After a wild schedule of road games and cross-country flights, the Edmonton Oilers kicked off their six-game home stand against Alex Ovechkin and the red-hot Washington Capitals.

It was hard-nosed blueliner Darnell Nurse who picked up the primary assist. His contribution was being ready to take a Draisaitl pass, and blast a solid attempt on net but have it stopped by Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper. Instead, it was Draisaitl who did all the work to make this four-on-four goal happen.

Skinner stopped 24 of 27 shots in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Canucks. Skinner took just his second loss over six outings in January, though he's allowed at least three goals in three of those games. The 26-year-old gave up all of the goals in the first period,

Connor McDavid scored the game's lone goal and Stuart Skinner provided a shutout to power the host Edmonton Oilers to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.

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Connor McDavid scored the game's lone goal and Stuart Skinner provided a shutout to power the host Edmonton Oilers to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. Leon Draisaitl and Darnell ...

January 14 - Connor McDavid scored the game's lone goal and Stuart Skinner provided a shutout ... over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. Leon Draisaitl and Darnell Nurse picked up assists as ...

The Edmonton Oilers have their first losing streak since November, while Stuart Skinner specifically has been ineffective for the team in recent games.

The Edmonton Oilers have to get used to life without superstar captian Connor McDavid, who received a three-game suspension from the NHL for his actions over the weekend against the Vancouver Canucks.

The Oilers trailed 3-0 after the first period before forward Leon Draisaitl extended his ... the tying goal with the net empty. Goaltender Stuart Skinner finished his night with 24 saves in ...

Thatcher Demko had 13 saves. Leon Draisaitl scored twice for the Oilers, and leads the NHL with 33 goals. Stuart Skinner stopped 24 shots as Edmonton snapped a four-game winning streak with their ...

The Washington Capitals rolled into Edmonton on Tuesday night and showed why they have the best record in the NHL. Though the Oilers more than doubled the visitors in scoring opportunities, the Caps were able to capitalize on their chances,