The Edmonton Oilers are significantly shaking up their defence pairs for tonight's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, promoting Darnell Nurse to the first pair, and scratching Josh Brown again.

The Edmonton Oilers search of a defenceman doesn't feel as dire right now, and it's not due to the play of Mattias Ekholm and Evan Bouchard.

The Oilers have had many great players roll through town over the last 25 seasons, but who were the best of the best during that time?

If you watched Pittsburgh Penguins ’ rangy defencemen Marcus Pettersson Thursday, you know why the Edmonton Oilers, along with the other Stanley Cup contenders, are seriously looking at the Swedish UFA veteran as a major add at the trade deadline.

Leon Draisaitl scored twice to reach 31 goals this season, but Alex Nedeljkovic made 40 saves for Pittsburgh on Thursday night in a 5-3 defeat for the Oilers that snapped their four-game win streak

Leon Draisaitl scores with under two minutes left to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win. Brett Leason and Jackson LaCombe score for the Ducks.

(Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Utah Hockey Club’s Michael Kesselring (7) checks Edmonton Oilers’ Darnell Nurse (25) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (Jason Franson/The Canadian ...

Vasily Podkolzin and Jeff Skinner scored in the first 5 1/2 minutes and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Saturday night for their third straight victory.

TSN’s Pierre LeBrun offered an update on the Edmonton Oilers and their plans for the NHL trade deadline. Happy with how their blue line has played and comfortable with their forwards and goaltenders doing their job,

They might have reached the midway mark of the 2024-25 NHL regular season, but it still feels like it was yesterday they left the ice at Amerant Bank Arena as the Stanley Cup was about to be presented to the Florida Panthers after the final buzzer sounded in Game 7.

Edmonton finished the first half of the season with the eighth-best record in the NHL after 41 games (or fewer, in the case of Dallas and Los Angeles).

The first half of the Oilers' season has been a success, but the second half could be even better. They were one of the very best teams in the league in the second quarter, and if they can keep that up and avoid another big slump, they'll easily outplay their current pace.