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| Pens return home for battle with Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
11/06/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After a less-than-stellar road trip, the Pittsburgh Penguins return to the Steel City tonight to host the Edmonton Oilers at Mellon Arena. Pittsburgh hit the road for four straight, dropping three in a row (0-2-1) on the trek before Saturday's 6-3 win over St. Louis. The Penguins weren't sure if they were going to have captain Sidney Crosby in the lineup after he suffered an unknown injury in Thursday's 4-1 loss to Phoenix, but Sid the Kid did in fact hit the ice over the weekend and posted |
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| Malhotra's tally leads Blue Jackets past Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
11/06/2008 |
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| Columbus, OH (MySportsbook) - Manny Malhotra scored the game-winning goal with 1:09 to play in the third period and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied past the Edmonton Oilers, 5-4, in a wild affair at Nationwide Arena. Kristian Huselius, Derick Brassard, Fredrik Modin and R.J. Umberger each had a goal for the Blue Jackets, who had dropped two straight and five of their last six contests coming in. "We had a lot of players play really, really well tonight," said Columbus head coach Ken Hitchcock. "We deserve |
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| Oilers try to stay on track versus Blue Jackets |
NHL Hockey |
11/05/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The up-and-down Edmonton Oilers will aim for their third consecutive victory tonight, when they visit the struggling Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. The Oilers opened the season on a four-game winning streak before dropping five straight tests. Edmonton has since won back-to-back games and is 2-1-0 so far on a season-high seven-game road trip. Edmonton's most recent triumph came Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia, as the Oilers held on for a 5-4 decision over the Flyers. Ales Hemsk |
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| Flyers go for fifth straight win in afternoon clash with Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
11/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The suddenly-hot Philadelphia Flyers shoot for a fifth straight win this afternoon, as they welcome the Edmonton Oilers to the Wachovia Center. The Flyers began the season with six straight losses (0-3-3), but have responded with four wins in a row and points in each of their last six games (4-0-2). Interestingly, Philadelphia's winning streak began after Daniel Briere suffered an abdominal injury that will cost him another three weeks of action. Briere has missed the club's last four games |
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| Leafs try to bring scoring touch to Carolina |
NHL Hockey |
11/02/2008 |
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| . Vesa Toskala made 18 saves and faced just four shots in the final period. Toronto is 3-1-1 on the road this season. The Hurricanes have lost three of their last five and were also in action on Saturday, though they fell in defeat, 3-1, against the Edmonton Oilers. Ray Whitney notched the lone goal, with Tim Gleason and Tuomo Ruutu getting the assists. Cam Ward made 29 saves for the Hurricanes, who lead the Southeast Division by a point over both Washington and Tampa Bay. Carolina has been held to two goals o |
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| Weber and Preds continue domination of Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
10/31/2008 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - Nashville defenseman Shea Weber registered a goal and an assist and the Predators continued their dominance over the Edmonton Oilers with a 3-1 victory at the Sommet Center. Rookie right wing Patric Hornqvist netted the second goal of his career and Martin Erat also scored for Nashville, which has won nine straight games against the Oilers. Ryan Suter collected two assists and Pekka Rinne stopped 27-of-28 shots to record his second career win in his third NHL start. Sheldon So |
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| Oilers hope to get on track in test versus Preds |
NHL Hockey |
10/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The struggling Edmonton Oilers will try to get back on the right track tonight as they begin their longest road trip of the season with a test at the Sommet Center in Nashville. Edmonton began the season with four straight victories, but have since gone 0-3-1 during a four-game losing streak. The Oilers are 2-3-0 as the visiting team this season and begins a seven-game road trip this evening. The swing will continue this weekend with dates in Carolina and Philadelphia. The first stop of the |
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| Thomas shuts the door as Bruins blank Canucks |
NHL Hockey |
10/29/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - Tim Thomas stopped all 31 shots he faced for his second consecutive shutout and the Boston Bruins downed the Vancouver Canucks, 1-0, at GM Place. Thomas, who notched the ninth shutout of his career, also blanked the Edmonton Oilers by an identical 1-0 margin on Monday. Michael Ryder scored the only goal of the game for Boston, which now has three consecutive one-goal victories and will return home for a three-game homestand that begins on Friday against the Dallas Stars. Roberto Luongo made 29 saves for the Canucks, who have lost four of their last five games. Vancouver, which has already endured a six-game road trip this season, will go back on the road to southern California for games against the Kings and Ducks on Thursday and Friday, respectively. The Bruins opened a 1-0 lead midway through the first period. Mark Stuart passed from the point to Marc Savard inside the left circle. Savard drifted toward the net and fired a wrist shot that hit traffic in front. Marco Sturm whacked at the loose puck and after several players on both teams tried to gain control, the disc caromed into the slot. Ryder was in the right place at the right time and he lit the lamp with a wrist shot at the 10:16 mark. "I'm getting chances all the time and it's just a matter of keep plugging and keep shooting," said Ryder. "I came into the slot and the puck just hopped to me and I shot it high." Thomas made 11 saves in the first stanza, including a nice stick save on a shot by Ryan Kesler from the high slot. The best scoring chance for the hosts in the second period was during the latter stages of the frame after Boston's Stuart was called for hooking with four minutes remaining. The Canucks passed the puck around the perimeter and set up several one-timers, but two were saved by Thomas and one -- a rocket from the point off the stick of Kevin Bieksa -- missed the left post by inches. In the final session, Thomas simply shut the door and could not be scored upon. He ended with 13 saves in that third period alone, and kept the Canucks off the scoreboard throughout despite several good chances for Vancouver. "When all is said and done, I think we played a good game, but our top offensive players have got to find a way to score goals," said Canucks coach Alain Vigneault. "The positive is that they're getting a lot of chances." Game Notes Thomas, who stopped 27 in the win against Edmonton, has also now blanked the Canucks in both of his career starts against them. He also shut out Vancouver with 39 saves in a 2-0 win on December 21, 2006. That was also the last time these two teams met...Boston improved to 4-1-2 on the road this season...This marked Boston's first win in Vancouver since October 16, 2002...Boston ended 0-for-2 on the power play and the Canucks were 0-for-3 with the extra skater. |
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| Wideman's OT goal sends Bruins over struggling Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
10/28/2008 |
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| Edmonton, AB (MySportsbook) - Dennis Wideman scored on the power play 3:18 into overtime and Tim Thomas stopped 27 shots in his first shutout of the season, as the Boston Bruins edged the Edmonton Oilers, 1-0. Thomas hasn't allowed a goal in a span of 132:17 in notching his eighth career shutout. Marc Savard and Zdeno Chara assisted on the goal for Boston, which has won two straight contests. "It's nice,.there's no doubt about it," said Thomas. "In my own mind I don't think that I've played that bad." Dwayn |
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| Canucks use big third period to beat Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
10/26/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - Mason Raymond and Jannik Hansen each scored twice as the Vancouver Canucks scored three unanswered goals in the third period to come away with a 6-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Kyle Wellwood wound up with the game-winning goal and Roberto Luongo stopped 25-of-28 shots for Vancouver, which was coming off a 2-4 road trip. "As much as the power play score today, the PK (penalty kill) cleaned up too so that's kind of good," said Hansen. "And of course when you get two goals |
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