This season, everything good must be balanced out by something bad. And in an injury update provided on Friday morning from Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch, that trend has continued. Let's start with the good. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is expected to return to the lineup for Saturday's game against the Seattle Kraken. Nugent-Hopkins was injured three weeks ago in the 9--1 thrashing at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche.

American Thanksgiving is traditionally used as a landmark for the NHL season. Math would seem to back up the idea, as well, creating a vantage point into the rest of the season. Yet nothing is written in stone, and teams will be pressing to become outliers to the rule. Perhaps, given the bunched-up nature of the current standings, a rising salary cap might serve to buck the trend.

This Saturday night, the Edmonton Oilers visit the Seattle Kraken for a matinee battle. This game marks a unique opportunity for you, Oil Rig readers, to enter an exclusive Oilers ticket giveaway powered by our friends at BET99. BET99 is Canada's preferred sportsbetting platform, and we're proud to partner with them to give you promotions like this one. Here's everything you need to know.

During the 2021 NHL Draft, the Edmonton Oilers had the chance to boost their prospect pipeline with an elite goaltending prospect. Jesper Wallstedt was sitting right there waiting to be drafted. Unfortunately, Oilers General Manager Ken Holland picked up the phone and made a trade. This sent the draft pick to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a couple of other draft picks.

They say likability is a more important trait than competence. A report from insider Frank Seravalli yesterday during an appearance on Bleacher Report indicates the Edmonton Oilers were going to pull the trigger on a goaltending shakeup, but that was essentially vetoed by the Oilers locker room. The attempted shakeup This offseason, the Oilers made a bit of a splash in the goalie market by picking up Connor Ingram.

The Edmonton Oilers system had another busy week, with some movement in the system. As the Oilers continue to look for solutions for their depth scoring and goaltending, it is possible that management looks to the Bakersfield Condors. Let's review everything that happened in the Edmonton Oilers system this past week. Welcome to the TOR Edmonton Oilers prospect update. Each week, we’ll take a dive into how the Oilers’ prospects have done in their respective leagues to go along with a feature one one standout prospect in Edmonton's system.

What's the first thing you think of when you think of the Edmonton Oilers offence? A highlight reel Connor McDavid goal? A Leon Draisaitl power play snipe? Maybe Zach Hyman pouncing on a rebound in the crease. What you probably didn't think of first was "a weak shot from the point." Unfortunately for the Oilers this season, that's seemingly how they've tuned their offence.

It's no secret that the Edmonton Oilers have struggled with secondary scoring and depth this season. While the recent call-up of Connor Clattenburg does address some of the physicality, energy, and compete concerns with the Oilers bottom six, it does little to solve the scoring issues. The one thing that the AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers does have is NHL-ready playmakers that can generate offence themselves.

Yes, that is right. As I write this, the Edmonton Oilers are currently one game above a .500 team. In 24 games so far this season, they currently sit at a record of 10–9–5. In my professional opinion, the 2025–26 NHL season has been anything but lackluster for the Oilers. To explain my reasoning and make it clear, there are three key elements that I have noticed that will help me explain and help you understand why the season has not gone well for the team so far.

At our last Oil Check, things weren't looking great for the Edmonton Oilers, causing somewhat of a panic across Oil Country. The Oilers had just been spanked 9–1 and were looking at an upcoming seven-game road trip, which had disaster-waiting-to-happen written all over it. The Oilers bounced back alright from the loss, winning three of the next four games, albeit all in overtime.

Finally. Sisters, bros, and non-gendered those, we have finally reached the end of the marathon road trip. The Edmonton Oilers went over to Sunrise, Florida, for the annual Stanley Cup Final rematch with the Panthers. 12 days, and over 7,000 kilometres later, the Oilers got to finish this journey, at long last. The hope was that they could finish it off with a win and be able to claim a .500 points percentage over this seven-game stretch despite all the obvious flaws to their game.

As the Edmonton Oilers closed out a draining seven-game road trip, there’s a sense around the league and inside their own walls that the team has arrived at its first true pressure point of the 2025–26 season. The trip ended in South Florida, the very building where their last two Stanley Cup runs died and this weekend’s matchup against the Florida Panthers was a statement onr.

With so many different people talking about our Edmonton Oilers, it can be tricky to keep up. Each week, we here at The Oil Rig will compile some of the biggest and best news, updates, rumours, and discussions for you to keep up-to-date on all things Oilers. This week the Oilers' continued struggles drag on this road trip, and patience is running thin throughout the fanbase.