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NHL Notebook: Oilers suffer slight drop in power rankings; Hall placed on IR

The Edmonton Oilers have kept rolling four weeks into the season. Daily Faceoff released their latest power rankings article, with the Oilers coming in at the sixth spot thanks to their 6-1-1 record. A regulation loss to the Utah Mammoth…

By Cynthia Ryley Delaney · Oilers Nation

Published: Monday, 19 October 2026 at 11:00 PM

Key Things to Know

The Edmonton Oilers dropped three spots to sixth in the latest Daily Faceoff NHL power rankings.
Carolina Hurricanes forward Taylor Hall was placed on injured reserve due to an upper-body injury.
Connor McDavid posted 23 points in his first eight games, pacing Edmonton to a 6-1-1 start.

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The Edmonton Oilers dropped three spots to sixth in Daily Faceoff's latest NHL power rankings following a regulation loss to the Utah Mammoth. Despite the setback, Edmonton holds a 6-1-1 record after a 2-1-0 week highlighted by Connor McDavid's five-point performance in a 6-2 win on Saturday.

Elsewhere around the league, the Carolina Hurricanes placed former Oilers forward Taylor Hall on injured reserve due to an upper-body injury. Meanwhile, the Florida Panthers achieved a historic milestone by recording natural hat tricks in three consecutive games from Brady Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe.

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