Category: Jay Woodcroft
Oilers must save season without Kane in Game 4 against Avalanche
Evander KaneEDMONTON -- The Edmonton Oilers will try to avoid elimination in the Western Conference Final without forward Evander Kane, who was suspended one game on Sunday.
Read moreOilers confident going home for Game 3 of Western Final against Avalanche
CBCDENVER -- The Edmonton Oilers are headed home for Game 3 of the Western Conference Final against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday (8 p.m. ET; TNT, CBC, SN, TVAS) down 2-0 in the best-of-7 series, but they hold a belief their best hockey is still to come.
Read moreOilers will start Mike Smith in Game 2 vs. Avalanche
Jay WoodcroftMike Smith will be back in net to start for the Edmonton Oilers when they face the Colorado Avalanche in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final on Thursday, the team announced.
Read moreOilers' Woodcroft not ready to name starting goalie for Game 2 just yet
Edmonton OilersWill it be Mike Smith or Mikko Koskinen in net for Game 2 of the Western Conference Final? Edmonton Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft isn't saying.
Read moreHockey Talk On A Holiday Weekend In The US
Ken Hollandfrom Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun, - Ken Holland takes a pounding from the number crunchers and the perennial Oilers critics but, if he understands anything, he understands what it takes to win. He brought Smith in when he couldn’t sign Markstrom. He fired coach Dave Tippett when he knew he...
Read moreOilers oust Flames in 5 on McDavid's OT winner
Leon Draisaitl#Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. CALGARY, Alberta -- coach Jay Woodcroft thought his team needed a boost. The Oilers were one goal away from closing out a second-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the in Game 5 on Thursday night. Draisaitl's 17 points are the most ever...
Read moreOilers denied 2 goals but storm back to tie series
CalgaryThe Oilers overcame an early deficit and two rescinded goals to beat Calgary 5-3 on Friday and tie the series at 1-1.
Read moreOilers denied 2 goals, but storm back to tie series
Edmonton OilersThe Oilers overcame an early deficit and two rescinded goals to beat Calgary 5-3 on Friday and tie the series at 1-1.
Read moreOilers denied 2 goals, but storm back to tie series
CalgaryThe Oilers overcame an early deficit and two rescinded goals to beat Calgary 5-3 on Friday and tie the series at 1-1.
Read moreOilers denied 2 goals but storm back to tie series
Oilers'The Oilers overcame an early deficit and two rescinded goals to beat Calgary 5-3 on Friday and tie the series at 1-1.
Read moreOilers' playoff hopes hinge on Mike Smith finding his game after Game 1 stinker
Jay WoodcroftMike Smith finds himself in uncharted territory after brutal performance in Game 1 of the Battle of Alberta, and the Edmonton Oilers playoff hopes hinge on the 40-year-old recovering his game.
Read moreOilers see lots of room for improvement after loss to Flames in Game 1
Edmonton OilersCALGARY, Alberta -- Jay Woodcroft said it at least four times, in some shape or form, during his postgame press conference.
Read moreOilers pull Mike Smith after allowing three quick goals vs. Flames
Andrew MangiapaneThe game was barely six minutes old, and the Calgary Flames had already lit the lamp three times in front of a raucous Saddledome — prompting the Edmonton Oilers to pull Mike Smith for Mikko Koskinen to kick off the Battle of Alberta.
Read moreOilers' Leon Draisaitl in lineup for Game 7 vs. Kings
Jay WoodcroftEdmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl will play in the team's do-or-die Game 7 against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
Read moreLeon Draisaitl's status for Game 7 of Oilers-Kings series unclear
Oilers'Edmonton head coach Jay Woodcroft isn't saying whether Leon Draisaitl will be in the lineup when the Oilers host the L.A. Kings in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday night.
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