David Tomasek (86) of the Edmonton Oilers, skates into the corner followed by Kevin Bahl (7) of the Calgary Flames at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. Photos by Shaughn Butts-Postmedia Photo by Shaughn Butts / 10109393A

It’s a long season and we’ve had only a vanishingly small sample size of games to judge the 2025-26 Edmonton Oilers , but with that proviso, it’s fair to note a number of positive signals for the team and many veteran players. Article content

Connor McDavid . He’s yet to score but he’s had six Grade A shots on net in the first two games, 3.0 per game. In his last great goal-scoring year, 2022-23, when McDavid potted 64 goals in 82 games, he averaged 3.1 Grade A shots per game. Article content Article content

In the past two seasons, whe

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