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.

After the PWHL’s “takeover tour” generated such tremendous support in Vancouver on Wednesday, the surging Ottawa Charge can’t help but peek ahead to their first such date, at Edmonton’s Rogers Place on Feb. 16, against the Toronto Sceptres.

The Pittsburgh Penguins showed what they are capable of during their 5-3 victory against Edmonton Thursday. They did it again against Ottawa less than 48 hours later.

The Senators embarrassed them, 5-0, at PPG Paints Arena Saturday, denying the Penguins an opportunity to at least temporarily claim one of the wild-card playoff berths in the Eastern Conference.

As they get set to tangle with the Oilers in Edmonton in the trip opener, the Caps have rolled up a strong 18-4-4 record in their last 26 games, a record exceeded only by Edmonton’s 19-5-1 mark in its last 25 games.

On CTV’s Question Period this Sunday, one of Canada’s lead negotiators, Foreign Affairs minister Melanie Joly, was asked specifically about the possibility of Canada responding to Trump with an energy export embargo on the U.S.A. “What I can tell you is everything is on the table,” Joly said.

Overage Ottawa 67's forward is on his way to Peterborough after the team traded him in exchange for a couple of draft picks.

UFA defenseman John Klingberg is joining the Edmonton Oilers in a comeback from hip surgery after a handful of teams were reportedly interested in him.

The Edmonton Oilers may be getting help on the backend through an unexpected source with an ex-Leafs defender on the open market.

The Edmonton Oilers could be adding a new defenceman to their roster sooner rather than later in UFA John Klingberg.

Punter Jake Julien has been released by the Edmonton Elks so that he can pursue opportunities in the NFL, the football club announced Wednesday. “The Elks organization thanks Jake for his two seasons in Green and Gold and wishes him the best in his NFL opportunities,” the CFL club said in a news release.

As per TSN insider Darren Dreger, the Edmonton Oilers are singing defenseman John Klingberg. Details of the contract have not yet been released. Klingberg had recently expressed interest in returning to the National Hockey League with teams like Edmonton,