The Oilers are off to a great start: Now the schedule gets tougher

Andrew Cawood of OilersNation writes that the Edmonton Oilers are enjoying their best start since the mid-1980s with a 5-0-1 record under Mike Babcock. Led by Connor McDavid, Edmonton has delivered strong defensive performances despite missing key injured players, and the team expects the imminent return of forward Zach Hyman alongside Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.

Cawood warns that the Oilers now enter a significantly more demanding stretch of their schedule against formidable opponents. Edmonton faces back-to-back contests against the division-leading Utah Mammoth, followed by difficult road tests against the Minnesota Wild, the high-scoring Carolina Hurricanes, and an intense Saturday night matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs.