Podkolzin recorded an assist, two hits, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks.

Being moved down to the fourth line and used much less is a clear sign from Coach Knoblauch that Podkolzin isn't bringing enough right now. Podkolzin has shown good work ethic next to Draisaitl as ...

What it led to was a season-low in five-on-five ice-time for Podkolzin, who has now gone five games without a point, taking just seven shots on goal on 10 attempts in that time. The previous 13 ...

As game plans go, the No. 1 item last July 1 was to find Leon Draisaitl two wingers on the second line, if Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was going to be the left-winger with Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman ...

With the Edmonton Oilers mired in a two-game losing skid, head coach Kris Knoblauch made some changes to the team’s forward lines at practice on Monday.

The Edmonton Oilers are an old team. In fact, with an average age of 30.1, they're the oldest team in the NHL. One downside to having such a veteran-heavy team is that things can get predictable ...

Draisaitl’s most common linemates at five-on-five this season (McDavid, Vasily Podkolzin, Viktor Arvidsson, Zach Hyman) are all above average in both top speed and number of power bursts.

As it happened, the Vancouver Canucks had enough depth to deal 2019 first-round selection Vasily Podkolzin for a fourth-round pick. That’s a low price for a player who currently ranks No. 6 in ...

Dickinson's leg got pinned underneath him after he collided with Oilers forward Vasily Podkolzin early in the second period of Chicago's 4-3 overtime loss. Dickinson had a boot on his lower left ...