NHL trade deadline is over a month away, with plenty of time for big moves, yet we’ve already seen a splash that can’t be topped. The Colorado Avalanche traded superstar winger Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes for Martin Necas in a move that will have massive ramifications this season and for years to come.

Leon Draisaitl & Zach Hyman record three points apiece on Thursday as the Oilers earn retribution against their Pacific Division rivals with a 6-2 victory over the Canucks at Rogers Place

The Edmonton Oilers have Connor McDavid back after a three-game suspension and, with that, came some pretty major line changes.

In a marquee rematch against the Oilers, the Canucks didn't start to find their legs until they were down by five goals.

The captain will have Leon Draisaitl on his left wing and Zach Hyman on his right ... as Adam Henrique is lining up between Vasily Podkolzin and Viktor Arvidsson while Nugent-Hopkins is skating ...

Leon Draisaitl continued his MVP-type season with a three-point game. Zach Hyman buried two and could have had four. Calvin Pickard was strong early. And Corey Perry was in full-worm form with a highly effective, agitating display.

(AP) — Vasily Podkolzin scored the tiebreaking goal ... Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and assist, and Zach Hyman started Edmonton’s comeback from a 2-0 deficit with a goal.

Not exactly a masterpiece at Rogers Place on Monday night, but the Edmonton Oilers ’ mastery of the Seattle Kraken continued with an eighth consecutive victory for the blue and orange. As was the case in Seattle at the beginning of the month, the Oilers walked away with a 4-2 win, an emtpy-net goal sealing the deal in each instance.

He also endured a few rocky seasons with the Sabres that ended in him being bought out. In his first year with the Edmonton Oilers, he’s gone from a high-profile free-agent signee to someone struggling to get into the lineup.

Hyman put Edmonton ahead 1-0 at 5:52 of the first period, taking a long lead pass from Draisaitl up the left boards at the blue line, cutting across at the dot while keeping Hronek on his back and scoring glove side on Demko.

Hahahahahahahahahaha. The Vancouver Canucks are not great. Losing 6-2 on the road against the Edmonton Oilers, the frustrating part wasn’t just the fact that they lost the game, but the manner in which they did so.

Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Thursday. “Happy with all the players ...