It’s not how you start, but how you end it, as the Oilers defeated the Buffalo Sabres at home by a score of 8-3. With the win, they now move to 88 points on the season, five ahead of the Los Angeles Kings for home ice in the first round.
Despite the post-game reaction online after Saturday’s 3-2 overtime loss, the Edmonton Oilers have become a very good defensive team. The Oilers have allowed the fewest goals in the NHL over their past 10 games, 18.
For most of the 2023-24 season, the Edmonton Oilers have deployed the same three defensive pairings. Edmonton is the only team in the NHL with three different pairs each playing 500 minutes together at 5-on-5.
The Edmonton Oilers had an up-and-down wrap to their road trip, dropping two games against mediocre teams in the Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres before getting back in the win column with a dominant performance against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The word out of Edmonton this afternoon is that Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm might miss tonight’s game against the Washington Capitals with an illness or, at the very least, be a game-time decision.
Tonight will be the 13th head-to-head matchup between Connor McDavid and Alex Ovechkin. Edmonton is 5-6-1 in the previous 12 meetings and 6-7-1 in the 14 games they’ve played since McDavid entered the NHL in 2015.
Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch made an interesting lineup adjustment last game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He bumped forward Connor Brown to the third line to play with the newly acquired Adam Henrique and Evander Kane.
The 2023-24 NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone. The Arizona Coyotes remained quiet for the most part, dealing Jason Zucker, Matt Dumba, and Troy Stecher and some draft capital for three additional draft picks.
After dropping back-to-back games against non-playoff teams, the Oilers are back in the win column as they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins by a score of 4-0.
The trade deadline has come and gone and we now know who the Edmonton Oilers will have on their roster down the stretch and into the playoffs. Somewhat
Yesterday, the Oilers made a smaller move by acquiring Troy Stecher from the Arizona Coyotes for a fourth-round pick in 2027. This trade, which I consider a steal, has the potential to greatly strengthen the Oilers’ depth on defence, and that made me want to figure out what kind of player Stecher is and what he’ll be bringing to Edmonton.
The Edmonton Oilers have made a trade and added journeyman defenceman Troy Stecher for their playoff run. Their trading partner, the Arizona Coyotes, picked up a fourth-round pick, and also sent a seventh-rounder back the Oilers way.
In a move aimed at fortifying their defensive depth, the Edmonton Oilers have acquired defenseman Troy Stecher from the Arizona Coyotes. The deal, announced by the Oilers, includes a seventh-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, with Edmonton parting ways with their fourth-round selection in the 2027 Draft.
The Edmonton Oilers continue their trade deadline acquisitions, this time bolstering their blue line. They have acquired defenceman Troy Stecher and a 2024 seventh-round pick (Originally Boston Bruins) from the Arizona Coyotes for a 2027 fourth-round pick.
After a quiet week of no deals involving the Arizona Coyotes, they have made their first move today before Friday’s NHL Trade Deadline. According to Sportsnet NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, Arizona shipped defenseman Troy Stecher and a 2024 seventh-round pick to the Edmonton Oilers for a 2027 fourth-rounder (via Boston Bruins).
The Edmonton Oilers landed defenseman Troy Stecher and a 2024 seventh-round draft pick from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a 2027 fourth-rounder on Thursday.
According to multiple reports, the Edmonton Oilers have acquired defenseman Troy Stecher from the Arizona Coyotes. PHNX Sports’ Craig Morgan reported on Thursday that the Coyotes received a 2027 fourth-round pick from the Oilers in exchange for Stecher and a 2024 seventh-round pick.
According to Elliotte Friedman, “Hearing Troy Stecher to Edmonton.” A $1.1 million cap hit, Stetcher averages between 16 and 18 minutes per game for the Coyotes and has one goal and five assists in 47 games this season.
Stecher, 29, has now been dealt at the trade deadline for the third consecutive season. He was picked up by the Kings from the Red Wings in 2021-22 and was sent from the Coyotes to the Flames last season before returning to Arizona on a one-year, $1.1M contract last summer.
The Arizona Coyotes placed defenseman Troy Stecher on injured reserve Tuesday. The team announced Monday that Stecher would be out for four-to-six weeks with a lower-body injury.
The Coyotes have announced that defenseman Troy Stecher is out for four to six weeks with a lower-body injury.
Arizona Coyotes defenseman Troy Stecher is “out for a little bit” after sustaining a lower-body injury, Coyotes head coach André Tourigny told reporters on Monday morning.
The Arizona Coyotes have signed defenseman Troy Stecher to a one-year contract, Vancouver hockey insider Rick Dhaliwal reported Saturday afternoon.
Toward the end of the regular season, it was evident that there were some challenges for the Calgary Flames. As outsiders, we can speculate about the reasons all we want, and there is reason to believe certain things over others, but there’s no denying that the play on the ice wasn’t at the level it needed to be.
When the Calgary Flames only made two moves at the deadline, there were plenty of different reactions from the fanbase and media. But no matter the gut reaction, there were trades to be dissected, and the one including Troy Stecher caught plenty of people’s eyes.
The Detroit Red Wings have officially begun to sell. On Sunday afternoon, the Red Wings announced they have traded defenseman Troy Stecher to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.
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