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After hiring Ken Hitchcock earlier this season the Edmonton Oilers went on a brief, Connor McDavid-driven hot streak that made it look like they might be turning their season around. Now that they have followed that up by losing six games in a row, and seven out of their past eight, they are once again on the outside of the Western Conference playoff picture and looking like another season of McDavid’s prime is on the verge of being completely wasted. In response, general manager Peter Chiarelli has attempted to go into job-saving mode and spent Sunday frantically rearranging the deck chairs on his sinking ship by making a pair of trades to address his team’s horrendous blue line. Continue to Article

December 31, 2018 10:54:am EST

Erik Karlsson's two-game suspension didn't slow him down one bit. Karlsson returned with a goal and three assists, Logan Couture and Melker Karlsson each scored twice, and the San Jose Sharks beat the slumping Edmonton Oilers 7-4 on Saturday. Karlsson had been banned for an illegal check to the head of Kings forward Austin Wagner. Continue to Article

December 29, 2018 8:52:pm EST

Erik Karlsson shows he's Sharks' driving force in big win over Oilers originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com The Sharks were only without defenseman Erik Karlsson for two games. But there was no mistaking in those two contests how pivotal he has become to San Jose. "You take him for granted a little bit, then when he's out, you realize," Sharks coach Peter DeBoer admitted to the media on Saturday. Continue to Article

December 29, 2018 7:56:pm EST

It seems as though no matter how poorly the Edmonton Oilers perform, Connor McDavid is still capable of making his team’s games a worthwhile watch. During the squad’s 7-4 loss on Saturday against the San Jose Sharks, the club’s captain provided those still hanging around Rogers Place with an unbelievable display of hand-eye coordination with six seconds remaining in the contest. The goal was his second of the game, and surely one of the more impressive efforts of the match. Continue to Article

December 29, 2018 7:51:pm EST

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