Edmonton not only eschewed the zone entry attempts over the stretch pass, but many of the individual zone entry attempts involved players trying to do too much (dekes over passes), and the play dying on a single player’s stick.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid called himself out for passing instead of shooting on scoring chances last week. The way he responded in the following two games made a significant difference.

Oilers captain Connor McDavid spoke about his hat trick after a 9-4 win over the Kraken on Thursday. Can Edmonton turn it around?

The Edmonton Oilers needed that. They really needed that. About everything that could’ve gone their way Thursday night did in their 9-4 walloping of the Seattle Kraken, as Connor McDavid notched his 13th career hat trick,

Several worthy candidates were considered for the final spots on this year’s top 20. Asher Barnett, Albin Sundin, Dalyn Wakely and Nathaniel Day are all solid prospects. The Oilers have improved markedly season over season in terms of quality and quantity of prospects, making it more difficult than it’s been in ages to choose 20 names.

It is a North American prospect update, and there were a few players in the Edmonton pipeline who have had strong outings recently. Paul Fischer has continued his point streak that has now reached five games,

The Oilers stomped the Kraken 9-4 on Thursday night for their first runaway offensive outing of the season, and I think we were all hopeful it was a sign the team was finally turning a corner.