It might be cliche, but the adage, “Your best players need to be your best players to win,” is accurate. It helps having depth players contribute, but if you want to win the Stanley Cup or go deep in the playoffs, your best players need to produce.
When it comes to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, he has proven to be more hero than unsung through two rounds in this year’s 2024 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs for the Edmonton Oilers.
The Edmonton Oilers survived a late onslaught from the Vancouver Canucks, earning an appearance in the Western Conference Finals for the second time in the last three years.
Ryan Nugent Hopkins collected one goal and one assist as the visiting Edmonton Oilers rode a three-goal second period to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday to win Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal series.
The Edmonton Oilers are going to the Western Conference Final for the second time in three years.
The third-longest-tenured Oiler in franchise history is having quite the playoffs. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has spent 13 seasons with the Edmonton Oilers and has recorded impressive numbers in the 2024 playoffs heading into Monday’s critical Game 7.
Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers have forced Game 7 against the Vancouver Canucks.
The most consistent effort of the series was not to be wasted as the Edmonton Oilers snagged a well-deserved, last-second Game 4 win to even things up at two games apiece.
The Edmonton Oilers went from disappointment to ecstasy in 62 seconds on Tuesday night.
There's no NHL team facing more pressure to finally get the job done than the Oilers. After losing to the eventual champion Golden Knights last year, Edmonton entered this season with the hockey world wondering how they would respond.
Through the first two days of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the home team has won every game. According to Sportsnet Stats, this is postseason history that the home team has gone unbeaten in the first six Game 1s played in the opening round of the NHL Playoffs.
Perhaps head coach Kris Knoblauch didn’t see a blowout coming. Maybe he thought his starting goaltender wouldn’t be rattled after a solid season. Whatever the case, the Edmonton Oilers bench boss admitted after Thursday’s final regular season game that he made a mistake starting Skinner and letting him get lit up for four goals in just minutes.
With an assist on Monday night, forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is sitting at 699 career points – one point away from 700. It’s a feat that is incredible when you think about it, but it’s also a milestone that has gotten largely overlooked with all of the hype and hubbub around the talk of Connor McDavid‘s 100-assist season.
Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is the “jack of all trades” player that every Stanley Cup contending team needs. He plays on the power play, the penalty kill, on the wing, at center and if Rogers Place ever required a Zamboni driver in a pinch, he’d likely be the first to volunteer.
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will slot back into the lineup as the team takes on the Minnesota Wild on Friday. He was out due to illness and the roster will be slightly reshuffled to make room for his return.
It looks like the Edmonton Oilers are going to have to make a go of their matchup with the Boston Bruins without one of their key power-play contributors and top special teams forwards.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is set to miss his first game of the season on Wednesday night against the Boston Bruins.
In the Edmonton Oilers’ latest outing, a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday (Jan. 2), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice and added an assist.
An interesting rumor has gotten a lot of attention over the past week. I wouldn’t so much suggest it’s gained a lot of steam since most of the responses to the rumor have been quick to shoot down the idea that the Edmonton Oilers would be open to trading Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to the Boston Bruins, still, everyone seems to be talking about it.
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