#Jay Woodcroft

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Last time we looked, Mark Messier was approaching his 62nd birthday later this month, he was ensconced as a hockey commentator on ESPN and, even though he still looks like he spends hours in the gym, he's well past his playing days. But the Edmonton Oilers could use some of Messier's old dressing room fire. He would be in somebody's face or giving…

The Edmonton Oilers' struggles on home ice continued Tuesday night with a 5-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken. In their last five home games, the Oilers are 0-4-1. They're 9-11-1 at Rogers Place this season. "There's lots of hockey to be played, but with that said, we're not in the position we want to be (in) or think we're capable of being (in) at this…

This in from the Edmonton Oilers, winger Evander Kane is expected to miss three to four months. With Kane (and his cap hit) going on Long Term Injured Reserve, The Oilers have recalled forwards Mattias Janmark and Klim Kostin from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League. 1. First off, the obvious; Kane's injury was an extremely scary moment in…

Welcome to VSiN's NHL Best Bets page. Your source for comprehensive and dynamic hockey betting analysis. Read on for odds, predictions and best bets for December 30. Follow me on to stay up to date. With just four games on Friday, there aren't very many betting opportunities, but it is an interesting card, nonetheless. Seattle Kraken -110 (see…

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The Edmonton Oilers put their 3 game winning streak on the line tonight as they face the Anaheim Ducks down at Rogers Place tonight. The Oilers since replacing Coach Dave Tippett with Jay Woodcroft have yet to lose a game. Have they been perfect, no, but they have played good enough to get wins. Tonight should be a game the Edmonton Oilers should…

That's how you rebound, baby! Final Score: 6-3 Oilers Welcome to our game day content presented by NHL betting site Betway! After losing their last three games to teams below them in the standings, the Edmonton Oilers had to pull themselves together in a big way if they were going to beat the Dallas Stars. If they were going to avoid a fourth…

The Stanley Cup playoffs are right around the corner, so it's worth wondering if a Canadian team is capable of making a run. This content was produced by The Hockey News' sponsor, BetMGM. We are just days away from the start of the NHL's post-season and that means it's time to look at the current Stanley Cup odds, specifically North of the border,…

Virtually every opposition coach who's preparing for a game with Edmonton issues the same warning to his players: stay out of the penalty box. Don't give the Oilers an opportunity to beat you on the power play and they might not beat you at all. Keep them at five-on-five and your odds of winning increase dramatically. And it's true. As their power…

Every kid has his story to tell, their particular road to making it to "The Show" for their first NHL game after all those early morning rides to the rink with their parents to Tim Hortons for a double-double and McDonald's for an Egg McMuffin. James Hamblin's journey certainly is chapter and verse on that trail with his dad Tim, a longtime phys-ed…

Welcome to our game day content presented by NHL betting site Betway! It is difficult to produce regularly in the NHL. The elite players do it year after year, but they are a small group. Most teams have four or five, maybe six, consistent goal-scoring and point-producing forwards year to year. But there are players who can get hot for a few…

The recently completed top 20 prospects shows three young Oilers who have already pushed into the NHL in Dylan Holloway, Philip Broberg and Markus Niemelainen. If all goes well, those three men will occupy a roster spot with the team for the rest of the decade and beyond. What about the next group? Is anyone close? Any surprises? Is there an impact…

The Edmonton Oilers are attempting one of the more difficult maneuvers for a team regarded as a Stanley Cup contender. The team needs to employ young defencemen this season. The reasons include the potential of each young player, the lack of cap room and that the young defenders are the best options available on the roster. The two top pairings are…

Welcome to VSiN's NHL Bets page. Your source for comprehensive and dynamic hockey betting analysis. Read on for odds, predictions and best bets for December 1. Follow me on to stay up to date. Thursday: There are six games scheduled for Monday, but there aren't a lot of attractive betting opportunities. Thursday's Bets: Seattle Kraken -125 I'm…

The adage "Keep it simple, stupid" or "KISS," is very apropos when looking at the best way to win in the NHL. It doesn't matter if you are a good team, or a bad team, there is one simple stat that gives teams the best chance to win. Score four goals. Of course, scoring isn't easy, but after a quick look at all the teams in the NHL, it is clear how…

