BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres head into a matchup against the Edmonton Oilers after losing six in a row. Buffalo is 15-14-3 at home and 24-32-6 overall. The Sabres have gone 9-14-4 in games they have more penalties than their opponent.

This is it. This is the team the Oilers are going to war with. With the drama of the deadline now passed, will we see the “real” Edmonton Oilers who went all the way to Game 7 last spring? That and more in this edition

The Edmonton Oilers have been in a rut that extends before 4 Nations Faceoff, and after another disappointing effort today and a loss to Washington, Corey Perry called on the team to whip back into shape.

If you ever have spare time when an Oilers game isn’t on, watch a Habs game on TSN. I don’t think there’s a blunter colour commentator than Craig Button.  Both Evan Bouchard and Stuart Skinner needed that Overtime win more than anybody else in Edmonton.

The Oilers will wrap up their three-game homestand at Rogers Place on Saturday night when Jake Walman & Mikko Rantanen make their respective debuts for the Oilers & Stars

Perry found the scoresheet with a goal and added four shots on net in Saturday's 3-1 road win against Carolina.

Adam Henrique and Corey Perry scored to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1. Connor McDavid added an empty-netter and Calvin Pickard stopped 35 shots for the Oilers, who snapped a five-game losing streak and got their first win since Feb.

Max Jones recorded an assist in his first game for the Edmonton Oilers in a 3-2 win over Montreal on Thursday. Corey Perry scored the first goal at 9:34 of the first period.

Namely, the newest Oilers forward was thrown in the mix, doing more than float and flounder. Max Jones did well for himself, notching an assist, two shots, one takeaway, and three hits. All of that happened in 10:26 of ice time.

Connor McDavid is back. The Edmonton Oilers ace made a couple of his best rushes of the year — which is saying something when we’re talking Connor McDavid — leading Edmonton to a 5-4 win over the Dallas Stars.

Evan Bouchard scored off Connor McDavid's nifty centering pass after McDavid circled the Montreal zone late in overtime to the give the Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 victory over the Canadiens on Thursday night.

Perry scored a goal and added four shots on net in Saturday's 3-1 road win against Carolina.