The Edmonton Oilers are climbing up the NHL standings, and it seems the Washington Capitals may have a new challenger for the top organization in the league. Let's take a look at just how far the Oilers moved up in the latest power rankings.
The Edmonton Oilers made an interesting trade earlier this season to acquire forward Roby Jarventie from the Ottawa Senators, but he'll be shut down for the year after only 2 AHL games.
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Longtime Edmonton Oilers forward Sam Gagner is keeping his career going after signing a deal with the Belleville Senators.
Head coach Travis Green says that Jensen won't play because of an undisclosed injury, while Travis Hamonic will make his return.
It was supposed to be a relatively quiet start to the week for the Ottawa Senators, and they had certainly earned it. The Senators are in third place in the Atlantic Division and finally had a day off after playing 10 games in 16 days.
While Ottawa's ranking may seem high, given the team is 15th in points percentage, the model is putting a lot of faith in this team being a legitimate playoff team.
Defenseman John Klingberg recently signed a one-year, $1,755,056 contract with the Edmonton Oilers. The 32-year-old returns to the NHL after undergoing major hip surgery during the 2023-24 season.
The Edmonton Oilers are still the team to beat in the Western Conference, ranking second overall on our latest list and tops among Canadian teams.
Right-shot defenceman Alec Regula was claimed off waivers six weeks ago from the Boston Bruins, who were trying to send him to their AHL farm team in Providence to continue his rehab from off-season knee surgery, but he’s yet to play a single minute for the Edmonton Oilers.
As per TSN insider Darren Dreger, the Edmonton Oilers are singing defenseman John Klingberg. Details of the contract have not yet been released. Klingberg had recently expressed interest in returning to the National Hockey League with teams like Edmonton,
The 35-year-old Gagner, the No. 6 selection by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2007 NHL draft, signed a professional tryout with Belleville and was set to make his debut with the club against the Hershey Bears on Friday night at CAA Arena.