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

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PLAYER NEWS

Oilers Jean-Francois Jacques (EDM) News: Jacques (back) is hoping to return on Saturday, according to the Edmonton Journal. [+] Impact: Jacques is still currently on the IR but is hoping the doctors will clear him for action. (RotoWire - Sat. Nov 21, 2009) Jeff Deslauriers (EDM) News: Deslauriers will start for Edmonton on Saturday, according to the Edmonton Journal. [+] Impact: Nikolai Khabibulin was a late scratch with a back injury making it necessary that Deslauriers start between the pipes on Saturday. (RotoWire - Sat. Nov 21, 2009) Nikolai Khabibulin (EDM - Goaltender) News: Khabibulin missed the game on Saturday with a back injury, according to the Edmonton Journal. [+] Impact: Khabibulin won't even be the backup as the Oilers have signed Edmonton Oil Kings goalie Torrie Jung to back up Jeff Deslauriers. (RotoWire - Sat. Nov 21, 2009)

Islanders Josh Bailey (NYI - C) News: Josh Bailey scored New York's lone goal in a 4-1 loss to the Blues on Saturday. [+] Impact: The 20-year-old winger now has eight points in 22 games this season. (Fanball - Sat. Nov 21, 2009) 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. [+] Impact: He will continue to rotate with Martin Biron until Rick DiPietro makes his season debut. (Fanball - Sat. Nov 21, 2009) Trent Hunter (NYI - Right Wing) News: Hunter picked up an assist Saturday. The point extended his point streak to six games. [+] Impact: Hunter has eight points in eight games this season. He's not typically this prolific but that Isles squad is performing well right now. He may help if you're stinging with injuries. (RotoWire - Sat. Nov 21, 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