon Draisaitl trailing a step behind. McDavid scored 38 seconds into overtime to lead the Edmonton Oilers over the New York Islanders 2-1 on Tuesday night. McDavid intercepted an off-target pass by John Tavares to start a 2-on-1. Continue to Article

November 07, 2017 11:15:pm EST

Aside from “not messing up Connor McDavid,” the Edmonton Oilers haven’t inspired a lot of confidence in how they handle young forwards. Puljujärvi finds himself below the NHL level at the moment, which isn’t a big deal – he’s still just 19 – yet he already burned through the first year of his entry-level contract in 2016-17 by playing 28 games. Considering the Oilers’ recent history of paying huge premiums for second contracts (McDavid and Leon Draisaitl raising the already-high-bar that was $6M going to guys like Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins), that situation might make some a little queasy. Continue to Article

November 06, 2017 8:14:pm EST

This column will continue to look at the top players available on the waiver wire (players owned in less than 50 percent of Yahoo leagues) and ones that are owned in 50 more than 50 percent of leagues that can be cut. The Canucks winger has been lights out, as he has five goals and 13 points in just 10 games. Over the weekend, Boeser put up a hat trick and an assist in a win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Continue to Article

November 06, 2017 11:40:am EST