Calvin Pickard, saving pucks and playoff runs alike, comes to Oilers’ rescue yet again
A fantastic moment from Pickard in the second period might have been enough to save the Oilers' season.
Do you know your Stanley Cup-winning goalies? Take the ‘Who Didn’t He Play For?’ quiz
Goalies with their names on hockey's biggest prize cemented their legacies with teams you remember, but spent time with teams you might not.
Game 4 hero Leon Draisaitl inspired the Oilers’ momentum swing on and off the ice
“I don’t know what could be said that really conveys what he brings to our team,” said Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch.
The best Stanley Cup Final ever? Trending that way. Plus, Oakmont flexes
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Can the Panthers shake it off after blowing a 3-0 lead in Game 4?
The Panthers got off to a strong start, but the Oilers turned the tables to steal a road overtime win just as Florida had in Game 2.
Oilers’ Game 4 comeback could be the stuff of legend on their path to Stanley Cup
There are games in the history of the Stanley Cup Final that are not easily forgotten. If Edmonton wins, everyone will remember Game 4.
Sausage stepping in for increasingly expensive octopus at takoyaki stands around Japan
Sausageyaki? As much as Japan tries to fight it, the rising cost of just about everything is gradually taking hold. Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi managed to fulfill his promise of…
Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl scores in overtime to even Stanley Cup Final series: Takeaways
The Oilers stormed back from a 3-0 deficit after the first period to send the series back to Edmonton tied at two apiece.
Dragon Quest’s Slime is now a geisha (and delicious)
Dragon Quest Walk’s Kyoto strolls inspire collaboration with local confectioner that’s been in business for more than 300 years. Like a lot of long-running role-playing video game series, Dragon Quest…
Is splendid alfonsino ochazuke from a vending machine too fishy, or splendidly delicious?
First we had to track down the vending machine in question. Our Japanese-language team of SoraNews24 reporters sometimes receive requests from readers to investigate a particular topic. Since we’ve been…