Which makes this season, or at least the start of this season, so unusual.
Captain Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers played their 20th game of the 2026-27 NHL season on Wednesday (Nov. 11), defeating the Philadelphia Flyers by a score of 3-2 in overtime at Rogers Place.
In their biggest addition via free agency this offseason, the Edmonton Oilers signed goaltender Frederik Andersen to a one-year contract. Andersen is fresh off winning the Stanley Cup with the ...