Category: Jay Woodcroft
Rough start looms large for Oilers in a game they could have won
Jay WoodcroftIt’s hard enough to beat the Carolina Hurricanes when you play smart, detailed hockey. The Edmonton Oilers tried it the other way for the first 20 minutes Sunday, and even though their game smartened up in the final 40 minutes they never caught up in a competitive 2-1 loss in Raleigh.
Read moreNHL Buzz: Nugent-Hopkins out with upper-body injury for Oilers
Jay WoodcroftWelcome to the NHL Buzz. Throughout the 2021-22 season, will have you covered with the latest news. The forward played 20:14 against Florida on Saturday and has scored 19 points (10 goals, nine assists) in 52 games this season. Elvis Merzlikins is in net for the Blue Jackets against the Pittsburgh...
Read moreFantasy hockey top 10 waiver wire pickups
Edmonton OilersEach week during the 2021-22 regular season, will provide the top 10 players to add off the fantasy hockey waiver wire. For more coverage, visit and subscribe for free to the podcast. Thomas, who's having a breakout season with 39 points (seven goals, 32 assists) in 42 games, is playing center o...
Read more32 Thoughts Podcast: What is really happening with Chicago's GM search?
Ryan DzingelJeff and Elliotte fire things up with a trade that saw Toronto send Nick Ritchie to Arizona with a conditional second-round pick for Ryan Dzingel and Ilya Lyubushkin (00:20). The guys break the deal down from both sides and wonder if the Maple Leafs have more moves in the works. Jeff and Elliotte sa...
Read moreOilers take first loss under new coach
Jay WoodcroftIn Edmonton, the Minnesota Wild scored four straight goals in the first period on Sunday and handed the Oilers a 7-3 loss. It was the first loss under new bench boss, Jay Woodcroft. Kaapo Kahkonen made 30 saves in the … Continue reading → The post Oilers take first loss under new coach first appeare...
Read moreFantasy hockey top 10 waiver wire pickups
NHL.comEach week during the 2021-22 regular season, NHL.com will provide the top 10 players to add off the fantasy hockey waiver wire. For more coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy and subscribe for free to the NHL Fantasy on Ice podcast.
Read moreWild hand Oilers first loss under Woodcroft
Kevin FialaEDMONTON -- The Minnesota Wild handed the Edmonton Oilers their first loss under coach Jay Woodcroft, 7-3 at Rogers Place on Sunday.
Read moreWild trounce Oilers to snap five-game winning streak
Minnesota WildKevin Fiala scored two goals and added an assist as the Minnesota Wild scored early and often in a 7-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers, who had a five-game winning streak snapped, suffering their first loss under new head coach Jay Woodcroft.
Read moreWild hand Oilers first loss under Woodcroft
Dave TippettEDMONTON -- The Minnesota Wild handed the Edmonton Oilers their first loss under coach Jay Woodcroft, 7-3 at Rogers Place on Sunday. Kevin Fiala had two goals and an assist, and Matt Boldy and Mats Zuccarello each had a goal and an assist for the Wild (31-13-3), who had lost two straight. Tyler Bens...
Read moreThe Edmonton Oilers Have Embraced Team Defense
Sportsnetfrom Mark Spector of Sportsnet Nobody wanted to hear it. But everyone wants to see it. What is one of the main reasons the Edmonton Oilers are suddenly a structured, defensively stout team that has given up just eight goals — just three at five-on-five — in running Jay Woodcroft’s record to...
Read moreWith McDavid and Draisaitl's buy-in, Oilers reaping benefits of defensive play
Edmonton OilersEDMONTON — Nobody wanted to hear it. What is one of the main reasons the are suddenly a structured, defensively stout team that has given up just eight goals — just three at five-on-five — in running Jay Woodcroft’s record to 5-0? Let’s face it: the words “Edmonton Oilers” and “defensive clinic” h...
Read moreBetway Bets of the Day — Feb. 19, 2022
Edmonton OilersWelcome back to the Betway Bets of the Day! We’ve got a…
Read moreBetway Bets of the Day — Feb. 19, 2022
Jay WoodcroftWelcome back to the Betway Bets of the Day! We’ve got a…
Read moreOilers under Woodcroft are 'putting the work in and they're getting rewarded for it'
OilersEDMONTON — It’s a two-step process when you are a coach taking over an NHL team midseason, the way Bruce Boudreau did in Vancouver or Jay Woodcroft has in Edmonton. The first thing you need to acquire belongs to the players and has several pseudonyms: Respect. [...] The changes Woodcroft has asked f...
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