The Oilers will go with 11 forwards & seven defencemen for the second straight game when Adam Henrique receives the Silver Stick for reaching 1,000 NHL games before facing the Rangers

Here's a detailed game preview, with key storylines and updated lineups, when the New York Rangers visit the Edmonton Oilers.

This might sound unlikely, but the Edmonton Oilers are off to their best start in three seasons. The Oilers currently sit at 5–4–2 through their first 11 games.

Keeping his salary steady was a choice McDavid felt he had to make to help the Oilers compete for the Stanley Cup.

The Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers are both coming off a solid outing that helped them snap a skid, and each will look to keep it going when the two squads square off in Edmonton on Thursday.

Wednesday (Oct. 29) marked 100 days until the start of the 2026 Winter Games, which will take place in Italy from Feb. 6-22, with the men’s hockey tournament running from Feb.

Through the first seven games of this NHL season, the Edmonton Oilers averaged 1.55 goals per 60 during five-on-five play. After seven games in 2024-25, Edmonton’s five-on-five goals per 60 of 1.57 was also near the bottom of the league. The club recovered from there; in the final 75 games, it posted 2.56 goals per 60.

The Oilers score five goals in the second period to earn a 6-3 comeback victory over the Mammoth on Thursday at Rogers Place, improving to 5-4-2 this season & putting an end to a two-game losing strea