"At the end of the day, he's the best in the world. We know that, but we're going to have to focus on our team and what we're doing," Ekholm said of the task of defending McDavid ...

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse is enjoying a strong season. Math tells us he’s delivering a major improvement in ...

Gustavsson robbed Canada's Devon Toews to keep Sweden in the game, then shut down seven more shots in overtime.

Young Mattias Eklholm was glued to his TV in Borlange, Sweden, in February 2006, as his heroes met Finland in the gold-medal ...

The 4 Nations Face-Off is set to begin next week, with Team Canada taking on Team Sweden in the first game of the ...

A burst of hope came when Leon Draisaitl seemingly tied the game at 4-4, but the joy was ... despite strong showings from Mattias Ekholm and Draisaitl. The last time Edmonton walked out of St ...

Moments ago, the Edmonton Oilers revealed that defenceman Mattias Ekholm will be pulled from the lineup for tonight's game ...

Stecher and Emberson are often the first players on the back end to see their ice time reduced if the Oilers are chasing a game. That was certainly the case on Saturday night. Emberson played 10:57, ...

Ekholm notched a power-play assist and three blocked shots in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Avalanche. Ekholm has two helpers over three contests since he returned from missing a game due to an illness.

The Oilers haven't been perfect, but they're one of the best teams in the NHL through two-thirds of the season.

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Mattias Ekholm was not in the lineup ... and two penalty minutes in 22:55 of ice time. Ekholm had played every game this season up to this point, recording seven goals ...

Takeaways Oilers: Forward Kasperi Kapanen played his 500th career game against his former team and defenseman Mattias Ekholm returned after missing a game due to illness. Kapanen played 106 games ...