Pregame analysis and predictions of the Ottawa Senators vs. Edmonton Oilers NHL game to be played on March 3, 2026 on ESPN.

Additionally, the Anaheim Ducks have allowed the fourth-most goals per game (3.48), and Edmonton slides in just below with the eighth-most against per (3.29). Anaheim has also scored a healthy 3.2 per, with the number climbing to 3.5 on home ice.

Despite rostering the league's top scorer in Connor McDavid, who was the first skater to reach 100 points this season (35 goals, 68 assists), the Oilers' defensive struggles have cost them dearly as they cling onto their top-three spot in the Pacific Division.

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Gauthier's goal with 74 seconds left gives Anaheim a comeback victory as NHL action returns on Wednesday following the Olympic break

The Edmonton Oilers are set to resume game action on Wednesday night against the Anaheim Ducks. Edmonton will then play the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. It is very possible that Connor McDavid may not be available for both of those contests because he just got back to Canada from Italy.

The Edmonton Oilers haven’t been lighting the world on fire this season. In the last ten games, they are 4-6-0 and clinging to third place in the NHL’s Pacific Division, three points behind the surging Anaheim Ducks and four points behind division-leading Vegas Golden Knights.

One night after squandering multiple leads to the Anaheim Ducks and ultimately losing 6-5, the Oilers were dominant from start to finish up the freeway in Los Angeles as they cruised past the Kings 8-1 to put an emphatic end to their four-game slide.

NHL hockey is back. For those like me who consumed as much Olympic hockey is possible, I’m bracing myself for a um… change in pace. Nonetheless, the Edmonton Oilers kick off the stretch run of their season late tonight,