Oilers happy to celebrate Draisaitl’s milestone despite shootout loss
23 hours ago
Mark Spector
Mark Spector
@sportsnetspec
Senior columnist Mark Spector is one of Canada’s leading voices on the NHL. Based in Edmonton, Spector gives Canadian hockey fans exclusive insight into the goings-on in NHL franchises while offering opinion and analysis of the Oilers.
Trent Frederic energizes Oilers to come-from-behind victory
Mark Spector
The search is always quietly on for something that could perhaps help revive a player that should be able to help the cause more than he has. On Thursday night, Trent Frederic found it.
Red-hot McDavid pots hat trick as Oilers crush Predators
Mark Spector
Oilers mid-season report: Is division lead a mere mirage?
Mark Spector
The Oilers sit first in the Pacific Division, yet they've allowed more goals than they've scored and haven't yet won three straight. Sportsnet's Mark Spector checks in with his mid-season report on a confusing club.
'We need to find a way': Oilers playing like a one-man team
Mark Spector
They are a one-man team these days, these Edmonton Oilers. A roster full of single digits, earning their cheques as the guys who fist bump McDavid and the rest of the power play as they fly the bench after a goal.
How do AHL call-ups Howard, Hutson fit in Oilers lineup
Mark Spector
Oilers wrap 2025 with plenty to be proud of, problems to address
Mark Spector
Today, we bid goodbye to a 2025 that brought Oilers fans far more joy than heartbreak. Mark Spector wraps the year that passed, and looks ahead to some pressing issues for the team in 2026.
Oilers' Connor McDavid 'ramping up' game prior to Olympics
Mark Spector
Connor McDavid is plowing through the most productive month of his NHL career. And now he's talking, writes Mark Spector, of ramping it up. Yikes.
Pickard anchors Oilers in well-earned win against Jets: 'Our best player'
Mark Spector
Why it's falling apart between Oilers and Andrew Mangiapane
Mark Spector
Andrew Mangiapane is on the market, as the Edmonton Oilers try to recover from their second consecutive disastrous July 1. Mark Spector explores how we got here and what's next.
Loading