This is it. This is the team the Oilers are going to war with. With the drama of the deadline now passed, will we see the “real” Edmonton Oilers who went all the way to Game 7 last spring? That and more in this edition

Jake Oettinger’s heebie-jeebies at Rogers Place continued. The McDavid goal made it four goals on Edmonton’s first nine shots. His last game in Edmonton saw him give up two goals on 10 shots, losing a game to Skinner in which the Oilers were outshot 34-10.

Dallas fell into a sizable hole and couldn’t recover against Edmonton, but saw plenty of positives from its newest acquisition

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres head into a matchup against the Edmonton Oilers after losing six in a row. Buffalo is 15-14-3 at home and 24-32-6 overall. The Sabres have gone 9-14-4 in games they have more penalties than their opponent.

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NHL trade deadline. Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman filled some key areas of need by acquiring Jake Walman to bolster the back end, plus Trent Frederic and Max Jones for some speed and muscle up front. The Oilers are better now than they were at the start of the week.

EDMONTON -- Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist in his Dallas Stars debut, but the Edmonton Oilers hung on for a 5-4 win at Rogers Place on Saturday. The forward was traded to Dallas by the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, and then signed an eight-year, $96 million contract.

Analyzing Saturday’s Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers odds and lines, with NHL expert picks, predictions and best bets.

Connor McDavid is back. The Edmonton Oilers ace made a couple of his best rushes of the year — which is saying something when we’re talking Connor McDavid — leading Edmonton to a 5-4 win over the Dallas Stars.