NHL Trade Deadline is Friday, March 7. Although the cut-off is still weeks away, the Edmonton Oilers are considering how to improve their roster.

Connor McDavid and Corey Perry scored in the second period and the Oilers rallied to beat the Kraken 4-2 on Monday in Edmonton.

Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are scheduled and offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups.

Former Philadelphia Flyers forward Sam Gagner has signed a professional tryout (PTO) with the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL). Gagner, 35, just served as Canada's captain at the Spengler Cup. Now, he is getting another shot at the AHL level after landing this PTO with Belleville.

The biggest possible signing among Oilers prospects is Russian power winger Maxim Berezkin. I ranked him No. 3 on the winter edition of Edmonton’s top-20 prospect list based on size, skill and performance. He has scored 11-21-32 in 46 KHL games this season, and his free-agent window opens this spring.

Edmonton played without Connor McDavid ... Flyers 2, Red Wings 1 (OT) Rasmus Ristolainen scored with 26 seconds left in overtime as Philadelphia nipped visiting Detroit. Joel Farabee had a goal and an assist for Philadelphia, which improved to 5-0-1 ...

The Edmonton Oilers' goalies are running into another stretch of inconsistency, causing some Oilers fans to revisit the need for another goalie this year.

The Edmonton Oilers are continuing their pursuit ... Anaheim's Brian Dumoulin and Philadelphia's Rasmus Ristolainen.

EDMONTON — The Elks have released veteran offensive lineman Brett Boyko, the club announced Thursday.

The Mikko Rantanen trade undoubtedly ranks among the biggest in the salary cap era, but maybe recency bias plays a role in that perception. Let’s take a trip down memory lane and revisit some other blockbuster contenders.

Lightning defenseman Emil Lilleberg gets hit with a punishment for his hit during a game over the weekend against the Red Wings.

Connor McDavid scored in his return from a three-game suspension as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 4-2 Monday night. Mattias Janmark, Corey Perry and Mattias Ekholm also tallied for the Oilers,