The Edmonton Oilers have struggled this season at five-on-five. Entering Saturday’s game versus the Florida Panthers, the team was No. 31 among the league’s 32 teams in goal share in the game state. At 41 percent (41-59 goals),

8. Leon Draisaitl’s career assist number 570 career came on Trend Frederic’s goal Thursday. He passes Jari Kurri 4 th most in franchise history. Mark Messier had 642. Connor McDavid has 744. Wayne Gretzky may be hard to catch at 1,086. More Leon records (plus he added another helper Saturday) in a minute…

With so many different people talking about our Edmonton Oilers, it can be tricky to keep up. Each week, we here at The Oil Rig will compile some of the biggest and best news, updates, rumours, and discussions for you to keep up-to-date on all things Oilers.

The Blue Jackets, on the other hand, have also lost three straight and sit at NHL .500 with a record of 7-7. Much like Edmonton, Columbus really needs to break out of this slide. The Jackets typically play tough in Edmonton; they just can't get the wins. All-time, they are 9-23-0-2 on the road inside Rogers Place. Yeah, not good.

The Edmonton Oilers (8-6-4) and Columbus Blue Jackets (8-7-1) clash in a Thursday skirmish at Nationwide Arena. The opening puck drop will be at 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NHL odds around the Oilers vs. Blue Jackets odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

One of the main discussion topics surrounding the Edmonton Oilers over the past few years is, of course, goaltending. It has been a serious problem at certain points of the season, but has also been acceptable at others.

Jack Roslovic makes Oilers' overtime history for only 2nd time for Edmonton franchise originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Jack Roslovic is having quite the week. On Monday, he called game for the Edmonton Oilers in overtime. He did it again on Wednesday.