After the loss, head coach Kris Knoblauch addressed concerns about the lack of depth scoring. A reporter pointed to McDavid’s long point streak and asked what lines three and four must do to help. Knoblauch admitted the issue goes beyond simple shot volume.

Andrew Mangiapane’s healthy scratch fuels trade talk as an NHL insider says the Oilers could move the $7.2 million forward amid growing interest.

The ECHL is a good development league, often helping goaltenders and defencemen find their way in the early days of their pro careers. Recent Oilers who have spent time in the ECHL include Vincent Desharnais and Stuart Skinner.

Ingram backed up Calvin Pickard in a 5-2 loss at the Minnesota Wild on Saturday and got the call in the second game of a back-to-back, making his first NHL start since a 21-save performance for Utah in a 5-3 loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Feb. 22. He entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program for a second time just 15 days later.

If there’s one word that comes to mind when reading a recent HockeyBuzz trade proposal between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers, it’s disconnect.

Denver Barkey, Travis Sanheim and Bobby Brink also scored for the Flyers (21-12-7), who have won four of their last six games. Philadelphia went 3-2 on its five-game trip. Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard scored for the Oilers (20-16-6), who have lost three of their last four.

The experiment is over. It took all of the fall and a couple of winter days, and now Tomasek will play for Färjestad BK in a starring role in one of the best leagues in Europe (SweHL). All that’s left is clearing NHL waivers, and that would appear to be a formality. The holdup is the NHL’s holiday roster freeze, which eases on Sunday.

Many superstars were left off the rosters. Here's how two teams of snubs look -- and who would win a seven-game series.

In their first game of the 2026 calendar year, the Philadelphia Flyers earned a 5-2 victory over the defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers.