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| Oilers' Hemsky activated |
NHL Hockey |
01/18/2009 |
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| Edmonton, AB (Best E Casino) - The Edmonton Oilers activated right winger and leading scorer Ales Hemsky from injured reserve on Sunday. Hemsky missed the last 10 games after suffering a concussion in Edmonton's 5-2 victory over Nashville on December 28. The former first-round pick has 10 goals and 25 assists in 34 games this season. Edmonton also placed left winger Robert Nilsson on IR, retroactive to January 9, with a concussion. |
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| Wild close out homestand versus Ducks |
NHL Hockey |
01/17/2009 |
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| omestand tonight against a club they have had much home success against in the past, as they host the Anaheim Ducks at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild have won both tests of their current residency, downing Phoenix, 6-3, on Tuesday before defeating the Edmonton Oilers, 5-1, on Thursday. Minnesota, 13-7-3 at home this year, has won six of its last eight home matchups against Anaheim, going 6-1 with a tie in that span. In 14 all-time meetings in Minnesota, the Wild are 8-4 versus the Ducks with a pair of ties. Anah |
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| Horcoff helps Oilers edge Avs |
NHL Hockey |
01/17/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Shawn Horcoff's third period tally was the difference, and the Edmonton Oilers narrowly edged the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2, at the Pepsi Center. Steve Staios and Tom Gilbert also scored for the Oilers, who have won three of four. Mathieu Garon made 37 saves, as Edmonton snapped a five-game road losing streak to the Avalanche. Tyler Arnason and T.J. Hensick provided the offense for Colorado, which has lost three straight after a three-game win streak. Andrew Raycroft allowed all th |
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| Drury, Rangers top Chicago in OT |
NHL Hockey |
01/17/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Shawn Horcoff's third period tally was the difference, and the Edmonton Oilers narrowly edged the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2, at the Pepsi Center. Steve Staios and Tom Gilbert also scored for the Oilers, who have won three of four. Mathieu Garon made 37 saves, as Edmonton snapped a five-game road losing streak to the Avalanche. Tyler Arnason and T.J. Hensick provided the offense for Colorado, which has lost three straight after a three-game win streak. Andrew Raycroft allowed all th |
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| Avs kick off homestand vs. Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
01/16/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche will both be aiming to get out of the basement in the Northwest Division tonight, as the two clubs square off at the Pepsi Center. The Oilers and Avalanche each have 45 points on the season, tied for the fewest in the Northwest. Both clubs trail third-place Minnesota by just two points, but are 13 back of front-running Calgary. Edmonton won its first meeting with Colorado this year at home, however the Avalanche have won the last two clashes, inclu |
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| Wild cruise past Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
01/15/2009 |
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| St. Paul, MN (Best E Casino) - Pierre-Marc Bouchard notched a goal and two assists and the Minnesota Wild posted a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers in the first meeting of the season between these Northwest Division rivals from Xcel Energy Center. Niklas Backstrom stopped 20-of-21 shots to earn his 21st win of the season while Krystofer Kolanos, Cal Clutterbuck, Brent Burns and Eric Belanger each got goals in the win. The Wild halted a two-game slide the last time out and improved to 2-0 on their three-game |
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| Oilers, Wild clash in St. Paul |
NHL Hockey |
01/15/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A pair of Northwest Division rivals will face off for the first time this season tonight at the Xcel Energy Center, where the defending division champion Minnesota Wild host an Edmonton Oilers club shooting for its third straight victory. Both teams enter tonight's clash in a three-way tie for third place in the Northwest, 11 points behind front-running Calgary. The Oilers come in as the hotter of the two squads, having won four of their last six contests and starting off a three-game road |
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| Oilers crush Caps |
NHL Hockey |
01/13/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (Best E Casino) - Dwayne Roloson stopped 34-of-36 shots and Erik Cole had a hat trick to help the Edmonton Oilers defeat the Washington Capitals, 5-2, at the Verizon Center. The Oilers (21-18-3), who hit the road for the first time in 2009, beat a Capitals team that just had a nine-game home-ice winning streak snapped on Friday night. The Oilers improved to 4-2 in their last six games. Gilbert Brule and Steve MacIntyre lit the lamp for the Oilers, while Brule had an assist and Kyle Brodziak ad |
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| Capitals hope to end slide in home test against Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
01/13/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Washington Capitals will try to get back on the winning track when they welcome the Edmonton Oilers for tonight's interconference battle at the Verizon Center. The Capitals, who lead the Southeast Division with 57 points, had won seven straight games before losing consecutive tilts over the weekend. The two-game slide dropped Washington's record to 12-3-0 over its last 15 games. After losing a 3-0 decision against visiting Columbus on Friday, the Caps were handed a 5-4 setback the follo |
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| Oilers recall goaltender, center from Springfield |
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01/12/2009 |
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| Springfield, MA (Best E Casino) - The Edmonton Oilers recalled goaltender Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers from the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League, it was announced on Monday. He appeared in five games for the Falcons and was 1-4-0 with a 2.73 goals- against-average and a .906 save percentage. The Oilers also recalled center Ryan Potulny from the Falcons. Potulny currently leads Springfield with 17 goals and 14 assists in 36 games. He was named to the PlanetUSA roster for the upcoming 2009 AHL All- |
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