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| Oilers place Visnovsky on IR |
NHL Hockey |
02/05/2009 |
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| Edmonton, AB (MySportsbook) - The Edmonton Oilers placed defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky on injured reserve Thursday. Visnovsky suffered a right shoulder injury during Tuesday's 3-1 loss to Chicago, and is not with the Oilers as they begin a three-game road trip in St. Louis. The 32-year-old backliner is fourth on the Oilers in scoring with eight goals and 31 points in 50 games. |
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| Struggling Oilers battle Blues in St. Louis |
NHL Hockey |
02/05/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Edmonton Oilers hope to turn around their recent fortunes against a team they've had plenty of success against as of late, the St. Louis Blues. The two teams will face off tonight at the Scottrade Center. Edmonton has won five consecutive meetings with the Blues, including two previous encounters this season, and has left St. Louis with victories in each of its three visits. In their last trip to the Scottrade Center, the Oilers skated away with a 4-2 triumph on November 29. The Oilers |
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| Blackhawks visit Flames for marquee matchup |
NHL Hockey |
02/05/2009 |
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| tonight, when they visit the Calgary Flames and Pengrowth Saddledome. The Blackhawks are 3-1-0 so far on the trek. They won two of three in California to begin the swing and kicked off a three-game tour through Western Canada with a 3-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. Cristobal Huet made 20 saves for the Blackhawks, while Dave Bolland and Martin Havlat had a goal and an assist each. Cam Barker also scored for Chicago, which improved to 14-9-3 on the road this season and will play in Vancouver on Satur |
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| Huet's stellar play helps Blackhawks take down Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
02/04/2009 |
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| Edmonton, AB (MySportsbook) - Cristobal Huet was solid with 20 saves and Dave Bolland was one of three Chicago goal scorers, as the Blackhawks downed the Edmonton Oilers, 3-1, at Rexall Place. Cam Barker and Martin Havlat also scored for Chicago, which has won three of its last four games overall. Havlat and Bolland also both added an assist in the win. "We liked the way we played," said Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville. "We had the puck a lot." Ethan Moreau tallied the lone goal for the Oilers, who f |
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| Blackhawks, Oilers tangle in Edmonton |
NHL Hockey |
02/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Edmonton Oilers will wrap up a six-game homestand this evening against a Chicago Blackhawks squad that comes in off an uplifting road win. After splitting the first two tests of a grueling season-long eight-game road trip, the Blackhawks handed the powerful San Jose Sharks a rare loss in their own building with Saturday's 4-2 triumph. Jonathan Toews scored twice to lead the Chicago offense, while Nikolai Khabibulin made 32 saves to headline a solid defensive effort. The win was not only |
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| Rinne solid between the pipes as Preds edge Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
02/01/2009 |
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| Edmonton, AB (MySportsbook) - Pekka Rinne was sensational between the pipes, stopping 32-of-33 shots, as the Nashville Predators hung on to beat the Edmonton Oilers, 2-1, at Rexall Place. Martin Erat and J.P. Dumont tallied for the Predators, who bounced back from a 3-1 setback to Calgary on Friday night. "Obviously, they have a pretty good power play, but you can't really be scared of anything like that," Rinne said about killing off a late power play. "Guys did a great job of killing that penalty and made |
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| Oilers welcome Predators to town |
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02/01/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Edmonton Oilers will aim for their fifth win in six games when they welcome the Nashville Predators for this afternoon's matchup at Rexall Place. The Oilers closed January with wins in four of five and six of their final eight games of the month. Edmonton's surge has helped it move into a second-place tie in the Northwest Division with Minnesota. The Oilers and Wild have 53 points and trail Calgary by 11 points for first in the division. The Oilers' lone loss in their last five games ca |
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| Wild, Oilers clash in Edmonton |
NHL Hockey |
01/30/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - While the Minnesota Wild turned in a solid offensive performance last time out, the Edmonton Oilers are coming off one of the worst losses in club history. The two Northwest Division clubs meet tonight north of the border for a battle at Rexall Place. The Oilers won three straight games heading into the All-Star break, but that run came to crashing halt on Tuesday thanks to a visit from the Buffalo Sabres, who handed Edmonton a 10-2 setback. Having already given up nine goals in a game this |
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| Edmonton recalls Potulny, sends Sabourin down to Springfield |
MLH |
01/29/2009 |
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| Springfield, MA (MySportsbook) - The Edmonton Oilers recalled forward Ryan Potulny from the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League, it was announced on Thursday. Potulny currently leads the Falcons with 19 goals and 14 assists in 38 games this season. Springfield also announced that goaltender Dany Sabourin has been assigned to the Falcons by the Oilers. Sabourin started the season with the Pittsburgh Penguins before being acquired by the Oilers in a trade along with forward Ryan Stone and a four |
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| Flames continue homestand versus Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
01/28/2009 |
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| ght goals and two assists over a six-game point streak. While Cammalleri is on a hot streak, the Sabres entire team caught fire last night in their first game since the break. Ten different skaters notched at least two points, as Buffalo pounded the Edmonton Oilers, 10-2. Drew Stafford led the way with his second-career hat trick. His first, coincidentally, came the last time the Sabres notched 10 goals in a game. That came on January 18 of last year, a 10-1 win over Atlanta. Tim Connolly had two goals and a h |
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