Zero wins. Five losses. Two overtime losses. Infinite frustration. That's the story of the Vancouver Canucks rough start to the season. Nearly one-tenth of the season elapsed and Vancouver hadn't won a game. Their negative 12-goal differential, the second-worst mark in the league and lack of wins are bad, but the bad results tell only part of the…

The Edmonton Oilers defend home ice tonight against the consistent Minnesota Wild for the second matchup between these two clubs this season - the first meeting was in December where it ended 4-1 in favor of the Wild. But the Oilers have been red hot under their new head coach, as they look to get another two points in their own barn tonight. It's…

Here we go, it's Stanley Cup Final time. We have two teams ready to kick things off this week after two final teams were sent to the golf course. Out of the Western Conference, the Colorado Avalanche look to win their first Stanley Cup title since the 2000-01 season. From the Eastern Conference, the Tampa Bay Lightning search for their third title…

Getting a little skin in the game can make watching NHL hockey even more exciting. During the 2021-22 season, Daily Faceoff will help you become an improved bettor thanks to this betting model and our betting tools. Each day we will look at each game, the, and the odds of each team winning based on the model created by Philip Bulsink. Based on…

For the first time in a long while, the Edmonton Oilers enter the postseason on solid footing. We've grown accustomed to asking a lot of questions about the make-up of Edmonton over the past few seasons - and rightfully so - but the Oilers seem to have fewer skeptics than ever this spring. Odds provided by BetMGM Spread: Kings+1.5 (-145) vs. Oilers…

The Edmonton Oilers head into Winnipeg for this matinee matchup as they look to improve on their five-game win streak under new head coach Jay Woodcroft, against the Jets. It's time to continue our NHL odds series with an Oilers-Jets prediction and pick. If the playoffs were to start right now, the Oilers would be in 3rd place in the Pacific…

After coming up short in Game 1, the Edmonton Oilers were feeling the pressure. Known for their playoff shortcomings, the Oilers needed a strong effort to get their best-of-7 series with the Los Angeles Kings back on even footing before heading to California for Game 3. Unlike in years past, Edmonton did what it needed to do in Game 2, earning a…

The Los Angeles Kings play host to their Pacific Division rival, the Edmonton Oilers in tonight's late-game matchup. The Kings are currently in 3rd place in the Pacific Division and the Oilers are in 5th. However, they're only two points away from each other, so a win for the Oilers here could shake up the playoffs contentions for not only the…

It'll be American Thanksgiving in a little over two weeks, and it's a key date in hockey because if you're in playoff position by that time, your odds of making the cut are roughly 75 percent. Last season, only three teams - Ducks, Jets and Golden Knights - in the top 16 of the American Thanksgiving edition of the Power Rankings missed the…

The Edmonton Oilers (29-21-3) travel to meet the Philadelphia Flyers (16-26-10) Tuesday at Wells Fargo Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we look at the Oilers vs. Flyers odds and lines, and make our expert NHL picks, predictions and bets. The Oilers are coming off a tough 2-1 loss at the Carolina Panthers Sunday, but they…

65Edmonton Oilers -1.5(+195) -127 6.5(+100) -0.5(+170) -130 1.5(-155) 66Winnipeg Jets+1.5(-240)+106 Un 6.5(-120)+0.5(-220)+100 Un 1.5(+125) The Edmonton Oilers meet the Winnipeg Jets for Game 3 of their four-game regular-season series, as Week 21 of the 2021-22 NHL season heats up with this Western Conference showdown from the Bell MTS Palace in…

The Dallas Stars will head to Rogers Place to take on the Oilers on Wednesday night. The Oilers, who are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games, are -160 favorites, while the Stars are currently hanging out at+140. Flying under the radar a bit, the Oilers' current 10-game run is a part of a terrific run of form since the team replaced Dave Tippett with Jay…

The Colorado Avalanche have spent nearly the entire 2021-22 NHL season atop the oddsboard. The Avalanche were+475 Stanley Cup favorites to start the campaign and never really budged during the regular season. Despite a minor wobble here and there, the Avalanche's status as the best team in the NHL was never really challenged. The Florida Panthers…

The NHL schedule is ready to begin in earnest. After twogames in Europe and two games Tuesday night, there are six games on Wednesday'sschedule. The Boston Bruins' visit to the Washington Capitals is the onlygame on Wednesday's NHL schedule that includes two teams that reached the playoffs in 2022. Bothteams come into the season with some…

