In the pursuit of smaller, measured deals, these players could help the Oilers organization now and into the future.

The Buffalo Sabres had a chance to split their Western Conference road trip with a win in Edmonton on Saturday over the Oilers. However, the Sabres only ever trailed at the end of the contest, falling at Rogers Place.

No one imagines a trip going sideways and costs mounting as happened to family of an Edmonton teen hospitalized in the Dominican Republic this month, but experts warn that travellers must be diligent to ensure they have travel insurance before setting out abroad.

An Oilers analyst has suggested that Edmonton may be shopping for some under the radar depth additions at the trade deadline, and named 4 players in the AHL who could be trade targets.

There's plenty of evidence that proves the Oilers coaches have pulled the right strings to get the most from the defence.

The NHL salary cap is expected to rise significantly in the next few years, and while more teams won't spend to the limit, the Edmonton Oilers will benefit by having the financial power to spend to the cap.

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How far down the Oilers' pecking order has Skinner dropped? He played 13:34 in Thursday's 6-2 win over Vancouver − and that was his biggest ice time total since Dec. 3.

As they get set to tangle with the Oilers in Edmonton in the trip opener, the Caps have rolled up a strong 18-4-4 record in their last 26 games, a record exceeded only by Edmonton’s 19-5-1 mark in its last 25 games.

Hopkins' second goal of the game snapped a tie with 11:01 left as the Connor McDavid-less Edmonton Oilers overcame a barrage of Buffalo shots in the final two periods to beat the Sabres, 3-2, Saturday at Rogers Place.

McLeod will return to the lineup for the Sabres on Saturday, just in time to make his return to Rogers Place and play his former team, the Edmonton Oilers, for the first time. McLeod has missed the past three games with what he described as a “nagging” upper-body injury.

Reimer is expected to start on the road against Edmonton on Saturday, per Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News. Reimer last played between the pipes Jan. 4 when he stopped 30 of 33 shots in a 3-1 loss to Vegas.