Connor Hellebuyck has never seen a puck he didn't think he could stop. He's as confident as they come, a trait that has served him well in becoming one of the best goaltenders on the planet.
... im." Staring down Hellebuyck at the other end of the ice will be 39-year-old Mike Smith, who turned back the clock this season with a terrific 21-6-2 record, 2.31 G ...
If there’s one player who can single-handedly give the Winnipeg Jets a chance to upset the Edmonton Oilers in a first-round Stanley Cup playoff series, it’s…
... d Tyson Barrie and even a goalie who has outshone Hellebuyck this season, in Mike Smith, and yet Hellebuyck is thinking Stanley Cup. “Being with this group of guys, ...
Koekkoek, who was quietly very good for Chicago alongside Olli Maatta in the Blackhawks-Oilers play-in series last August, is back in the picture
... tin Schwartz) talked about it a lot but we’re going to go with our two guys (Mike Smith as starter). We’re comfortable where we’re at,” said Tippett. What they want ...
If there’s one player who can single-handedly give the Winnipeg Jets a chance to upset the Edmonton Oilers in a first-round Stanley Cup playoff series, it’s…
... d Tyson Barrie and even a goalie who has outshone Hellebuyck this season, in Mike Smith, and yet Hellebuyck is thinking Stanley Cup. “Being with this group of guys, ...
Connor Hellebuyck's confidence has always been a key part of his success between the pipes, and that hasn't dwindled one bit ahead of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
... k to the regular season. A big part of that is the play of Oilers goaltender Mike Smith, who went 4-0-0 against Winnipeg in five starts this season. So much of the ...
Beyond the obvious quartet, which players will be pillars for the Canadian NHL teams this spring, should they hope to make a deep run?
... 2-13-2 in that time, have the league’s fifth-best points percentage at .702. Mike Smith: Anyone who’s watched the Oilers knows how much heart and soul the 39-year-o ...
We look back at the Oilers’ season to see how they stack up in the battle for the top of the group.
... ss the highlights of their year, as well as Connor McDavid’s incredible run, Mike Smith’s play, and Leon Draisaitl’s standing among the league’s best. The question ...
Few would argue that Edmonton's top forwards are the most talented players, but a series win could come down to defence and goaltending.
... games played in the early rounds is Edmonton’s best path forward. Goaltender Mike Smith is their only true starter in net, and at 39 years of age, he might break do ...
Hall of Fame hockey writer Helene Elliott analyzes the Stanley Cup playoffs and predicts defending champion Tampa Bay will lose in the first round.
... n nine games. Goalie Connor Hellebuyck must be sensational and Oilers goalie Mike Smith would have to totally collapse for the Jets to have even a small chance. Pre ...
The Oilers are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
... s starts, Smith won’t need nor want the rest. Nope, the Oilers have decided. Mike Smith is their man. They’ll sink or swim with him. And given the sparkling regular ...
The Oilers’ playoff position and opponent were locked in, the Canucks basement spot in the North all but the same, as they have three ho-hum league games left…
... said Tippett. If that sounds like faint praise, so be it. Barring an injury, Mike Smith will be starting every playoff game against Winnipeg, probably even Games 3 ...
With 13 minutes remaining in today’s matinee between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, and with getting through their final game of the season healthy meaning more for the Oilers in the bi…
... r goals on the first four shots he faced in a 6-3 loss to the Canucks. While Mike Smith will be the starter in the post-season, the Oilers will need Koskinen at som ...
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... onal team and the Jets have a far better goaltender. I wouldn’t put faith in Mike Smith to drive me to the grocery store let alone a championship. Jets in 6 More Fr ...
The Oilers’ playoff position and opponent were locked in, the Canucks basement spot in the North all but the same, as they have three ho-hum league games left…
... said Tippett. If that sounds like faint praise, so be it. Barring an injury, Mike Smith will be starting every playoff game against Winnipeg, probably even Games 3 ...
