Leon Draisaitl of the Oilers and Nikita Kucherov of the Lightning are used to being atop the NHL scoring race, but for most of the first half there was a sizable gap between the l

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In 1979-80, the Oilers outscored the league average by 20 goals but surrendered 41 more goals than average. When the team won Stanley in 1984, Edmonton outscored the average by a stunning 130 goals, while also giving up two fewer goals than average.

Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist as the league-leading Washington Capitals won their fifth game in a row, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night. Evans finished a feed from Joel Armia to

The Edmonton Oilers are going to be trading for a defenceman this season, and NHL insider David Pagnotta has connected the team to Mario Ferraro and Cody Ceci of the San Jose Sharks.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are expected to beef up their ... to Dumoulin are the Winnipeg Jets, Dallas Stars, and Edmonton Oilers. Dumoulin, 33, is a prime trade candidate. This is because he ...

The 1967 Stanley Cup for Toronto was No. 13 and that proved to be an unlucky number. The Canadiens were the proud owners of 14 Stanley Cups in the summer of 1967, just one ahead of Toronto. Since then, the Canadiens have extended the total to 24, while the Maple Leafs have been unable to win even one.

The Boston Bruins look to stop a five-game losing streak with a win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, Jan. 9.

Edmonton Oilers General Manager Stan Bowman spoke with Sportsnet for an interview today, and revealed that a critical update on Evander Kane's injury will be coming soon.

According to The Fourth Period, the Lightning are one of four teams linked to Anaheim Ducks defenseman Brian Dumoulin. The other three clubs reportedly connected to Dumoulin are the Winnipeg Jets, Dallas Stars, and Edmonton Oilers.

The Tampa Bay Lightning look to defend their two-point lead over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday without star forward Brayden Point in the lineup. Tampa Bay announced that Point will be scratched from the game because he missed a team meeting. "Update: Brayden Point will not play tonight due to missing a team meeting," the team said on X.