The way it works in Sweden, most players join their hometown club. They are free to stay there throughout their minor hockey ...

"At the end of the day, he's the best in the world. We know that, but we're going to have to focus on our team and what we're doing," Ekholm said of the task of defending McDavid ...

When they’re together in Edmonton, they’re allies. But over the next week and a half, Oilers teammates Connor McDavid and ...

Young Mattias Eklholm was glued to his TV in Borlange, Sweden, in February 2006, as his heroes met Finland in the gold-medal ...

Corey Perry scores twice & Leon Draisaitl reaches 40 goals with a pair, but the Oilers fall 5-4 to the Avalanche on Friday in a thriller at Rogers Place before the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off ...

Ekholm notched a power-play assist and three blocked shots in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Avalanche. Ekholm has two helpers over three contests since he returned from missing a game due to an illness.

Ekholm (illness) is set to play Thursday versus Detroit. Ekholm missed Wednesday's practice but won't be held out any games due to the illness. He's on a three-game scoring streak in which he's ...

Mattias Ekholm had a goal and an assist, and Mattias Janmark also scored for the Oilers. who have won 11 of 14 and oved back into first place in the Pacific Division — one point ahead of idle Vegas.