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| Roloson leads Oilers past Wild |
NHL Hockey |
03/01/2009 |
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| Edmonton, AB (Best E Casino) - Dwayne Roloson was outstanding between the pipes with 43 saves and the Edmonton Oilers held off a furious Minnesota Wild attack in the final period to emerge with the 3-2 win. Tom Gilbert got the game-winner off a great feed from Liam Reddox late in the second period for Edmonton, which has won two of three following a three-game skid. Gilbert also had an assist while Reddox also set up a Zach Stortini goal for his first career multi-point effort. Ales Hemsky also scored. Andre |
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| Oilers' Pisani activated from IR |
NHL Hockey |
02/26/2009 |
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| Edmonton, AB (Best E Casino) - The Edmonton Oilers activated right wing Fernando Pisani from injured reserve on Thursday. Pisani missed the past 42 games after suffering a fractured left ankle against the Red Wings on November 17. In just 16 games entering play Thursday, Pisani has collected two goals and four assists. |
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| Jackets and Oilers complete season series in Edmonton |
NHL Hockey |
02/26/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Columbus Blue Jackets and Edmonton Oilers will wrap their season series in tonight's battle between the two clubs at Rexall Place. Columbus drew first blood in this four-game series, notching a 5-4 home win on November 5. However, the Blue Jackets dropped a 7-2 test at home versus the Oilers two weeks later and were then handed a 4-3 defeat in Edmonton on January 20. The Oilers have had success versus the Blue Jackets since Columbus entered the league, winning four of five and seven of |
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| Blues hope to boost playoff hopes against Stars |
NHL Hockey |
02/26/2009 |
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| points on the season, good for just 13th overall in the Western Conference. However, they are just five points back of four teams that are locked in a tie for the final two playoff spots. The Stars are one of those clubs, as are the Minnesota Wild, Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks. St. Louis has won four of its last six games, including Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes. Shortly after David Perron scored midway in the second period, David Backes was whistled for a four-minute high-sticking double mi |
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| Souray leads Oilers over Lightning in Edmonton |
NHL Hockey |
02/25/2009 |
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| Edmonton, AB (Best E Casino) - Sheldon Souray tallied twice and the Edmonton Oilers recorded their first win over Tampa Bay in seven years with a 5-3 decision at Rexall Place. Erik Cole, Jason Strudwick and Andrew Cogliano also scored for the Oilers, who last defeated the Lightning on March 6, 2002. Dwayne Roloson made 26 saves for Edmonton, which snapped a three-game losing streak. "It was a win," said Oilers head coach Craig MacTavish. "It was more stressful than I think it needed to be." Cory Murphy found |
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| Oilers hoping to end skids against Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
02/24/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - If the Edmonton Oilers are to avoid their longest losing streak since the season's opening month, they will have to best a club they haven't defeated in seven years. Edmonton will try to avoid a fourth straight overall loss and also snap a four-game skid versus the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at Rexall Place. The Oilers have struggled since a three-game winning streak that began with a 7-2 rout of the Montreal Canadiens on February 11. Edmonton has dropped three in a row, losing to a trio o |
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| Flames rally to edge Oilers in shootout |
NHL Hockey |
02/22/2009 |
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| Edmonton, AB (Best E Casino) - Matthew Lombardi tied the game late in the third period and Todd Bertuzzi scored the lone goal in the shootout, capping Calgary's 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place. Jarome Iginla also tallied for the Flames, who have earned at least a point in each of their last seven games (5-0-2). Miikka Kiprusoff made 26 saves to notch his league-leading 35th win of the season. Erik Cole and Ales Hemsky lit the lamp for the Oilers, who followed up a three-game |
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| Flames, Oilers set to renew rivalry |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Another edition of the Battle of Alberta is on tap tonight, as the Northwest Division-leading Calgary Flames visit the Edmonton Oilers for tonight's clash at Rexall Place. The Oilers have won two of the three encounters with Calgary so far this year, but the Flames notched a 6-4 home win the last time the clubs met on New Year's Eve. Edmonton has taken five of eight and six of the last 10 overall matchups in the series, and the Flames have dropped three of its four most recent road tests ag |
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| Brunnstrom lifts Stars over Edmonton |
NHL Hockey |
02/20/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - Fabian Brunnstrom scored the game-winner early in the second period, as the Dallas Stars doubled up the Edmonton Oilers, 4-2, at American Airlines Center. Jere Lehtinen, Krystofer Barch and Raymond Sawada each had a goal for the Stars, who began a six-game residency by winning for the seventh time in their last 10 tries. Mike Ribeiro recorded two assists, while Marty Turco made 21 saves to earn his 28th win of the season. Liam Reddox and Shawn Horcoff provided the offense for the |
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| Oilers D Grebeshkov placed on IR |
NHL Hockey |
02/19/2009 |
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| Edmonton, AB (Best E Casino) - The Edmonton Oilers on Thursday placed defenseman Denis Grebeshkov on injured reserve with a lower body injury. It is the second stint on the IR this season for the 25-year-old Russian as he spent close to a week on IR in November with an upper-body injury. Grebeshkov suffered the current injury in Edmonton's 7-2 win against the Canadiens on February 11 and has missed the Oilers' past three games. On the season, he has four goals and 21 assists in 51 games. |
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