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Oilers 5 at Avalanche 3
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TV: RSNW, Alti
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Final 1 2 3
Oilers  3 0 2
5
Avalanche 1 1 1
3
Pepsi Center - Denver, Colorado
Three Stars
1st Star 2nd Star 3rd Star
Oilers
Ryan
Potulny

G A PTS SOG
1 1 2 5
Oilers
Dustin
Penner

G A PTS SOG
1 1 2 4
Avalanche
Paul
Stastny

G A PTS SOG
0 2 2 2

Oilers turn on power play to beat Avs
The Edmonton Oilers went back to basics after losing five straight on the road and three in a row overall. "Keep things simple," Oilers right winger Dustin Penner said. Ryan Potulny and Penner scored two of Edmonton's four power-play goals and also had assists, and the Oilers handed the Colorado Avalanche their first home loss of the season, 5-3 on Sunday night. "The two things we did were simple," Potulny agreed. "We simplified our game and got puck at the net.
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Scoring Summary
1st Period Scoring Summary Score
4:47 Power-Play Goal scored by Mike Comrie (5)
Assisted by Sam Gagner (7) and Dustin Penner (11)
Edm 1-0
8:00 Goal scored by Marek Svatos (4)
Assisted by Kyle Quincey (9) and Paul Stastny (13)
Tied 1-1
14:48 Power-Play Goal scored by Tom Gilbert (1)
Assisted by Robert Nilsson (3) and Ryan Potulny (1)
Edm 2-1
19:02 Power-Play Goal scored by Dustin Penner (10)
Assisted by Patrick O'Sullivan (8) and Lubomir Visnovsky (6)
Edm 3-1
2nd Period Scoring Summary Score
4:56 Goal scored by T.J. Hensick (1)
Assisted by Brett Clark (6) and Wojtek Wolski (7)
Edm 3-2
3rd Period Scoring Summary Score
4:44 Power-Play Goal scored by Ryan Potulny (1)
Assisted by Denis Grebeshkov (6) and Tom Gilbert (3)
Edm 4-2
7:27 Goal scored by David Jones (6)
Assisted by Cody McLeod (3) and Paul Stastny (14)
Edm 4-3
16:40 Goal scored by Andrew Cogliano (3)
Assisted by Liam Reddox (1) and Steve Staios (1)
Edm 5-3

Season Series
Date Home Score Goalies
Tue 10/27 Edm Col 3 - 0 W: Anderson
L: Khabibulin
Sun 11/8 Col Edm 5 - 3 W: Khabibulin
L: Anderson
Wed 11/18 Edm Edm 4 - 6 W: Deslauriers
L: Budaj
Date Home Time (ET)
Mon 1/18 Col 9:00 pm
Sat 2/6 Col 10:00 pm
Wed 4/7 Edm 9:30 pm
Game Stats
FORWARDS
Name G A S +/- PIM
D. Penner 1 1 4 0 0
R. Potulny 1 1 5 0 0
A. Cogliano 1 0 1 0 0
M. Comrie 1 0 3 -2 2
S. Gagner 0 1 3 0 0
R. Nilsson 0 1 2 -2 0
P. O'Sullivan 0 1 3 -1 2
L. Reddox 0 1 2 1 0
G. Brule 0 0 1 -2 0
E. Moreau 0 0 2 -1 0
F. Pisani 0 0 2 1 0
Z. Stortini 0 0 1 0 2
FORWARDS
Name G A S +/- PIM
T. Hensick 1 0 5 0 0
D. Jones 1 0 2 1 0
M. Svatos 1 0 4 0 2
P. Stastny 0 2 2 3 0
C. McLeod 0 1 3 1 4
W. Wolski 0 1 4 1 0
M. Duchene 0 0 0 -1 0
P. Dupuis 0 0 0 0 2
M. Hendricks 0 0 0 0 0
D. Koci 0 0 0 0 0
R. O'Reilly 0 0 3 0 0
C. Stewart 0 0 5 1 2
DEFENSEMEN
Name G A S +/- PIM
T. Gilbert 1 1 1 -1 0
D. Grebeshkov 0 1 0 0 2
S. Staios 0 1 1 1 0
L. Visnovsky 0 1 1 -2 0
T. Chorney 0 0 0 -3 0
J. Strudwick 0 0 0 1 2
DEFENSEMEN
Name G A S +/- PIM
B. Clark 0 1 0 0 0
K. Quincey 0 1 4 1 0
K. Cumiskey 0 0 2 0 0
A. Foote 0 0 2 1 10
S. Hannan 0 0 1 1 0
R. Wilson 0 0 0 1 2
GOALTENDER
Name S SV GA SV%
N. Khabibulin(W, 7-7) 37 34 3 .919
GOALTENDER
Name S SV GA SV%
C. Anderson(L, 11-4) 32 27 5 .844
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. [+]
Avalanche
Craig Anderson (COL - Goaltender)

News: Anderson matched a season-high by allowing five goals in Friday night's 5-2 loss at Vancouver. [+]
John-Michael Liles (COL - Defense)

News: Liles returned after missing five games with a shoulder injury and had a season-high two assists in Friday night's 5-2 loss at Vancouver. [+]
Adam Foote (COL - Defense)

News: Foote (jaw) remains day-to-day but his jaw is not broken, according to the Denver Post. [+]

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
Avalanche
Player Injury Status
A Foote Jaw day-to-day
M Hendricks Groin IR
R Salei Back IR
B Yip Undisclosed injury IR
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