The Austin Hockey Podcast

The Edmonton Oilers begin a three-game road trip on Friday night at the Delta Center with their first-ever matchup against Utah Hockey Club. Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers have won seven of the previous nine matchups (7-1-1) against the franchise now known as Utah Hockey Club, who boast 16 of the same players who were part of that notable night in Tempe last April. Leon Draisaitl remains s...

Forward Mitch Marner scored 40 seconds into extra time to give Toronto the extra point after Leon Draisaitl tied the game with Edmonton's net empty in the final two minutes of the third period. Darnell Nurse was head-shotted by Ryan Reaves early in the second period, and Reaves will likely be suspended for several games. Absolute plug. The Oilers held a 2-1 lead through 40 minutes off goals from A...

The Edmonton Oilers begin a three-game Eastern road trip on Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Connor McDavid has 9 points in his last 3 games, including career point number 1,000 and 1,001 coming against the Predators on Thursday. Leon Draisaitl continues his strong play as he's now up to 22 points in 17 games this season. But it's Draisaitl's play away from the p...

Connor McDavid has his milestone. With a one-timer goal on a pass from Leon Draisaitl in the second period of Thursday's game against the Nashville Predators, the Oilers captain became the fourth-youngest and fourth-fastest player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career points. Darnell Nurse scored the overtime winner and finished with 2G 1A, and Leon Draisaitl had two 🍎🍎 to continue his strong pla...

The stars went above and beyond as Evan Bouchard (1G, 2A), Leon Draisaitl (2G) and Connor McDavid (1G, 3A) combined for nine points against the Islanders on Tuesday. Connor McDavid recorded his 996th, 997th, 998th and 999th career points (contributing on all Oilers goals) and is just one point shy of 1,000 for his career. Draisaitl looks to continue his strong play and feast on the Predators, wher...

Connor McDavid is just one point away from joining the exclusive 1,000-point club in the NHL. Connor McDavid posted four points on Tuesday night, leaving him only one shy of becoming 99th player and the fourth-fastest in NHL history to reach 1,000 career points after he recorded a goal and three assists in a 4-3 overtime victory over the Islanders at Rogers Place. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 4:55 - O...

Leon Draisaitl roofed one glove side on Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin at 1:52 of overtime to seal the win for Edmonton, who have now won two consecutive games. Connor McDavid had four points, putting him at 999 for his career as he chases down point number 1,000 on Thursday night against the Predators! Here is my post-game fan reaction to the Oilers big win over the Islanders! #oilers #edmontonoil...

Scoring four third-period goals on Saturday – all within a 4:55 span of the frame – the Oilers came away with a 7-3 victory over the Canucks to bump their overall record this season to 7-7-1. The victory leaves the Blue & Orange fifth in the Pacific Division standings while being tied with Utah Hockey Club for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference on 15 points. Here is today's pre...

Connor Brown scored two goals, Mattias Janmark had three assists, Connor McDavid had two points, and the Edmonton Oilers picked up two points on their way to an absolute THUMPING of the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Hockey Night in Canada. The offence finally broke through for Edmonton, while the Canucks struggled to get anything going offensively. Huge win for the Oilers, here is my post-g...

The Edmonton Oilers visit Rogers Arena on Saturday night for another Pacific Division clash this week against the Vancouver Canucks. It's the first time these two teams have met since the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs where Edmonton bested the Canucks in game 7. Edmonton's PK is ranked last in the NHL (59.5 percent) and has seemingly failed to find the necessary stops at critical moments, allowing a P...

Connor McDavid returned to the Oilers lineup but it was not enough as the team blew a third period lead after a horrific penalty by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins changed the entire momentum of the game. After the Oilers were leading by a goal through two-and-a-half periods, defenceman Noah Hanifin scored twice for the Golden Knights, including the game-winner with 48.4 seconds remaining, before Vegas added...

Connor McDavid returned to the Oilers lineup but it was not enough as the team blew a third period lead after a horrific penalty by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins changed the entire momentum of the game. After the Oilers were leading by a goal through two-and-a-half periods, defenceman Noah Hanifin scored twice for the Golden Knights, including the game-winner with 48.4 seconds remaining, before Vegas added...

