The past six months have been a whirlwind for Edmonton Oilers forward Vasily Podkolzin, who is now a fan-favourite in the Alberta capital.

Oilers fans may have been panicking about the team's slow start to the season, but it doesn't appear the players were all that bothered.

NHL players always give fantastic and honest interviews in their native language, and now Oilers forward Vasily Podkolzin has given fans a gem with a new wide ranging interview.

Edmonton Oilers forward Vasily Podkolzin that his captain Connor McDavid will eventually surpass the 2000-point mark in his NHL career. The Russian winger did a one-on-one interview with RG Media’s Daria Tuboltseva on Friday,

The Edmonton Oilers entered the Windy City for Saturday ... Chicago's lead 22 seconds into the second period thanks to Vasily Podkolzin's fifth goal of the season, only to have the Blackhawks ...

The Connor McDavid-less Oilers exacted the best revenge possible from the Canucks Thursday night… In the wake of controversial circumstances at the end of a loss to Vancouver a few nights earlier, Edmonton pumped the ‘Nucks 6-2 in a game that left little to be debated as to who was the better and more engaged club.

Before establishing himself on the left wing next to league-leading scorer Leon Draisaitl after being traded to the Oilers on Aug. 18, Vasily Podkolzin was a first-round draft pick of the Canucks, where he spent his first three NHL seasons.

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.

Hyman put Edmonton ahead 1-0 at 5:52 of the first period, taking a long lead pass from Draisaitl up the left boards at the blue line, cutting across at the dot while keeping Hronek on his back and scoring glove side on Demko.

Vasily Podkolzin scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 for their seventh win in eight games.

Leon Draisaitl & Zach Hyman recorded three points apiece on Thursday night as the Oilers earned retribution against the Canucks with a 6-2 victory over their Pacific Division rivals at Rogers Place

Nugent-Hopkins scored just his second five-on-five point of the season away from Connor McDavid. It’s been an unusu