GDT Edm @ Minnesota (11/23)

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GAME: Edmonton Oilers (12-10-1) at Minnesota Wild (9-9-2).

TIME: Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST.

Marian Gaborik could be back on the ice for the Wild as they try to win the first of eight meetings this season with the Northwest Division rival Edmonton Oilers. The left winger has been practicing with the team since last week, and could be ready to return to game action Wednesday.

Minnesota had lost three in a row and eight of 11.

Edmonton has won three of its last four games.

STANDINGS (through Nov. 21): Oilers - 25 points, 3rd place (tied), 3 PB, Northwest Division. Wild - 20 points, 5th place, 8 PB, Northwest Division.

TEAM LEADERS: Oilers - Ryan Smyth, 11 goals; Horcoff, 19 assists and 23 points; Ethan Moreau, 43 PIM. Wild - Brian Rolston, 9 goals; Pierre-Marc Bouchard, 11 assists and 16 points; Derek Boogaard, 39 PIM.

SPECIAL TEAMS (through Nov. 21): Oilers - Power play: 17.8 percent (26 for 146), 18th in NHL. Penalty killing: 81.5 percent (115 for 141), 17th. Wild - Power play: 19.0 percent (20 for 105), 12th. Penalty killing: 89.0 percent (106 for 119), 1st.

GOALTENDERS: Oilers - Morrison (2-0-0, 0 SO, 1.14 GAA); Markkanen (9-9-1, 3.00). Wild - Dwayne Roloson (3-6-1, 1, 2.46); Manny Fernandez (6-3-1, 1.95).

ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Oilers - 7-7-0 on the road; Wild - 6-3-0 at home.

[PDO]

Another PPV game.. sigh.

Oilers need to win this to make sure they keep some distance between themselves and the Wild.

[Canadian26]

What happened to the oilers score board they use to have on their site? I liked that thing cause it updated, every 30secs or so.

[Madferret]

What happened to the oilers score board they use to have on their site? I liked that thing cause it updated, every 30secs or so.

Grish check this (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/scoreboard) live scoreboard out, I use it every night and it auto-refreshes around every 30 seconds also. Mel's find..

[Canadian26]

Thanks Dev, I was getting tired of refreshing the page every couple secs.

[Madferret]

Or you could just move out to Ontario and watch it on C.I..
Moreau scores with a buck left, 4-3 Oilers..

[Madferret]

Hey this locker cam stuff is pretty cool.
4-3 final Oilists..

[Canadian26]

Thats pretty sweet... I wish I still had CI.

[PDO]

Thats pretty sweet... I wish I still had CI.

Wouldn't matter in Edmontno, I had to order it tonight anyway.

Thoughts on the game..


Morrison played another solid game.
McGeough hates the Oilers. Always has. Never going to understand why, but we always double up on the oppositon in penalties.
I really wish Laraque would START a fight. It's fun seeing him absolutely destroy someone, but he only does it when they initiate. Pity.
Peca.. what the hell was that? First he coughs the puck up, then watches the puck as his man scores on a one-timer. Unacceptable. Glad that MacT agreed.
Clutch goal from Moreau, even if it was lucky.
Stoll and Torres were both great tonight.
Huge win, espeacilly against a division rival.
Kevin Karius and Gene Princepe.. does it get any worse for play-by-play? And was it just me, or did they keep switching who was colour and who was play-by-play? Ugh!
Torres in the room after the game = too funny.

[J.R.]

Or you could just move out to Ontario and watch it on C.I..DUH!

I only caught the third period. Morrison held his own again (I don't like him helmet design though). Hemsky scoring again gets a thumbs up. :thumb: Another exciting finish for the Oilers - good stuff Moreau for scoring the late goal. Getting the win at Minnesota is great. Vancouver has struggled there, so ha-ha. :boogie:

Kevin Karius and Gene Princepe.. does it get any worse for play-by-play? And was it just me, or did they keep switching who was colour and who was play-by-play? Ugh!Yeah. :laughing: They've done that every pay-per-view game thusfar. Neither are true play-by-play guys so it's funny to have them sharing the duties.

[Canadian26]

Im not a fan of morrisons mask either, but hes had a good game. I was glad to see him start 2 games in a row. Hes playing well its good to get is confidence up, and hes let the team know that they can count on him in net. I watched the highlights, pecas give away was horrible, its uncharacteristic of him to do so though. Torres and Stoll make a great combo, and what a goal by hemsky tonight.

I love the way moreau plays, his goals are always when edmonton really needs them.

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Good game by the Oil once they figured out they have to stay out of the box to win.

Laraque showed the newcomer Boogaard who's his daddy. One left is all it took.