Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers got off to a bad start in the 2025-26 NHL season. The opening night Battle of Alberta looked destined for a blowout in Edmonton’s favor, but the Calgary Flames fought back and the Oilers had no answers.

The sold-out crowd at Rogers Place headed for the exit doors crestfallen after the Oilers squandered a 3-0 lead in the 2025-26 NHL season opener. As if blowing a multi-goal lead wasn’t bad enough, doing so to the archrivals in Calgary only made it worse.

The Oilers must bounce back after their head-scratching outing in opening night of the NHL campaign. McDavid and the rest of the team know the spotlight is upon them. Contract drama aside, there is nothing standing on the way for Edmonton not to have success. It all comes down to the action on the ic

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