Front Line: Has Gaborik reached peak?

Marian Gaborik has risen up to No. 5 in the forwards rankings after a great start, but Sean Allen thinks he can't get much higher.

Horcoff scores in regulation, then in SO to lift Oilers

Shawn Horcoff scored once in regulation and again in the shootout, leading the Oilers to a 3-2 win over the Panthers on Monday night.

Front Line: Hossa back, rising

Marian Hossa defied even the most optimistic of prognoses by returning to the Blackhawks before the calendar turned to December. With his injury behind him, Sean Allen is ready to consider him elite again.

Open Ice: The Phil Factor

Sean Allen looks at the difference a single player can make on an team, using Phil Kessel and Ryan Smyth as the positive and negative examples of the rule.

Four unanswered in the first set tone for Canucks' rout of Oilers

Christian Ehrhoff, Alex Burrows, Mason Raymond and Daniel Sedin scored in the first 8:25 to pace the Vancouver Canucks to a 7-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.

Heatley's first Edmonton trip a success as Marleau's trick leads to win

Patrick Marleau scored three goals, and Joe Pavelski had the lone shootout goal in the San Jose Sharks' 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night.

Oilers-Canucks Preview

Oilers-Canucks Preview

A little Heatley perspective for Oil Nation

...wouldn't fly. Why was Murray so fixated on the Edmonton deal? Because the package of Dustin Penner, Andrew Cogliano and Ladislav Smid was the best offer on the table. I don't blame...

Sharks-Oilers Preview

Sharks-Oilers Preview

Edmonton Oilers' Dustin Penner celebrates after scoring against the Vancouver Canucks during second period NHL action in Vancouver, B.C...