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| Penner is mighty as Oilers beat Blues in OT |
NHL Hockey |
01/03/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (Best E Casino) - Dustin Penner's power-play goal with 18 seconds left in overtime lifted the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues at the Scottrade Center. With 1:30 to play in the extra session, Matt Walker was whistled for hooking. Hannu Toivonen stopped Jarret Stoll's blast from the point, but Penner, standing outside the crease, kicked the rebound to his stick and slid the puck into the net. Tom Gilbert also scored and Mathieu Garon stopped 31-of-33 shots for Edmonton, whic |
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| Edmonton heads to St. Louis aiming to halt skid |
NHL Hockey |
01/02/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Edmonton Oilers will try to halt their longest losing streak of the season when they visit the St. Louis Blues for this evening's test at the Scottrade Center. The Oilers have dropped six straight games and are in danger of losing seven in a row for the first time since they set a franchise-record with a 12-game skid from February 25-March 21 of last season. Edmonton's latest setback came Monday night in Columbus as Rick Nash registered his second career hat trick to help the Blue Jacke |
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| Pens, Sabres battle outside in Winter Classic |
NHL Hockey |
01/01/2008 |
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| e United States. It's also the first time the league is staging an outdoor contest since Montreal played in Edmonton on November 22, 2003. The Penguins have two players on their current roster (Ty Conklin and Georges Laraque) who were members of the Edmonton Oilers when they hosted the Canadiens at Commonwealth Stadium over four years ago. Meanwhile, Ryan Miller of the Sabres and Pittsburgh's Adam Hall were teammates for Michigan State when the school battled Michigan in an outdoor game at Spartan Stadium. Tha |
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| Nash a smash as Jackets double up Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
12/31/2007 |
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| Columbus, OH (Best E Casino) - Rick Nash registered his second career hat trick to help the Columbus Jackets double up the struggling Edmonton Oilers, 4-2, at Nationwide Arena. Jiri Novotny had a goal and an assist and Nikolai Zherdev collected two helpers for the Blue Jackets, who have won two straight and three of four overall. Pascal Leclaire made 26 saves in the win. "I told the players today the third period was the best we've played at home (so far this season)," said Columbus coach Ken Hitchcock. "I t |
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| Pens G Conklin gets starting nod, making him 2-for-2 in NHL outdoor games |
NHL Hockey |
12/31/2007 |
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Ty Conklin is 2-for-2 when it comes to outdoor NHL games. The Pittsburgh Penguins goalie got the starting nod for Tuesday's Winter Classic against the Buffalo Sabres, just as he did four years ago while with the Edmonton Oilers in the Heritage Classic. Conklin allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Oilers' 4-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL's only other outdoor game, back in 2003. ``For everybody, it'll be a pretty big deal,'' said Conklin, who signed with Pittsburg |
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| Oilers carry losing streak into Columbus |
NHL Hockey |
12/31/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Edmonton Oilers will try to end their longest losing streak of the year when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at Nationwide Arena. The Oilers have dropped five in a row and are coming off a close setback Saturday night in Minnesota. Petteri Nummelin's first goal of the season came 1:50 into overtime and lifted the Wild to a 5-4 victory over the Oilers. Minnesota overcame a three-goal deficit to earn the win at Xcel Energy Center. On the game-winner, Nummelin took a cross-ice |
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| Sharks aim to feast on Wild, stretch road winning streak |
NHL Hockey |
12/31/2007 |
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| on had two assists for San Jose, while Marcel Goc, Craig Rivet, and Torrey Mitchell also scored. Evgeni Nabokov made 19 saves for the Sharks. Meanwhile, the Wild have won two straight contests and are coming off Saturday's exciting home win over the Edmonton Oilers. Petteri Nummelin's first goal of the season came 1:50 into overtime and lifted the Wild to a 5-4 victory over the Oilers. Minnesota overcame a three-goal deficit to earn the win at Xcel Energy Center. On the game-winner, Nummelin took a cross-ice p |
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| Wild overcome three-goal deficit, top Oilers on Nummelin's OT goal |
NHL Hockey |
12/29/2007 |
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| St. Paul, MN (Best E Casino) - Petteri Nummelin's first goal of the season, coming 1:50 into overtime, helped the Minnesota Wild overcome a three-goal deficit and defeat the Edmonton Oilers, 5-4, at Xcel Energy Center. On the game-winner, Nummelin took a cross-ice pass from Pierre-Marc Bouchard and from the right circle blasted a shot past Dwayne Roloson. "It's only one game. One game doesn't make a season," said Nummelin. "Of course I'm happy I'm back in the lineup and get some offense going." Bouchard had |
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| Welcome back: Moreau set to return as Oilers tangle with Wild |
NHL Hockey |
12/29/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Edmonton Oilers should get a nice little boost tonight, when captain Ethan Moreau returns to the lineup to help his club battle the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center. Moreau has missed the team's last 113 games, as a shoulder injury sidelined him for all but seven games last year. He then suffered an ankle/foot injury prior to this season and has yet to skate in a contest. However, he said on Thursday he planned to play in tonight's game. It will also mark Moreau's first time on |
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| Seabrook's pair of goals send Hawks past Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
12/24/2007 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Brent Seabrook scored two goals, including the game-winner, to help lead the Chicago Blackhawks past the Edmonton Oilers, 3-2, at the United Center. Patrick Sharp also lit the lamp and Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 25 of 27 shots for the Blackhawks, winners of three in a row. "Edmonton gave us a great challenge, especially after we played last night," said Chicago coach Denis Savard. "We just gutted it out. When it was 2-1, Khabibulin made some great saves to keep it 2-1." Tom Gilb |
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