As Game 2 showed, the Edmonton Oilers don't have a great defense. That said, they have a unit that can get the job done.

The new NHL offer sheet compensation levels make for an interesting situation regarding Evan Bouchard's status with the ...

Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl can be credited as a big reason why the Oilers are still alive, but top defenseman Evan Bouchard is making all of the difference. Bouchard has scored two goals in ...

The road only gets tougher for the Oilers in the early portion of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The team will be without top defenseman Mattias Ekholm for at least their first-round series against the ...

What no one discussed enough was the impact of Mattias Ekholm's absence on the Oilers. Edmonton's series chances are plummeting without their top defenseman. Game 2 exposed a huge flaw in the ...

The Golden Knights have spent the last few days talking up the Edmonton Oilers’ supposed newfound ... rating on the year per Evolving Hockey with defenseman Evan Bouchard, Darnell Nurse and ...

Instead of skating with his teammates ahead of Game 1 against the Los Angeles Kings, the Edmonton Oilers defenseman was on a flight after briefly returning home for the birth of his second ...

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Mattias Ekholm will not be available for the Edmonton Oilers' first-round playoff ... The talented and rugged top-pairing defenseman returned to action Friday in Edmonton's ...

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Mattias Ekholm will not be available for the Edmonton Oilers' first-round playoff ... The talented and rugged top-pairing defenseman returned to action Friday in ...

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse was suspended one game by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Tuesday night for cross-checking Los Angeles Kings forward Quinton Byfield. He will miss ...