The Edmonton Oilers will have a major salary cap crunch coming in the next few seasons with new contracts for Evan Bouchard, Connor McDavid, Stuart Skinner, and Draisaitl's raise - but that may get help from an increasing salary cap.

Bouchard scored a goal on five shots, dished an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Avalanche.

In a wild track meet of a game, with Colorado scoring the first three goals, then Edmonton the next four, the Oilers won 4-3 in Denver on Thursday night. In total, the Grade A shots were 17 for the Oilers, eight for the Avs, with the subset of more dangerous 5-alarm shots nine for Edmonton, five for Colorado.

Driven in part by score effects, the Oilers were the superior team by flow of play, outshooting their hosts by 34-22. By our video analysis at the Cult of Hockey, Edmonton held an 18-8 edge in Grade A shots ( running count),

Saturday night brings an All-Canadian matchup that sees division rivals go to battle as the Vancouver Canucks host the Edmonton Oilers on Hockey Night in Canada. This is the second game between the Ca

Connor McDavid passes Jari Kurri for second all-time in Oilers scoring with two goals & an assist, and Calvin Pickard makes 31 saves on Wednesday in a 5-3 victory over the Wild at Xcel Energy Center

Los Angeles at Edmonton For just the second time in his remarkable decade in the National Hockey League, Connor McDavid will play a home game on his birthday tonight as his Edmonton Oilers host their fierce Pacific Division rival,

Artemi Panarin scored twice, Chris Kreider got the go-ahead goal with 9:38 left and the New York Rangers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night. Reilly Smith tied it 3-all with a short-handed goal 28 seconds into the third period for the Rangers,

The Edmonton Oilers overcame two deficits in Minnesota Wednesday to register a 5-3 win, behind the timely goaltending of Calvin Pickard. The Wild shot out to a deserved 2-0 lead as the Oilers got into penalty trouble.

Box score and statistics for the Edmonton Oilers vs. Colorado Avalanche game on January 16, 2025. Follow every play as it happens throughout the NHL season on CBS Sports and the CBS Sports app.

He routinely leads all Oiler defencemen in ice time, logging big minutes in all situations next to Evan Bouchard. Calvin Pickard gets the start between the pipes for the second time in three ...

After losing in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final to the Florida Panthers last June, the Edmonton Oilers are poised to make another deep playoff run this season, which will hopefully culminate with their sixth Cup in franchise history.