The only game on the NHL schedule on Tuesday features the best player in the world, as Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers pay a visit to the Dallas Stars. This is a rematch of the past two Western Conference Finals. The Oilers managed to vanquish a veteran-laden Stars team on their quest to back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals.

The Edmonton Oilers’ inconsistent start has led to plenty of finger-pointing, but two issues have drawn the most attention: goaltending and the team’s schedule over the first 20 games.

We begin the conversation secure in the knowledge that Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are elite talents who should play centre. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Adam Henrique are the best available pivots in the group, so the ideal setup has those men playing in the middle.

The Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers take center stage as the only NHL game on Tuesday night. There may be only one game, but there are a few players worth look

The Edmonton Oilers have a problem in net, and the whole hockey world knows it. They’re going to have to make a move to upgrade at the position at some point; it’s just whether they’ll be able to pull something off before the trade deadline,

The Oilers and the Panthers get into it in the first period of Saturday night's marquee matchup between last season's Stanley Cup Final teams.

This in from Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos, his speculation that Team Canada goalie Jordan Binnington of the St. Louis Blues is on the trading block and could well be headed to the Edmonton Oilers.

A couple of familiar faces returned to the ice for the Edmonton Oilers on Monday as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Kasperi Kapanen took part in a practice at the Downtown Community Arena.