Whether hitting someone with a bonkers backhand pass like the one that sent Zach Hyman in for his first ... the back half of the season. I hated Corey Perry for most of his career.

Corey Perry has accumulated 16 points through eight ... with the puck drop scheduled for 4 p.m. ET. Zach Hyman opened the scoring for the Oilers, putting them ahead at 5:52 of the first period.

This in from Tony Brar of Oilers TV at the Edmonton Oilers practice today, news that Edmonton’s newest folk hero, winger Corey Perry, has been promoted to the top line to play with Connor McDavid and ...

Did anybody think that only four Edmonton Oiler players—Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid, Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins—would have more goals than Corey Perry 50 games into this season?

Getting to play alongside McDavid and Draisaitl was an impressive promotion for the 39-year-old, who worked his way up the lineup by earning the trust of coach Kris Knoblauch. Perry has been very good ...

EDMONTON — Corey Perry sat in his dressing room stall ... was on everyone’s lips post-game on a night when Zach Hyman scored twice, Leon Draisaitl had three points, and too many Canucks ...