Oct. 26 Edmonton Oilers vs. Vancouver Canucks
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The Edmonton Oilers’ sluggish 4-4-1 start to the 2025–26 season has sparked debate among fans about what—or who—is to blame. One popular theory circulating on social media is that assistant coach Paul Coffey’s absence from the bench has left the team disorganized.
The Vancouver Canucks are right back in action on Sunday as the Edmonton Oilers come to town for a Pacific Division battle at Rogers Arena. Both teams will play their second game in as many days, and we will see this more often this season with the condensed schedule.
Oilers goalie Skinner stopped 21 shots to earn his 100th NHL victory, while Connor McDavid scored his first goal of the season and rookie Isaac Howard notched his first NHL goal. For Ottawa, Linus Ullmark made 22 saves in the loss.
It has been a busy fall for the Edmonton Oilers so far. Between kicking off their season and signing players to new deals, a lot is happening for them.
A loss for the fourth time in five games seemed all but inevitable before a turnaround secured a remarkable 6-5 victory over the Canadiens.
Speaking postgame, St. Louis made it clear that although the Oilers won on the scoreboard, Montreal outplayed Edmonton in every meaningful way. St. Louis stopped short of directly accusing the referees of bias, but his comments strongly implied that officiating tilted the game.
Vasily Podkolzin beat goalie Sam Montembeault with a backhander with 1:09 left and the Edmonton Oilers overcame a late two-goal deficit to edge the Montreal Canadiens 6-5 on Thursday night.
That tantalizing aroma you smell is the scent of freshly zambonied ice because hockey is back, and so are the NHL Power Rankings. With the 2025-26 season just underway, our first rankings are here to set expectations for the 82 games ahead of us.
There are a few feel-good stories to begin the 2025–26 NHL season for the Edmonton Oilers, but none are bigger than the resurgence of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
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