2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
16
Games played
25
Points
.781
Points %
+19
Goal diff
6-4
Last 10
38 GF · 30 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

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We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

Last 10

Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

16 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
16
82
Goals for / game
4.19
3.44
+0.75
Goals against / game
3.00
3.28
−0.28
Expected goals for / game
3.05
3.38
−0.33
Expected goals against / game
2.86
3.10
−0.24
Expected-goals share
51.6%
52.2%
−0.6
Shot-attempt share
48.9%
50.4%
−1.5
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

The blog

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40 posts
at New Jersey DevilsL 4–3

Devils edge the Oilers in a shootout

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at New York RangersW 4–1

Oilers run the Rangers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at New York IslandersW 4–0

Oilers shut out the Islanders, 4-0

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vs Calgary FlamesW 4–0

Oilers shut out the Flames, 4-0

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vs Detroit Red WingsL 4–3

Red Wings edge the Oilers in a shootout

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vs Toronto Maple LeafsL 7–2

Maple Leafs pull away from the Oilers

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vs Carolina Hurricanes9:00 PM ET

The Hurricanes are the model's lean over the Oilers — with PDO regression in play

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vs Minnesota Wild9:00 PM ET

Wild at Oilers: a genuine coin flip

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at Utah Mammoth10:00 PM ET

Oilers at Mammoth: too close to call

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vs Utah MammothL 4–2

Mammoth run the Oilers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Los Angeles KingsW 4–1

Oilers pull away from the Kings

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at San Jose SharksW 3–1

Oilers run the Sharks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Anaheim DucksW 5–2

Oilers pull away from the Ducks

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vs Seattle KrakenW 3–1

Oilers run the Kraken off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Vancouver CanucksW 9–7

Oilers hold off the Canucks

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vs Vancouver CanucksL 6–5

Canucks steal one from the Oilers against the run of play

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vs Calgary FlamesW 4–1

Oilers pull away from the Flames

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at Vancouver CanucksW 2–1

Oilers steal one from the Canucks against the run of play

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at Winnipeg JetsW 2–1

Oilers edge the Jets in overtime

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vs Winnipeg JetsW 5–2

Oilers pull away from the Jets

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vs Vancouver CanucksW 6–1

Oilers run the Canucks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Colorado AvalancheL 2–1

Avalanche run the Oilers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Los Angeles KingsL 1–0

Kings shut out the Oilers, 1-0

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at San Jose SharksW 5–2

Oilers run the Sharks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Utah Hockey ClubL 6–5

Mammoth run the Oilers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Vegas Golden KnightsL 5–1

C. Hart stands tall as the Golden Knights edge the Oilers

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vs Chicago BlackhawksW 3–1

Oilers run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Seattle KrakenW 3–0

Oilers shut out the Kraken, 3-0

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vs Anaheim DucksW 4–2

Oilers hold off the Ducks

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at Vegas Golden KnightsW 4–3

Oilers edge the Golden Knights in overtime

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at Utah Hockey ClubW 5–2

Oilers run the Mammoth off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Tampa Bay LightningL 5–2

Lightning pull away from the Oilers

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vs Florida PanthersL 4–0

Panthers shut out the Oilers, 4-0

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vs San Jose SharksW 5–3

Oilers hold off the Sharks

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vs Nashville PredatorsW 3–1

C. Ingram stands tall as the Oilers edge the Predators

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at St. Louis BluesL 3–2

Blues steal one from the Oilers against the run of play

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at Dallas StarsL 7–2

Stars pull away from the Oilers

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at Colorado AvalancheW 4–3

Oilers hold off the Avalanche

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at Vegas Golden KnightsW 4–2

Oilers hold off the Golden Knights

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vs Carolina HurricanesL 6–3

Hurricanes run the Oilers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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