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.

This is the eighth in-season edition of theScore's NHL Power Rankings for the 2024-25 campaign. Check back for updated rankings every other Monday.In this edition, we pick one word to sum up each team's season so far.

The Pacific Division is fun this season. A new leader in the Pacific Division has emerged, as the Edmonton Oilers have a 32-15-3 record with 67 points.

The Edmonton Oilers got a front-row seat to the 2021-22 Stanley Cup-winning Colorado Avalanche. They dropped two of three regular season games and got absolutely bowled over by them in the Western Conference Finals that year,

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.

DRAISAITL HELPS OILERS JUMP BACK INTO TOP SPOT IN PACIFIC ... hosting the Islanders (21-20-7, 49 points) and ends with Jack Eichel and the Golden Knights (31-15-4, 66 points) clashing with the Stars (31-17-1, 63 points) – also on Sportsnet.

The Calgary Flames continue to search for offense, which explains why Jonathan Huberdeau is the NHL's lowest-ranked top scorer of a team.

The Colorado Avalanche traded star forward Mikko Rantanen in a three team blockbuster deal tonight, that apparently had some influence from Oilers star Leon Draisaitl. Rantanen will be traded from ...

Draisaitl’s contributions set new personal records for him. They’ve also helped solidify the Oilers as an NHL powerhouse. Better yet, the good news for the Oilers is that their German star ...

The captain will have Leon Draisaitl on his left wing and Zach Hyman on his right. When McDavid and Draisaitl are united on the top line, we usually see Ryan Nugent-Hopkins take over as the second ...

Leon Edwards will look to rebound on home soil ... The loss to Muhammad snapped his 13-fight unbeaten streak. Meanwhile, Jack Della Maddalena hasn't competed since rallying to knock out Gilbert ...

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