# Oilers surge with Bouchard leading NHL power rankings

> Edmonton Oilers lead NHL power rankings with Evan Bouchard's 14 points driving early success.
- Title: Oilers surge with Bouchard leading NHL power rankings
- Summary: Edmonton Oilers lead NHL power rankings with Evan Bouchard's 14 points driving early success. Edmonton Oilers start 5-0-1 with Evan Bouchard leading the team…
- Keywords: edmonton oilers, evan bouchard, connor mcdavid, leon draisaitl, nhl, power rankings, pacific division, norris trophy, goal differential, plus-11, sports, Oilers
- Source: CBS Sports — https://cbssports.com/nhl/news/nhl-power-rankings-2026-oilers-connor-mcdavid-evan-bouchard
- Published: 2026-10-14T14:49:39+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: edmonton oilers, evan bouchard, connor mcdavid, leon draisaitl, nhl, power rankings, pacific division, norris trophy, goal differential, plus-11, sports
## Oilers start strong
Edmonton Oilers begin 2026-27 season with 5-0-1 record and plus-11 goal differential.
## Bouchard leads scoring
Evan Bouchard tallies six goals and eight assists for 14 points, leading defensemen in nhl.
## McDavid and Draisaitl lead offense
Connor McDavid leads nhl with 17 points while Leon Draisaitl posts 11 points.
## Bouchard's five-on-five impact
With bouchard on ice, oilers outscore opponents 15-2 at five-on-five.
## Oilers' strong start
Oilers maintain success despite injuries to zach hyman and ryan nugent-hopkins.
## Power rankings update
Oilers rank first in nhl power rankings with 5-0-1 record and plus-11 goal differential.
## Hurricanes improve
Hurricanes score 20 goals in four games after seth jarvis injury.
## Avalanche's goal differential
Avalanche's mackenzie blackwood allows 2.33 goals above average.
## Lightning's strong start
Brandon hagel posts eight points in six games with dominant underlying numbers.
## Mammoth's assist leader
Logan cooley tallies six assists without a goal.
## Wild's karpizov surge
Kirill kaprizov scores eight goals with wild crushing opponents.
## Rangers' resilience
Rangers continue strong performance despite igor shesterkin injury.
## Panthers' breakthrough
Brady tkachuk scores hat trick plus assist against blue jackets.
## Senators' expected goals issue
Ottawa's 42.7% expected goal share at five-on-five is worst in nhl.
## Key takeaway

Edmonton Oilers start 5-0-1 with Evan Bouchard leading the team to a plus-11 goal differential.