The Edmonton Oilers are getting ready to play Game 5 against the Vancouver Canucks after tying the series 2-2 on Tuesday (May 14) on a late heroic goal from Evan Bouchard with less than a minute left in the game, winning the game 3-2.
There is great hockey happening out in the Western Conference that can't be ignored.
An odd conversation surrounds Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl as the German star elevates his game in the playoffs and cements his chances as a Conn Smythe candidate if the team can make it past the Vancouver Canucks and go on to the Stanley Cup.
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is an odd narrative out there, with strange timing, that Leon Draisaitl might be looking toward the San Jose Sharks when his contract in Edmonton expires.
The most consistent effort of the series was not to be wasted as the Edmonton Oilers snagged a well-deserved, last-second Game 4 win to even things up at two games apiece.
The Edmonton Oilers went from disappointment to ecstasy in 62 seconds on Tuesday night.
Leon Draisaitl…to the San Jose Sharks? I’ll say flat out, that sounds like a real, real reach to me. But when not only one, but two NHL insiders are speculating openly about it?
The Edmonton Oilers are set to deploy Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on separate lines. It comes after the Dynamic Duo played alongside Zach Hyman on the top line for Games 2 and 3 against the Canucks.
Tonight is the perfect type of night to trust in the two home teams and their explosive offenses to deliver us some winning props.
Tonight seems like the right time to simply turn to some game results rather than lock in on the players getting involved in the action. With a few playoff games on hand, it's there we go for this results-oriented parlay.
The winner of the Conn Smythe Award at the end of the Stanley Cup Final is always a bit subjective. So perhaps it's not surprising that the odds lists for who could win this year's Stanley Cup playoffs MVP follows that same trend.
A goaltender making more than 40 saves in winning a Stanley Cup Playoffs game is quite a feat, but Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl has a different take on the performance of Vancouver Canucks goalie Arturs Silovs on Sunday night.
Live by the nuclear option, die by the nuclear option. Coaches may come and go, but Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl playing together in the playoffs stands the test of time.
In the aftermath of the Edmonton Oilers’ 4-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks in Game 3 of their second-round series, one aspect of Leon Draisaitl‘s review of the game caught my attention.
Leon Draisaitl didn’t sound too keen to give Arturs Silovs much credit for the Vancouver Canucks’ win over the Edmonton Oilers in their playoff matchup on Sunday night.
Goaltending has become the story of the Western Conference second-round playoff series between the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers.
Knowing that getting into the lineup was a bit of a risk versus reward gamble, Leon Draisaitl wouldn’t say much beyond, “We’ll see how I feel tonight” when asked about his injury status.
In the NHL playoffs, your odds of getting an accurate injury update are as likely as finding the KFC original recipe. To give you a better understanding, here’s a quick summary of the lengths Harland Sanders went to protect the original recipe from being copied.
Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl has characterized himself as a game-time decision for Game 2 against the Vancouver Canucks on Friday. Draisaitl
Leon Draisaitl will be a game-time decision Friday when the Oilers take on the Canucks in Game 2 of their second-round series.
After assisting on Edmonton's two first-period goals in a 5-4 Game 1 loss, he missed the last half of the second period. He headed to the dressing room after an abbreviated 10-second shift in the middle period.
Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch announced that forwards Leon Draisaitl and Adam Henrique are considered day-to-day. Their status for Game 2 versus Vancouver remains unknown.
Is Leon Draisaitl healthy? That has to be the question after the Edmonton Oilers star center played only 16:43 in the 5-4 loss Wednesday night.
Oilers fans collectively held their breath on Wednesday night during Game 1 between the Oilers and Canucks when Leon Draisaitl missed the second half of the second period.
The Edmonton Oilers had to be concerned late in the second period of Wednesday’s Game 1 matchup with the Vancouver Canucks as Leon Draisaitl left the ice surface and didn’t return.
Leon Draisaitl left the game between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks in the second period, went to the locker room, and didn’t return as the second intermission began.
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