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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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Mon 11/2	NYI	NYI 1 - 3	W: Roloson L: Khabibulin

Game Stats

Oilers (7-7-1) Season Stats | Roster 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		Islanders (5-4-5) Season Stats | Roster 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 Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers (EDM - G) News: Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers stopped all 36 shots fired in his direction in Monday's 4-0 win over the Coyotes at Rexall Place.  [+] Impact: He picked up his first shutout of the season, and bounced back great from his previous outing, when he gave up five goals against Chicago. He could push for more starts, namely as Nikolai Khabibulin has not been performing up to expectations. (Fanball - Tue. Nov 24, 2009) Shawn Horcoff (EDM - C) News: Shawn Horcoff looked good in Monday's 4-0 win over the Coyotes at Rexall Place, as he scored a goal and an assist.  [+] Impact: Horcoff scored in five straight games, with three goals and three assists over the span. He looks to be past his shoulder injury, evidenced by tonight's solid performance. (Fanball - Tue. Nov 24, 2009) Sheldon Souray (EDM - Defense) News: Souray scored a goal and notched an assist during Monday's 4-0 win over the visiting Coyotes. [+] Impact: Souray started off a team record by scoring a goal that was followed by another from a teammate only seven seconds later. Souray may get into the record books for that, but his play needs to be stepped up if he wants that be memorable too. (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009)

Islanders Dwayne Roloson (NYI - G) News: Dwayne Roloson rejected 58-of-61 shots in tonight's 4-3 OT win at Toronto.  [+] Impact: The 40-year-old vet earned a win in two of his last three starts, and improved his record to 7-2-5 for the season. He is doing a good job while the Islanders wait for Rick DiPietro to return. (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Bruno Gervais (NYI - D) News: Bruno Gervais chipped in a pair of assists in Monday's 4-3 OT win at Toronto.  [+] Impact: Gervais is yet to score a goal, but contributed six assists over 20 games. He scored multiple points for the first time this season, but the 25-year-old blueliner does not yet garner fantasy attention. (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Blake Comeau (NYI) News: Comeau was once again in the press box Monday and watched his team steal a 4-3 overtime win in Toronto. [+] Impact: There is talent here, but without ice time he should not be rostered in most fantasy formats. (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009)

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