Panthers celebrate with the Stanley Cup after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final Matias Ocner [email protected] It has been just more than eight months since the Florida Panthers won their first Stanley Cup,

Thursday night saw the Edmonton Oilers return to Amerant Bank Arena for the first time since Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. Like it went down last June, the Panthers took down the Oilers in a close contest on home ice — though this one didn’t matter nearly as much

After losing the 2024 Stanley Cup Final to the Florida Panthers, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are the favorites to raise the Cup in 2025. Acquiring star forward Mikko Rantanen in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche,

Stuart Skinner replaced Pickard and gave up two goals on 16 shots. He’s been Edmonton’s starting netminder for the better part of the last three seasons and has endured an inconsistent campaign that perhaps most threatens the team’s chances of contending for the Stanley Cup.

The only men on the Oilers roster who play a prominent position and are mid-20s are Evan Bouchard (25) and Stuart Skinner (26). None of that is out of time with the rest of the NHL. A team with a strong chance to win the Stanley Cup will often have a large swath of the roster in the age 28-32 range.

There were some early signs that the Edmonton Oilers many predicted to be among the Stanley Cup favourites were back in business on Saturday night, even if they had to hang on for dear life to record their second straight win.

The Ducks next face the Oilers, who came within one win of the Stanley Cup last season, and the Canucks, who were 2023-24’s most improved team but now find themselves fighting for their playoff lives in a campaign fraught with upheaval.

The Edmonton Oilers bolstered their forward depth by acquiring Trent Frederic in a three-team trade involving the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils.

The Edmonton Oilers are gearing up for another run at the Stanley Cup. Several days before the NHL Trade Deadline, the Oilers acquired Trent Frederic and Max Jones from the Boston Bruins in a three-team trade involving the New Jersey Devils.

The Edmonton Oilers were back at Amerant Bank Arena Thursday for the first time since they lost to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final back on June 24. There was nothing, really, on the line Thursday — but the game was almost as tight.