Bob previews the Oilers at Pittsburgh (1/9/25)
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What is the opening preview and who is hosting the Oilers Now show?
Hey, it's Bob Stoffer. I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Oilers Now ad-free on Amazon Music, included with Prime.
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And welcome everybody. Bob Stofford joining you from PP and G Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. That song back in 1979, that was the uh unofficial or was it the official uh theme song of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who had ultimately beat the Baltimore Orioles in seven in the World Series. The MVP that year was a 39-year-old by the name of Willie Stargil, who Who is a big power hit and first baseman? Uh the Cobra Dave Parker was also a star on that squad as well. Yes, only on Oilers now would we open up with Sister Sledge. Welcome, everybody. It is 207 back at Edmonton, 407 out in uh the East, and we are looking forward to uh the great matchup, though it has been one side out of late uh between the Edmonton Oilers.
Oilers and the Pittsburgh Penguins. This is Oilers Now. It is brought to you by our title sponsor, World of Spas. Thomas and the staff at World of Space, they'll look after you. Brendan Escott is helping put the show together for us. You'll hear Brendan intermittently during today's show. Our technical producer back at the studio in Edmonton is Eamon Hashem and our engineer, uh, and he has been for the last uh 17 seasons here in Pittsburgh. has been Doran Jack. What is now live from the Play Alberta Broadcast Center, playalberta.ca. When you play in Alberta, it stays in Alberta. Please play responsibly. We have a full preview coming up of tonight's game between the Edmonton Oilers and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
We will hear from Ebenton Oilers head coach Chris Knoblock along with Connor McDavid. And uh Zach Hyman all in the first half hour. Regular Tuesday contributors to the show from NHL hockey on Rogers, Ron McLean, courtesy of our friends at Century Casino Edmonton, and at uh three oh five Edmonton time today for G C L Diesel, Sports Net color analyst Louis Debrasque. Tonight marks the halfway point of the NHL season. Play their forty first game of the year tonight, and Edmonton Oilers General Manager Stan Bowman will join us at 335 Edmonton time as well. Now you can reach us on the River Creek Resort Casino Hotline at 780451-8800. Don't miss Parmalet live at the River Creek March the twenty-second. Get your tickets now at the RiverCree Resort.com.
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How have the Oilers historically performed against the Penguins?
We're on Twitter slash X. The show Twitter account is at OilersNow, and I crap around 40,000 for that. You can reach me at Bob underscore Stoffer. Brendan Escott's a big part of this show. Of course, he's got inside sports as well. You can reach Brendan. Brennan at Brendan with two E's, escot with two T's. And here's where I tell you, um We gotta get Brendan's uh Twitter uh uh thing happened. We gotta start juicing that account if you know what I'm saying. The top story for legacy heating heating and cooling, home and no payments and no interest for year. That's how you build a legacy legacy heating and cooling. Well, it is Connor McDavid against Sidney Crosby, and this has been a lopsided matchup since we've come out of the pandemic, since the year of the Scotiabank
North Division in twenty twenty one. Since then, the two teams, Eventon and Pittsburgh, have met seven times. The Oilers are seven and oh in those games and they haven't been close. Edmonton is outscoring Pittsburgh thirty seven to nine combined over those seven victories. Including a four nothing shutout earlier this year. In fact, Edmonton shut out Pittsburgh last year. Uh four nothing as well in here. In the last seven matchups, so dating back to um uh the pandemic, Connor McDavid in those seven games has six goals, seventeen points, and is plus eighteen. You may have seen that in a tweet that I put out today. What you didn't see in the tweet And I'm not one to do this uh to uh to just because Sidney Crosby to me is you know, he's one of the the six or seven greatest players in NHL history.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the opening preview and who is hosting the Oilers Now show?
0:00–2:58
2
How have the Oilers historically performed against the Penguins?
2:58–5:45
3
Why does the Oilers’ three‑line depth give them an advantage over Pittsburgh?
5:45–8:48
4
What defensive improvements have helped the Oilers climb the league rankings?
8:48–12:25
5
How does Zach Hyman describe the team’s consistency and line chemistry?
12:25–15:36
6
What does the game‑day lineup report reveal about key players for tonight’s matchup?
15:36–18:22
7
What are the expectations for goaltending and special teams in the Oilers vs. Penguins game?
18:22–20:17
8
How does the episode wrap up with final thoughts and upcoming coverage?
20:17–20:23