Here comes the cavalry. Not long after the Oilers announced Derek Ryan was recalled from the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors, the team hit the ice at Rogers Place for a morning skate, where more reinforcements were inbound.

It is something we see every year. One or two players on a team become the main headline for their team in the playoffs. Here are a few possibilities for the Oilers.

Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman joins Scott Oake and Louie DeBrusk on After Hours and talks about the injuries impacting his team ahead of the playoffs, the noise surrounding their ...

The Oilers tied the score 2-2 with 3:12 remaining in the third period as Evan Bouchard sent it to Draisaitl and he cut in from the wing and sent his 50th goal of the season stick-side past Wolf. It gave Draisaitl his fourth 50-goal season, tying Jari Kurri for second-most in Edmonton franchise history, behind Wayne Gretzky’s eight.

Kyle Connor scored 1:13 into overtime to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers, who lost Connor McDavid and Stuart Skinner to injuries.

(Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Seattle Kraken’s Michael Eyssimont (21) skates past as Edmonton Oilers’ Jeff Skinner (53) celebrates a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, March 22, 2025.

The Edmonton Oilers will get a boost to their lineup Saturday night against the Flames as Leon Drasiatil is set to return from a four-game absence. The hulking superstar was banged up in the Oilers’ March 18th game against the Utah Hockey Club,

This in from NHL hockey insider Ray Ferraro from the Ray & Dregs podcast, his take on the iffy roster construction of the Edmonton Oilers in the wake of Dallas Stars forward running over Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner, knocking Skinner out of the game and out of tonight’s game against Seattle with a neck/head injury.