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Oilers 1 at Islanders 3
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Final 1 2 3
Oilers 1 0 0
1
Islanders  1 2 0
3
Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, New York
Three Stars
1st Star 2nd Star 3rd Star
Islanders
Brendan
Witt

G A PTS SOG
2 0 2 3
Islanders
Dwayne
Roloson

SV SV% GA
22 .957 1
Islanders
Doug
Weight

G A PTS SOG
0 2 2 1

Witt scores twice as Islanders beat Oilers
Brendan Witt was already having the game of his life when chants of his name echoed around Nassau Coliseum. The hard-hitting defenseman had two goals in the bank when fans clamored for more in the final minute of the New York Islanders' 3-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. The net at the other end was empty, and Witt had a chance at a most-improbable hat trick. He had to settle for two goals, which was twice as many as he scored in his previous 861 NHL games.
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Scoring Summary
1st Period Scoring Summary Score
11:02 Goal scored by Ethan Moreau (2)
Assisted by Zack Stortini (1) and Andrew Cogliano (4)
Edm 1-0
14:51 Goal scored by John Tavares (5)
Assisted by Matt Moulson (5) and Doug Weight (5)
Tied 1-1
2nd Period Scoring Summary Score
2:32 Goal scored by Brendan Witt (1)
Assisted by Frans Nielsen (2)
NYI 2-1
12:35 Goal scored by Brendan Witt (2)
Assisted by Doug Weight (6) and Jeff Tambellini (2)
NYI 3-1
3rd Period Scoring Summary Score
No Scoring This Period

Season Series
Date Home Score Goalies
Mon 11/2 NYI NYI 1 - 3 W: Roloson
L: Khabibulin
Game Stats
FORWARDS
Name G A S +/- PIM
E. Moreau 1 0 2 1 0
A. Cogliano 0 1 0 0 0
Z. Stortini 0 1 0 1 0
G. Brule 0 0 1 -1 0
S. Gagner 0 0 2 -2 2
A. Hemsky 0 0 4 0 0
S. Horcoff 0 0 0 0 0
J. Jacques 0 0 0 -1 17
R. Nilsson 0 0 0 -2 0
P. O'Sullivan 0 0 4 -1 0
D. Penner 0 0 6 0 2
F. Pisani 0 0 0 -1 0
FORWARDS
Name G A S +/- PIM
J. Tavares 1 0 6 0 0
D. Weight 0 2 1 2 0
M. Moulson 0 1 0 0 0
F. Nielsen 0 1 3 1 0
J. Tambellini 0 1 8 1 0
J. Bailey 0 0 0 1 0
S. Bergenheim 0 0 1 1 0
T. Jackman 0 0 2 0 0
K. Okposo 0 0 3 -1 2
R. Park 0 0 0 0 0
J. Sim 0 0 3 1 0
N. Thompson 0 0 1 0 0
DEFENSEMEN
Name G A S +/- PIM
T. Chorney 0 0 0 -3 2
T. Gilbert 0 0 1 0 0
D. Grebeshkov 0 0 0 -3 2
L. Smid 0 0 0 1 0
J. Strudwick 0 0 1 0 0
L. Visnovsky 0 0 2 1 0
DEFENSEMEN
Name G A S +/- PIM
B. Witt 2 0 3 2 0
B. Gervais 0 0 4 1 0
J. Hillen 0 0 0 1 0
R. Martinek 0 0 0 -1 0
M. Streit 0 0 2 2 0
A. Sutton 0 0 0 -1 5
GOALTENDER
Name S SV GA SV%
N. Khabibulin(L, 6-6) 37 34 3 .919
GOALTENDER
Name S SV GA SV%
D. Roloson(W, 4-1) 23 22 1 .957
Complete Box Score

PLAYER NEWS
Oilers
Jean-Francois Jacques (EDM)

News: Jacques (back) is hoping to return on Saturday, according to the Edmonton Journal. [+]
Jeff Deslauriers (EDM)

News: Deslauriers will start for Edmonton on Saturday, according to the Edmonton Journal. [+]
Nikolai Khabibulin (EDM - Goaltender)

News: Khabibulin missed the game on Saturday with a back injury, according to the Edmonton Journal. [+]
Islanders
Josh Bailey (NYI - C)

News: Josh Bailey scored New York's lone goal in a 4-1 loss to the Blues on Saturday. [+]
Dwayne Roloson (NYI - G)

News: Dwayne Roloson was ineffective on Saturday, stopping just 22-of-26 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Blues. [+]
Trent Hunter (NYI - Right Wing)

News: Hunter picked up an assist Saturday. The point extended his point streak to six games. [+]

Injury Report
Oilers
Player Injury Status
N Khabibulin Sore back day-to-day
M Comrie Mononucleosis day-to-day
F Pisani Ulcerative colitis IR
D Grebeshkov Knee IR
T Chorney Ankle day-to-day
R Nilsson Head day-to-day
R Stone Knee IR
M Pouliot Sports hernia surgery IR
Islanders
Player Injury Status
R Martinek Torn right ACL IR
D Weight Upper-body injury IR
M Flood Lower-body injury IR
J Reich Broken wrist IR
R DiPietro Knee surgery IR
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