Thursday was one of those days when the Oilers didn't have their best stuff, could have won but didn't and at least came away with a point.

Dylan Larkin tied it in the second period and scored in a shootout to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Thursday night.

If the Oilers want to make noise in the playoffs, they need consistent secondary scoring. Since January 1st, Nugent-Hopkins has done that and a whole lot more. The Oilers will nee

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice to help the Edmonton Oilers rally for a 3-2 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.

The Edmonton Oilers and Buffalo Sabres squared off for a little matinee action at Rogers Place on Saturday afternoon, and even though it wasn’t the prettiest effort we’ve ever seen, the boys still managed to grind out a 3-2 win.

The Edmonton Oilers went 2-1-0 in three games last week, improving to 31-15-3 on the season. With their win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon, they claimed the top spot in the Pacific Division for the first time in five years.

Lucas Raymond and Dylan Larkin scored in a shootout to complete a comeback from a two-goal deficit and give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the host Edmonton

EDMONTON -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, and the Edmonton Oilers defeated Buffalo Sabres 3-2 at Rogers Place on Saturday. Nugent-Hopkins broke a 2-2 tie at 8:59, taking a backdoor feed from Darnell Nurse in the right face-off circle and lifting a shot past James Reimer’s glove.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2. Edmonton improved to 21-6-1 in its last 28 games.

Nugent-Hopkins scored twice Saturday in a 3-2 win over Buffalo. One of the goals came on the power play.

Dylan Larkin tied it in the second period and scored in a shootout to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Thursday night.

The Red Wings improved to 12-4-1 under McLellan. The Oilers (32-15-4) had won three in a row and were 11-3-0 in their previous 14. They had won three in a row against the Red Wings and were 5-0-1 in past six meetings between the teams.