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Things have been going great for the Edmonton Oilers ever since Ken Hitchcock took over behind the bench, with their 4-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night being just their fifth loss, and only the third in regulation, in 14 games under their new coach. Specifically, he did not like the “tug of war” brand of hockey the Canucks were using on the league’s most dominant offensive player behind the play without any calls going in their favor. For the game, the Oilers were shorthanded five times to just one power play (though, in fairness, two of the Oilers’ penalties were delay of game penalties while a third was a too many men on the ice call). Continue to Article

December 17, 2018 5:00:pm EST

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers look awfully comfortable at home lately. McDavid had two goals and an assist, Leon Draisaitl added three assists and the resurgent Oilers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Friday night. Mikko Koskinen made 31 saves and is 7-0-0 on home ice this season. Continue to Article

December 15, 2018 2:12:am EST

Andrew Ference ripped the party culture he believes dogged the Oilers during his tenure. Did late-night — err, early-morning — partying undo the potential of the previous iteration of the Edmonton Oilers? Brought in as captain to provide veteran leadership and stability to the back end in 2013 after the franchise had spent three of the previous four first overall draft picks on highly-talented forwards, Ference suggested on a recent appearance on the 31 Thoughts podcast that any influence he could have had was diminished in large part due to the team’s college-like atmosphere. Continue to Article

December 11, 2018 10:59:am EST

A lack of quality goaltending was one of the reasons the Edmonton Oilers missed the playoffs last season. Cam Talbot, who was an integral part of Edmonton’s run to the playoffs in 2017, saw his numbers slip in a big way in 2017-18. Now, it’s another goalie that has the Oilers back in the playoff hunt. Continue to Article

December 10, 2018 10:57:pm EST

Big games from Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar have been infrequent for the Los Angeles Kings this season. Dustin Brown recorded a hat trick, Anze Kopitar scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and had two assists and the Kings defeated the Oilers 5-2. ''Sometimes it just comes down to players feeling good on certain nights, and I think me and (Kopitar) and (Alex Iafallo) all felt really well going into the game,'' Brown said. Continue to Article

November 26, 2018 2:55:am EST