Spend an hour on social media and you can find Skinner’s weaknesses. Many Oilers fans believe Skinner’s performance this season is the single biggest factor in Edmonton’s win-loss record (never mind that the Oilers are humming along at an impressive 34-19-4 pace).

The Edmonton Oilers took to the ice for practice today before facing the Tampa Bay Lightning without Connor McDavid on the ice, and a very different lineup from yesterday.

The Oilers have a big Connor McDavid contract negotiation looming but cannot trade Evan Bouchard to make it work.

We all remember it well. The penalty killing was terrible, goaltending wasn’t making a positive difference, the team looked sloppy and detached and the Edmonton Oilers were getting smacked around — 0-3 with 15 goals against in their first three games.

After Savoie's recall, are there any young players in Bakersfield who can follow in his footsteps and help Edmonton?

The Edmonton Oilers have been connected to acquiring Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson in trade, but now Elliotte Friedman is doubting a move will happen.

The Oilers had a slow start, then rallied briefly to gain a 2-1 lead by the first Zamboni before collapsing thereafter. After yielding 4 goals in a defensively-horrific second period, they responded with just 3 shots on goal in a mail-it-in third. In all the 12 Oilers forwards mustered just 8 shots on net, and the 6 defencemen blocked none at all.