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In the sixteenth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot, the Carolina Hurricanes made a huge trade, five teams won their week, and the New York Islanders are out of the basement. All this and more in ...

Draisaitl scored two goals in Friday night's loss to the Colorado Avalanche. He has scored at least 40 goals for six of the past seven years. Following the game, Corey Perry, who scored two goals ...

The Edmonton Oilers had one final game to play before the 4 Nations break, and with the Colorado Avalanche in town, you knew it would be a beauty. And while it absolutely was as entertaining of a game ...

Oilers center Leon Draisaitl grew his NHL goal-scoring lead, but Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon increased the points lead ...

Draisaitl opened the scoring 3:02 into the game, extending his league lead with his 34th goal of the season. He also set up Corey Perry's one-timer tally in the third period. This was Draisaitl's ...

As Leon Draisaitl mentioned above, it was a rough start for the Oilers, and they need to fix that. After 20 minutes, they were down 3-0 to the home team. It's safe to say that no team wants that ...

In the third, Teddy Blueger threw down his mitts and started pounding Perry but the 39-year-old declined the challenge. Leon Draisaitl was asked about Perry's game management tactics to which he ...

Draisaitl posted an assist and four shots on goal in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Wild. Draisaitl has two goals and four assists during his four-game point streak. The 29-year-old forward set up ...

Leon Draisaitl did his best at practice Tuesday morning when prodded by the media for a reaction on the three-game suspension handed to his friend and teammate Connor McDavid on Monday. What is ...

Among those is fellow Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl, who told reporters Tuesday that he wasn't in agreement with the length of McDavid's suspension. "I don't have much to say towards it.

The Oilers dropped a 3-2 decision to the Vancouver Canucks in a contest that got heated at the end. As Leon Draisaitl mentioned above, it was a rough start for the Oilers, and they need to fix that.