The Edmonton Oilers aim to make it three victories in four games on Wednesday when they welcome the Vegas Golden Knights to Rogers Place. Leon Draisaitl is hoping to kickstart Edmonton's offence, which has scored just 2 goals or less in 7 of their 13 games this season. Stuart Skinner gets the start in goal as he's looking to find consistency in his game after a strong showing against the Calgary F...

The Edmonton Oilers nearly doubled the New Jersey Devils in shots on Monday night, but the Blue & Orange couldn't solve goaltender Jake Allen on Monday night in a 3-0 shutout defeat at Rogers Place that drops their overall record to 6-6-1 this season. Leon Draisaitl was held pointless after putting up six in the last two games. #oilers #edmontonoilers #nhl Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 5:45 - Good...

The Edmonton Oilers nearly doubled the New Jersey Devils in shots on Monday night, but the Blue & Orange couldn't solve goaltender Jake Allen on Monday night in a 3-0 shutout defeat at Rogers Place that drops their overall record to 6-6-1 this season. New Jersey was efficient with their scoring against Edmonton by tallying goals from Stefan Noesen, Jesper Bratt and Timo Meier in the first, sec...

The Edmonton Oilers aim to make it three consecutive victories on Monday night in the second of back-to-back games against the New Jersey Devils at Rogers Place. Leon Draisaitl looks to continue his hot play without Connor McDavid and Calvin Pickard will get the start in goal for the Oilers. Enjoy today's pre-game report!

Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists for the Edmonton Oilers in a 4-2 win over the host Calgary Flames on Sunday. Zach Hyman, Jeff Skinner and Mattias Janmark, with the empty-netter, scored for the Oilers (6-5-1), who won their fourth game in their last five and their second straight since captain and NHL star Connor McDavid was sidelined with an ankle injury. Stuart Skinner was solid in net...

It's round two of the Battle of Alberta! Leon Draisaitl looks to continue his hot play in the absence of Connor McDavid as the Edmonton Oilers hope to get a win against their provincial rivals and get themselves above .500 for the first time this season!

Welome to today's "Day After" Episode where I discuss a variety of topics from last night's Oilers 5-1 victory over the Nashville Predators! Leon Draisaitl continued his dominance of the Preds with two goals and an assist, while centre Noah Philp contributed his first NHL assist and Zach Hyman scored his first goal of the season on Thursday in a feel-good 5-1 victory for the Edmonton Oilers at Bri...

Leon Draisaitl continued his dominance of the Nashville Predators with two goals and an assist, while centre Noah Philp contributed his first NHL assist and Zach Hyman scored his first goal of the season on Thursday in a feel-good 5-1 victory for the Edmonton Oilers at Bridgestone Arena. Forward Viktor Arvidsson also secured his first Oilers goal only 37 seconds into the first period before Philp...

Noah Philp is expected to make his NHL debut when the Oilers face the Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday night without Connor McDavid in the lineup because of an ankle injury. With McDavid set to miss the next two to three weeks with an ankle injury, the Oilers will begin trying to make up for their captain’s absence from the lineup on Thursday when they face the Predators at Bridgestone A...

The Oilers lost more than the result on Monday night at Nationwide Arena, falling 6-1 to the Blue Jackets to suffer their fourth straight defeat in Columbus while losing Connor McDavid to a lower-body injury early in the first period. Mattias Ekholm broke up the shutout in the last minute on the power play, but the Blue Jackets scored six straight goals following the departure of the Oilers captai...

Connor McDavid was injured on his first shift of the game as the Edmonton Oilers get blown out by the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight by a score of 6-1. There are zero positives to take away from this game. Here is tonight's post-game fan reaction.

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers look to continue building their game and getting above .500 for the first time this season as they head into Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets. Historically the Oilers have dominated long stretches against Columbus however the Blue Jackets have won four of the last five meetings between the two clubs. Enjoy today's pre-game report where I dive into the sta...

On a night when Leon Draisaitl celebrated his 29th birthday, the Oilers were able to claim their second consecutive victory after their German superstar recorded not one, not two, but three points on Sunday – including the decisive OT winner just 18 seconds into sudden death – in a 3-2 overtime victory over the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.