Toronto Maple Leafs 118 Florida Panthers 112 Tampa Bay Lightning 104 Boston Bruins 94 Ottawa Senators 88 Detroit Red Wings Buffalo Sabres 78 Montreal Canadiens 68 The Maple Leafs remain built for success in the regular season but are set up for failure in the playoffs. The Panthers have added toughness and scoring with Matthew Tkachuk; now, they…

Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche were the hunters. Unable to advance beyond the second round of the playoffs three years running, they finally got over the hump last spring before sweeping Connor McDavid's Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference final and beating the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games to win the franchise's third Stanley…

For our Canadian Sports Bettors, on behalf of Gambling.com. Happy Thanksgiving! It's a long weekend, a time for turkey and all the trimmings. Naturally, this is the week that the starts. As for Ontario Sports Betting, this is again the time of perpetual hope for the Toronto Maple Leafs and even the Ottawa Senators. The 2022-23 NHL season expects to…

Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche were the hunters. Unable to advance beyond the second round of the playoffs three years running, they finally got over the hump last spring before sweeping Connor McDavid's Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference final and beating the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games to win the franchise's third Stanley…

The NHL might not be wide open this season. But it feels uncertain. The league's flat salary cap the past three years is causing issues for many of the top teams. Out of the five best clubs recordwise last season, three - Colorado, Toronto and Minnesota - will have a new primary goaltender. Another, Pacific Division winner Calgary, lost two-thirds…

EDMONTON, AB - Oilers win, now the real games start. The Blue & Orange wrapped up their preseason with a 5-3 win at Rogers Place against the Seattle Kraken. The Oilers saw goals by Tyson Barrie, Jesse Puljujarvi, Leon Draisaitl, Evander Kane, and connor McDavid; while Daniel Sprong, Matty Beniers, and Jared McCann found the back of the net for the…

With a new head coach behind the bench, is the 2022-23 NHL Season the year the Detroit Red Wings finally make a playoff push once again? According to the oddsmakers, don't count on it. While it was a positive offseason for the Wings, Detroit still is on the outside looking in for most NHL odds markets. Can sports bettors in Michigan find any value…

Would you like to see me eat cat food on a live stream? Well, I guess it could happen. Earlier today on our new daily live show, Oilersnation Everday, I said that the Boston Bruins would miss the playoffs this year. One comments quickly pointed out that some projections have the Bruins winning the division. I promptly replied that if the Bruins win…

EDMONTON, AB - There were already plenty of reason to be thrilled about the tantalizing potential of Dylan Holloway. After he made the turn behind the Vancouver Canucks net and fired his third goal of the game between the legs of Connor Delia - causing hats to rain down to the ice - the fervour has reached a fever pitch. "I saw that I was playing…

Most betting sites have the Toronto Maple Leafs as the most favoured Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup in 2022-23 and the second or third most likely in the NHL (from'NHL Stanley Cup Odds: 2022-23 Winner Futures Betting', The Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/21/22). Considering what the Edmonton Oilers accomplished last season, making it to the Western…

Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft isn't a big fan of distractions or outside noise, but there was nothing he could do about it Wednesday after making some TMZ-style news off the ice. First, Woodcroft was named the most handsome coach in the NHL by an app that apparently measures these things, then it was discovered that he was once a child actor who…

Every off-season it seems we in Oil Country micro-analyze each new signing and prospect in the system, and every training camp we obsess about players on the fringes of the roster and whether they might clear waivers when the time comes; and oh yeah, what about that salary cap? So what say we declare a vacation on (most of) that for a day, take a…

The reviews are in and they are exactly what Edmonton Oilers fans want to hear about a first-round draft pick's first impression. After putting a bow on Reid Schaefer's training camp experience by giving him a pre-season road game in Seattle, head coach Jay Woodcroft returned him to the WHL Thunderbirds with this prediction: It won't be long until…

Scoring goals wasn't an issue for the Edmonton Oilers as a team last season. They tied Tampa Bay for 7th most goals in the NHL last averaging 3.48 goals/game. When Jay Woodcroft and Dave Manson arrived, the Oilers' offence improved to 3.82 goals/game, which was 5th best in the league for those 38 games. However, I'm not sure it was just the coaches…