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After a strong start under new coach Ken Hitchcock, the Edmonton Oilers are proving to be a work in progress. With the league's Christmas break in the rearview mirror, the Oilers have to figure out how to squeeze more production out of every player, starting with Thursday's matchup against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Place. In the first 3 1/2 weeks under Hitchcock, Edmonton (18-15-3) picked up 20 of a possible 26 points, but the Oilers slumped recently. Continue to Article

December 26, 2018 11:44:pm EST

Erik Karlsson will miss the San Jose Sharks’ final game before the Christmas break and first one when they return on Thursday after he was suspended two games for an illegal check to the head. Karlsson’s hit on Austin Wagner saw the Kings forward’s head be the main point of contact. There was no penalty called on the play and Wagner exited the game and did not return. As the DoPS states in all of their videos for dangerous hits, the onus is on Karlsson here to take either a different path to check Wagner or minimize contact and not pick the head. Continue to Article

December 24, 2018 11:02:am EST

On Thursday Joe Pavelski scored his 22nd goal of the season, matching his total in a full 82 games last season. Holistically, this may not be a season for the ages for Pavelski, but stylistically it is. Since NHL.com began recording data on shot type in 2009-10, Pavelski leads the league in both shots (297) and goals (60) from tips and deflections. Continue to Article

December 21, 2018 3:49:pm EST

When it comes to special players like Erik Karlsson, really good doesn’t always feel like enough, and patience isn’t always easy to come by. It’s no always easy to accept that a player needs time to adjust to a new team, as he is with the San Jose Sharks. Well, whether such talk is boring or illuminating (or both?), it sure seems like … *cough* the bounces are starting to go Karlsson’s way. Continue to Article

December 19, 2018 3:26:pm EST

A long look at a close call helped the St. Louis Blues take two points Tuesday night and left the Edmonton Oilers scratching their heads. Pat Maroon was credited with the tiebreaking goal following a replay review early in the third period, and St. Louis went on to a 4-1 victory over Edmonton. David Perron, Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz also scored for the Blues, who have won three of four. Continue to Article

December 19, 2018 2:37:am EST

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