The Prince Albert Raiders jumped up one spot and into third on this week's rankings. Prince Albert sits at the top of the Eastern Conference and is 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. With just 81 goals surrendered in 30 games, the Raiders have turned into a brick wall, especially at home, where they are 9-1-2-0.

Early returns for the newest goaltender in the provincial capital of Alberta are strong, but what has made it work? The Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins made headlines last week, swapping goaltenders Stuart Skinner and Tristan Jarry,

“Any player who reaches 1,000 points is pretty remarkable,” Knoblauch said. “Anybody who has (hit the milestone) has been a pretty significant player. Leon, being able to just put up the regular production that he has, being able to score goals, put up the assists and even be a really good defensive player, I think it’s really impressive.

Hilary Knight scored twice in the third period and the U.S. women’s hockey team beat Canada 4-1 on Saturday night to sweep the four-game Rivalry Series.

Connor McDavid has flown under the radar for most of the 2025-26 season, but that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore. The Oilers captain has 56 points through 34 games, which is the second-most for a single player behind Nathan MacKinnon (58).

Edmonton not only eschewed the zone entry attempts over the stretch pass, but many of the individual zone entry attempts involved players trying to do too much (dekes over passes), and the play dying on a single player’s stick.

By parting ways with Stuart Skinner, the Edmonton Oilers have replaced an inconsistent playoff goaltender with a stopper who has limited post-season experience.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Sam Poulin to Edmonton for goaltender Stuart Skinner, defenseman Brett Kulak and a 2029 second-round pick.

The Penguins made a significant trade with Edmonton on Friday, Dec. 12. Pittsburgh acquired goaltender Stuart Skinner, defenseman Brett Kulak and the Oilers’ 2029 second-round draft pick in exchange for goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Sam Poulin (full details here).