Saturday's impressive Canucks victory felt more like a fun last ride for a once-promising core that seems bound for a breakup.

The Vancouver Canucks snapped their two-game losing streak on Saturday with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Quinn Hughes scored twice, while Danton Heinen also beat Stuart Skinner as part of a three-goal first period.

Connor McDavid scored in his return from a three-game suspension as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 4-2 Monday night.

The Edmonton Oilers are in a great spot as they push toward the 2025 Trade Deadline on March 7th, 2025. They seem poised to push for first in the Pacific Division and have plenty of time to make any moves to improve their lineup for another deep playoff run as they try to win their first Stanley Cup since 1990.

908 save percentage Stuart ... With Skinner having a down season, the Hurricanes dealt him to the Swift Current Broncos as part of a seven-player move that included a first-round pick, which would later become current Edmonton Oil King Cole Miller.

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.

EDMONTON, Alberta − Jeff Skinner has always been an upbeat ... and they're just waiting for a trade of either Elias Pettersson or J.T. Miller, with Pettersson reportedly preferring to stay.

Alex Ovechkin & Co. continue to impress our voting panel. And which games should fans of each team circle on the upcoming slate?

Those were Zach Hyman's thoughts on the Oilers' 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. It's clear where he was coming from: Buffalo outshot Edmonton 41-32, peppering Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner with 36 shots in the final 40 minutes. The Oilers were lucky to come away with a win against the last-place team in the Eastern Conference.

Skinner (personal) will not be in the lineup Monday versus the Kraken. Skinner and his wife, Chloe, welcomed their child into the world Monday. The Oilers signed Tyler Palmer of the University of ...

Skinner was not on the ice ahead of Monday's game versus Seattle while awaiting the birth of his child, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports. With Skinner away, the Oilers will roll ...

The Flyers need a high-end center and Miller qualifies as just that. Should they call Vancouver and maybe take a swing?