Oct 16, 2025, 11:16 PM ET NEW YORK — Evan Bouchard had arguably one of the worst games of his NHL career in the Edmonton Oilers‘ loss at the New York Islanders on Thursday night. Mistakes he made led directly to two goals against, and he had several more giveaways and blunders that led to quality scoring chances. “I’m going …
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Golden Knights, Oilers, Lightning top Stanley Cup contenders entering season
We are just one day away from the start of the NHL regular season, which means it’s time for the Daily Faceoff power rankings to return. Another fun year of arguments and petty insults awaits us, and that’s before we even start reading the comments! While the second spot for these rankings has seen as frequent of a rotation as …
Read More »Winners and losers of Connor McDavid’s contract: Oilers get a discount, Leafs miss out
The deal is done: Connor McDavid is staying in Edmonton. In an unusual move for an NHL superstar, however, he signed very short term and for an incredible bargain with the Oilers, agreeing to a two-year extension with an average annual value of just $12.5 million. It’s far less than the $17-million-a-season deal that Kirill Kaprizov signed with the Minnesota …
Read More »RELEASE: Oilers sign McDavid to two-year extension
EDMONTON, AB – The Edmonton Oilers announced Monday they have signed forward and team captain Connor McDavid to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $12.5 million. McDavid (6’1″, 195 lbs.) skated in 67 games in 2024-25, recording 26 goals and 74 assists for 100 points. Coming off his 10th season in an Oilers uniform, the 28-year-old added …
Read More »McDavid signs 2-year, $25 million contract with Oilers
“I’ll take my time going through it with my family, my agent and everybody involved. We’re going through it slowly.” This season will be McDavid’s 11th with Edmonton since it chose him with the No. 1 pick at the 2015 NHL Draft. He has 1,082 points (361 goals, 721 assists) in 712 regular-season games and 150 points (44 goals, 106 …
Read More »Connor McDavid agrees to 2-year, $12.5 million AAV contract extension with Oilers
By Daniel Nugent-Bowman, Chris Johnston and Pierre LeBrun The Edmonton Oilers accomplished the most important bit of business of their offseason, and of the foreseeable future, as captain Connor McDavid signed a contract extension with the club on Monday. The deal is for two years and carries an annual average value of $12.5 million. McDavid’s extension will kick in at …
Read More »McDavid will ‘take my time’ to decide Oilers future in final season of contract
McDavid is entering his 11th season with Edmonton. The 28-year-old had 100 points (26 goals, 74 assists) in 67 games last season and 33 points (seven goals, 26 assists) in 22 Stanley Cup Playoff games. The Oilers lost the Stanley Cup Final in six games to the Florida Panthers, one year after losing to the Panthers in seven games. The …
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