After last season's Game 7 loss to the Florida Panthers, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers must be aiming for the Stanley Cup this year. For that, they need to strengthen their goaltending.

On Thursday, the Panthers will kick off a five-game homestand against with a rematch of last June's Stanley Cup Final between Florida and the Edmonton Oilers. It matches the Panthers' longest homestand of the season (they played five straight in Sunrise back in early November).

Connor McDavid, star player of Team Canada, is facing criticism after Edmonton Oilers' recent losses. With Oilers losing to Capitals and Flyers, fans are divided on his performance. Some express disappointment while others defend him,

Just last week, the Oilers' star center won Canada the 4 Nations title. Now the Lightning will try to contain McDavid when Edmonton visits Amalie Arena.

Leon Draisaitl is dominating, but his Edmonton Oilers are slumping. That, in essence, is the state of the Oilers, who are set to visit the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.

Amid a worrisome losing skid, Edmonton Oilers General Manager Stan Bowman voiced a clear warning to Connor McDavid and the rest of the players, as the trade deadline looms closer.

Since the WHA folded in the 1970s, the NHL hasn’t had a true challenger at the top of the hockey ladder. But if the Kontinental Hockey League had its way in the late 2000s, it would have been.

Just hours before the 4 Nations Face-Off final between Team Canada and Team USA, Canada forward Connor McDavid spoke with reporters about Thursday’s championship game, the level of competition he’s seen and finally having the opportunity to compete against the best players in the world on the international stage.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid didn’t hold back following the 7-3 pounding at the hands of the Washington Capitals on Sunday afternoon at the Capital One Arena.

On Monday, with Canada looking to guarantee a spot in the tournament final with a victory against Finland, it was McDavid again who opened the scoring en route to a 5-3 victory. When it was time to set the tone of the game, the Edmonton Oilers center did exactly that.

For all the pomp and ceremony surrounding ‘the best player in the world’, who was lauded as a generational talent and projected to be a Hall-of-Famer even before he was drafted first overall by the Edmonton Oilers in 2015, McDavid hasn’t had a lot of opportunity to showcase his tremendous talents against the best of the best.

When they played “O Canada” for the second time, there were no American fans left in the arena to boo. Instead, the Canadian team stood at the blue