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| Canucks, Oilers meet in Northwest Division clash in Vancouver |
NHL Hockey |
10/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of Northwest Division rivals will try to get back on the winning track tonight, as the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Edmonton Oilers to General Motors Place. The Oilers began the season with a 4-0 record, but have since lost back-to- back games in regulation. Vancouver is on a three-game losing streak and has dropped four of its last five outings (1-4-0). Chicago dealt the Oilers their first loss of the year, posting a 3-0 decision in the Windy City on Wednesday. The following night, |
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| Edmonton sends defenseman back to Springfield |
MLH |
10/24/2008 |
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| Springfield, MA (MySportsbook) - Defenseman Theo Peckham has been re- assigned to the American Hockey League's Springfield Falcons after a brief call-up to the club's NHL affiliate, Edmonton Oilers GM Steve Tambellini announced on Friday. The 6-foot-2, 223-pound defenseman was recalled from the Oilers on Thursday but didn't dress in Edmonton's 4-1 loss at Colorado. |
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| Avs use late surge to slip past Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
10/24/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Ian Laperriere had a goal and an assist, as the Colorado Avalanche downed the Edmonton Oilers, 4-1, at Pepsi Center. Paul Stastny, Joe Sakic and Cody McLeod also scored for the Avalanche, who have reeled off four straight wins after beginning the season with three consecutive one-goal losses. Ben Guite and Darcy Tucker each collected two assists, while Peter Budaj made 25 saves. "I felt good tonight," said Budaj. "We all played well, especially in the third. Our hard work paid of |
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| Falcons' Peckham recalled by Oilers |
MLH |
10/23/2008 |
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| Springfield, MA (MySportsbook) - The American Hockey League's Springfield Falcons announced on Thursday that defenseman Theo Peckham has been recalled by their National Hockey League affiliate, the Edmonton Oilers. Peckham is in his second professional season and has played in five games for the Falcons this year collecting two goals and one assist and 18 penalty minutes. The 6-foot-2, 223-pound native of Richmond Hill, Ontario saw time in both Springfield and Edmonton last season and is expected to join th |
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| Avs try to hand Edmonton second straight loss |
NHL Hockey |
10/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Edmonton Oilers will try to rebound from their first loss of the season, as they visit the Colorado Avalanche tonight at the Pepsi Center. Edmonton opened up the season with four straight wins, its best start since beginning the 1985-86 season with five consecutive victories. However, the season-opening burst came to an end Wednesday night after a 3-0 setback to the Chicago Blackhawks. The Oilers failed to get any of their 23 shots by Chicago netminder Nikolai Khabibulin and Edmonton ma |
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| Oilers edge Flames |
NHL Hockey |
10/19/2008 |
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| Edmonton, AB (MySportsbook) - Andrew Cogliano scored the game-winning goal, as the Edmonton Oilers used a fierce second-period rally to defeat the Calgary Flames, 3-2, and sweep the home-and-home series. The Oilers won another close battle Friday night, defeating the Flames 4-3 in Calgary. Ethan Moreau and Fernando Pisani also scored for Edmonton, which has won all four of its games this season. The Oilers scored all their goals in the second period after being down 2-0 following the opening stanza. Mathieu |
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| Yzerman named executive director for Team Canada |
Olympics |
10/18/2008 |
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| ut the group that we have in place, a group that has great experience at both the professional and international level. I know that we have the right mix in place to assemble a team that will make all Canadians proud in 2010." Yzerman will work with Edmonton Oilers president of hockey operations Kevin Lowe, St. Louis Blues assistant general manager Doug Armstrong and Red Wings general manager Ken Holland. Wayne Gretzky, the head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, will serve as advisor to Yzerman. Gretzky was Canada |
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| Oilers hope to remain perfect in home test vs. Flames |
NHL Hockey |
10/18/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Edmonton Oilers will try to stay unbeaten on the season when they aim for a home-and-home sweep of the Calgary Flames tonight at Rexall Place. The Oilers improved to 3-0-0 on the young campaign after posting a 4-3 decision at the Saddledome in Calgary on Friday. Erik Cole scored the first of three second-period, power-play tallies for Edmonton, and the Oilers held on to beat the Flames, 4-3. Lubomir Visnovsky added a goal and an assist, while Robert Nilsson and Andrew Cogliano also lit |
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| Oilers visit Flames to open home-and-home set |
NHL Hockey |
10/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Northwest Division rivals square off this evening, when the Edmonton Oilers pay a visit to the Calgary Flames in the opener of a home- and-home series at the Saddledome. The series will then shift to Edmonton's Rexall Place Saturday night. Edmonton has won its first two games of the season and will wrap up a brief two-game road trip tonight against Calgary in the Battle of Alberta. In Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Anaheim Mighty Ducks at the Honda Center, Shawn Horcoff, Sheldon Souray and Lu |
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| Edmonton keeps Anaheim winless |
NHL Hockey |
10/16/2008 |
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| Anaheim, CA (MySportsbook) - Mathieu Garon made 33 saves, as the Edmonton Oilers edged the Anaheim Ducks, 3-2, from Honda Center. Shawn Horcoff, Sheldon Souray, and Lubomir Visnovsky tallied in the win for the Oilers, who have won their first two games of the season. Kent Huskins and Rob Niedermayer scored for the Ducks, who have dropped their first four games of the season for the first time since they started with five straight losses to start the 2003-04 campaign. Jonas Hiller halted 25-of-28 shots in de |
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