There was Carey Price, 190-odd feet away from most of the action, watching his Montreal Canadiens slice through the Edmonton Oilers like a hot knife through butter. He was almost easy to ignore as the Canadiens had their way — four lines churning and backing...
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Miller’s absence apparent as Canucks fail to match Oilers’ level
As just about every NHL player, coach, reporter and mascot in Canada has noted, these two- and three-game series between teams are going to be like the playoffs. The Vancouver Canucks need to be better the next time they try to close out a series...
McDavid notches hat trick as Oilers overpower Canucks
EDMONTON– Connor McDavid and the rest of the Edmonton Oilers big guns, embarrassed in their home opener, feasted Thursday on the Vancouver Canucks. McDavid scored a hat trick and added an assist as the Oilers beat the Canucks 5-2 for their first win of the...
Oilers lose sight of defensive aspirations in defeat to Canucks
EDMONTON — They’ve been talking about goals against and 5-on-5 play since Darnell Nurse told us this in late December: “5-on-5, obviously, we have to get our goals down,” Nurse declared. “We talk about it far too often in the last five years that I’ve...
For Oilers’ Ethan Bear, focus remains on winning after signing contract
EDMONTON — Why do you want Ethan Bear on your team? Well, there are a lot of reasons, actually. Said Oilers head coach Dave Tippett: “He’s smart, has good skill and he competes. Those are three pretty good attributes.” Then there’s this: Asked about how...
Alberta’s COVID-19 case count rises by 2,100 over past 2 days
EDMONTON — Alberta has added approximately 2,100 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 48 hours, according to limited statistics published by the province’s chief medical officer of health. Dr. Deena Hinshaw tweeted that Alberta added 1,200 cases on Dec. 24 and 900 more on...