Goaltender Stuart Skinner will start in net on Saturday as the Edmonton Oilers attempt to stave off elimination versus the visiting Vancouver Canucks in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series.
The Oilers are facing elimination, trailing the series 3-2.
It’s do-or-die for the Edmonton Oilers. With the Canucks up three games to two in this best-of-seven series, the Oilers need to win at home in Game 6 on Saturday evening to force a winner-take-all Game 7 back in Vancouver.
The Edmonton Oilers appear set to make significant roster changes for tonight’s crucial Game 6 against the Vancouver Canucks. Goalie Stuart Skinner is expected to start, a move first reported by Frank Seravalli.
Over the past two seasons, the Edmonton Oilers have played eleven games in the second round of the playoffs. They have held the lead at some point in all eleven games, yet they have emerged victorious in just four of them.
According to a report from Daily Faceoff insider Frank Seravalli, the Edmonton Oilers are leaning towards making a couple of line changes ahead of a crucial Game 6 vs.
In a do-or-die Game 6, the Edmonton Oilers will make another change in goal tonight as Stuart Skinner returns to the crease on home ice. He’ll replace Calvin Pickard, who drew in for Games 4 and 5, helping his club secure a win and keep another close.
On May 10, Evan Bouchard scored at 5:38 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 2 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs second round, tying the best-of-seven series at one win apiece.
We’re days away from the playoff field shrinking to four teams, which is a reminder of how close we are to the offseason. Looking ahead, Roundtable members: What is your boldest offseason prediction for the summer of 2024? MATT LARKIN: I predict we see multiple star goaltenders traded.
We have only the one Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round game on the schedule Saturday, and anytime goal-scorer odds for players from each team are listed below.
Edmonton Oilers superstar Leon Draisaitl is attempting to get his team in the Western Conference Final. No matter the outcome of his Game 6 clash with the Vancouver Canucks, though, his time in Edmonton may be limited.
The Edmonton Oilers need Connor McDavid to perform like the best hockey player in the world.
It is the second game in a row that was decided by a goal with less than a minute left in regulation. On Tuesday night, Evan Bouchard scored with 39 seconds left to give the Oilers the win in Game 4.
Calvin Pickard was in the starter’s net at the morning skate for the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. It has been confirmed he will start Game 5 as the team looks to take the series lead for the first time.
Despite seemingly playing through another injury that has kept him out of practice skates, Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl has continued his playoff dominance throughout Round 2 of the 2023-24 NHL playoffs.
Evan Bouchard emerged as an elite NHL defenceman during the 2023-24 season for the Edmonton Oilers. This year he became only the second defenceman in Edmonton Oilers team history with an 80-point plus season (he had 82).
Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch might have made the toughest decision of his career on Tuesday (May 14), when he elected to start goalie Calvin Pickard instead of Stuart Skinner against the Vancouver Canucks in Game 4 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs second round.
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