In case you missed it yesterday, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid earned himself a three game suspension from NHL Player Safety for his cross check on Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland. Incidentally,
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.
The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in an NHL Western Conference clash at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday (Jan. 16) night. Viktor Arvidsson, Evan Bouchard, Brett Kulak and Connor McDavid scored for the Oilers.
Evan Bouchard scored with 6:55 left and the surging Edmonton Oilers overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Thursday night.
Bouchard scored a goal on five shots, dished an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Avalanche.
The Edmonton Oilers released a statement after captain Connor McDavid received a three-game suspension for cross-checking.
: Oilers podcaster Joshua Marshall of the 2 Mutts Hockey Podcast is reporting that Connor McDavid and “his camp” are considering pulling back from participation in NHL events in an apparent protest against his 3 game suspension from NHL Player Safety.
The Oilers erase a multi-goal deficit for the third time in four games to clinch their fourth straight victory on Thursday night in a 4-3 comeback win over the Avalanche at Ball Arena
In the wake of his career-surviving major surgery, it was a hip, hip hooray moment for John Klingberg when he signed his one-year free-agent contract in Edmonton—five years after being in the 2020 playoff bubble with the Dallas Stars when they were two games from winning the Stanley Cup.
In case you missed it yesterday, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid earned himself a three game suspension from NHL Player Safety for his cross check on Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland. Incidentally, Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers also earned himself an identical suspension for his cross check on Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard.
Elsewhere in the lineup, Noah Philp joins Corey Perry and Kasperi Kapanen on the fourth line in his return to the NHL. Jeff Skinner's rocky tenure in Edmonton continues, as he's set to be a healthy scratch for the third consecutive game.
The Oilers' Leon Draisaitl says he guesses the NHL doesn't care about their best players playing, while Corey Perry says every other league protects superstars.