Oilers-Canucks Notebook: On Pettersson, the power play, and experience
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Mark Spector
Mark Spector
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Senior columnist Mark Spector is one of Canada’s leading voices on the NHL. Based in Edmonton, Spector gives Canadian hockey fans exclusive insight into the goings-on in NHL franchises while offering opinion and analysis of the Oilers.
A pro's pro: Oilers' Janmark proving his worth during playoff run
Mark Spector
Oilers veteran Mattias Janmark will most likely start Game 1 next to Connor McDavid. He’ll play the same responsible game he always plays, and he's showing why he's such a valuable asset. Because Mattias Janmark, simply put, is a pro.
Cheers to the boobirds: Oilers' Skinner can't wait to be heckled in Vancouver
Mark Spector
Forget the past: Oilers, Canucks series all about the here and now
Mark Spector
There are two convenient ways of looking at this all-Canadian matchup out West, and we’ll let you be the judge as to which way makes the most sense.
Oilers' special teams, top players too much for outmatched Kings in Round 1
Mark Spector
For the third season in a row, Edmonton rolls into the second round, this time on the heels of a five-game series win and a 4-3 closing game in which the Oilers' special teams bludgeoned L.A. into their summer.
Oilers Game 5 Notebook: Doughty dazzled by Edmonton's depth
Mark Spector
Ceci's style of play is music to the Oilers' ears, no matter what analytics say
Mark Spector
Meet Cody Ceci, The Piano Man by day, Edmonton’s whipping boy the rest of the time.
Oilers getting separation from Kings with Skinner's calm and squeaky wins
Mark Spector
The Edmonton Oilers are getting a clear separation from the Los Angeles Kings, thanks in large part to the stellar work of goalie Stuart Skinner. Mark Spector covers that and more in his latest series notebook.
Unsung Heroes: Skinner and Desharnais lead Oilers to gutty, gritty win in Game 4
Mark Spector
Kings' defensive blueprint no match for high-flying Oilers
Mark Spector
The theory went something like this: Having faced Edmonton for two straight springs, nobody knew better how to defuse this explosive Oilers offence than the stingy, defence-bent Los Angeles Kings. In practice, however, it has played out in the inverse. The Oilers have gone off.
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