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| Edmonton wraps road swing in Florida |
NHL Hockey |
01/24/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Edmonton Oilers will try to end their longest road trip of the year on a positive note, as they visit the Florida Panthers for tonight's matchup at the BankAtlantic Center. The Oilers are 1-2-1 so far on their five-game swing and just 10-12-4 as the visiting team this year. Edmonton has also dropped seven of its last nine games as the visitor. Edmonton was dealt a loss its last time out, as the Lightning notched Tuesday's close home win over the Oilers. Martin St. Louis had a goal and t |
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| Bolts hold off Oilers for third straight win |
NHL Hockey |
01/22/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - Martin St. Louis had a goal and two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning exploded for three goals in the first 10 minutes of the second period en route to a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers at the St. Pete Times Forum Vincent Lecavalier tallied a goal and an assist and Craig MacDonald scored his first goal of the year as Tampa Bay won for the third straight game. Brad Richards also scored for the Lightning, and Johan Holmqvist made 25 saves on 28 shots, falling 30 minutes short of h |
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| Lightning aim to strike Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
01/22/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try for their first three-game winning streak of 2008, as they welcome the Edmonton Oilers for tonight's battle at St. Pete Times Forum. The Lightning are coming off back-to-back wins in Pittsburgh and Ottawa and now can post three consecutive victories for the first time since December 1-6. Tampa Bay notched its most recent victory Saturday in Ottawa, as Johan Holmqvist made 25 saves to record his second consecutive shutout and lead the Lightning to a 2-0 win. |
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| Nilsson, Oilers double up Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
01/20/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Robert Nilsson posted a goal and an assist, as the Edmonton Oilers doubled up the Atlanta Thrashers, 4-2, at Philips Arena. Dustin Penner, Sam Gagner and Tom Gilbert also scored for the Oilers, who snapped a three-game winless streak. Shawn Horcoff, Ales Hemsky and Steve Staios each collected two assists, while Dwayne Roloson stopped 29-of-31 shots to earn his eighth win of the season and first since December 13th. "Its a huge win for us," said Roloson. "We're battling to get ba |
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| Thrashers host Oilers at Philips Arena |
NHL Hockey |
01/20/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A pair of teams hoping to rebound from recent lopsided losses will battle this afternoon, as the Atlanta Thrashers welcome the Edmonton Oilers to Philips Arena. Atlanta ran into a Buffalo squad on Friday that had lost a franchise-record 10 straight games, but the Sabres responded with a huge offensive outburst in a 10-1 victory over the Thrashers. Colin Stuart scored for Atlanta, which has lost four of its last six but is just one point behind Carolina for first place in the Southeast Divis |
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| Edmonton makes rare visit to Carolina |
NHL Hockey |
01/18/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Carolina Hurricanes will try to halt a four-game losing streak this evening, when they welcome the Edmonton Oilers for a rare visit to the RBC Center. The Hurricanes' skid has helped the Atlanta Thrashers take over first place in the Southeast Division from Carolina. The Thrashers are in first with 49 points and are one ahead of the Hurricanes, who led the division for most of this season. Carolina played on Thursday night in Ottawa and the Senators blasted the Hurricanes by a 5-1 count |
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| Bradley lifts Caps over Oilers in 12th round of shootout |
NHL Hockey |
01/18/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (Best E Casino) - Matt Bradley scored the only goal in the 12th round of the shootout, as the Washington Capitals edged the Edmonton Oilers, 5-4, at the Verizon Center. After 11 scoreless rounds, Bradley roofed a backhander behind Dwayne Roloson and Olaf Kolzig absorbed a Sheldon Souray slap shot in the stomach to secure the win for Washington. Alex Ovechkin posted a goal and an assist in regulation for the Capitals, who have won four of their last five games. Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green and |
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| Oilers activate D Greene from IR |
NHL Hockey |
01/17/2008 |
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| Edmonton, AB (Best E Casino) - The Edmonton Oilers have activated defenseman Matt Greene from the injured reserve list and assigned him to the Springfield Falcons of the AHL on a conditioning assignment. The Oilers have also placed left winger Geoff Sanderson on injured reserve with a back injury. Greene has missed Edmonton's last 34 games after suffering a fractured left fibula and ligament damage in his left ankle in Edmonton's October 30 game at Detroit. Sanderson has been out of the Oilers lineup since J |
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| Caps hope to bottle up Oilers at the Verizon Center |
NHL Hockey |
01/17/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Washington Capitals will aim for their sixth victory in eight games tonight, when the Edmonton Oilers visit DC for a battle at the Verizon Center. Washington is 13-7-4 since Bruce Boudreau took over for Glen Hanlon as head coach. Hanlon went just 6-14-1 in the first 21 games of the season. The Capitals have also won three of their last four tilts and are coming off another victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Ottawa Senators. Washington swept the season series against the Sens on |
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| Kings down Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
01/16/2008 |
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| Edmonton, AB (Best E Casino) - Patrick O'Sullivan had a goal and an assist and Jason LaBarbera turned away 32 shots, as the Los Angeles Kings downed the Edmonton Oilers, 3-1, at Rexall Place. Lubomir Visnovsky and Dustin Brown also lit the lamp for the Kings, who have won three straight. "We did three things very well -- we got great goaltending from Jason LaBarbera, we managed to maintain possession of the puck in their end for extended periods of time, and when we lost it, we did a good job on the back che |
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