Jake Walman lived up to the hype and more in his Edmonton Oilers debut this weekend, but we still haven't seen his iconic celebration.
Though Walman, Hyman, and McDavid were the Oilers' standouts, they were far from their only key players on Saturday. Connor Brown scored the eventual game winner, his first in nine games, while Stuart Skinner robbed Rantanen of his first goal as a Star with one of the best saves of his career early in the third period.
Here is a collection of Oilers highlights from last night's dramatic win over the Stars. Wyatt Johnston of the Stars put the visiting team up 1-0 just under six minutes into the game. His 24th of the season came on the powerplay.
If the Edmonton Oilers were worried they didn’t address their most pressing need at the trade deadline, Jake Walman wasted no time putting those fears to rest. In his debut since being traded from the San Jose Sharks for a conditional 2026 first-round draft pick and prospect forward Carl Berglund,
Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist for the Edmonton Oilers in a 5-4 win against the visiting Dallas Stars on Saturday night.
Stars: Rantanen wore No. 96 after being traded to the Stars by Carolina at Friday’s trade deadline and then signing an eight-year deal worth $96 million. He picked up an assist on the Stars’ opening goal by Johnston and then scored his 28th on a third-period power play.