slapshot™
12-08-05, 10:17 AM
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Edmonton Oilers (15-11-2) at Philadelphia Flyers (16-6-4).
TIME: Thursday, 7 p.m. EST.
STANDINGS (through Dec. 7): Oilers - 32 points, 4th place, 6 PB, Northwest Division. Flyers - 36 points, 2nd place, 4 PB, Atlantic Division.
TEAM LEADERS: Oilers - Ryan Smyth, 13 goals; Shawn Horcoff, 23 assists and 27 points; Ethan Moreau, 47 PIM. Flyers - Simon Gagne, 23 goals; Peter Forsberg, 31 assists and 39 points; Joni Pitkanen, 42 PIM.
SPECIAL TEAMS (through Dec. 7): Oilers - Power play: 17.6 percent (29 for 164), 17th (tied) in NHL. Penalty killing: 81.8 percent (135 for 165), 18th (tied). Flyers - Power play: 19.6 percent (33 for 168 ), 6th (tied). Penalty killing: 77.3 percent (126 for 163), 30th.
GOALTENDERS: Oilers - Jussi Markkanen (10-9-2, 0 SO, 3.09 GAA); Mike Morrison (4-1-0, 0, 1.75). Flyers - Esche (10-4-2, 0, 3.18 ); Niittymaki (6-2-2, 1, 3.02).
2003-04 SEASON SERIES: Oilers, 1-0.
ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Oilers - 9-7-0 on the road; Flyers - 11-3-2 at home.
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Philly is 5-2-3 in their past 10 games and have a very impressive home record. But, they are an injured club.
- Desjardins is out 8-10 weeks (shoulder)
- Seidenburg is a week away (wrist)
* As a side-note Sami Kapenan might drop down to D
- Pitkanen is out 4 weeks (hernia)
- Esche is out one more week (tendon)
- Forsberg is day-to-day (groin)
The Oil hopefully have regrouped from that Boston loss and are ready to take on their Eastern foes. They've had several days to work on correcting some lacklustre play and hopefully we won't see any dumb giveaways tonight.
If the Oil can get the Flyers to take some penalties they could monopolize on the Flyers weak PK.
VS.
http://nhl.speedera.net/img/team/phi_comp.gif
Edmonton Oilers (15-11-2) at Philadelphia Flyers (16-6-4).
TIME: Thursday, 7 p.m. EST.
STANDINGS (through Dec. 7): Oilers - 32 points, 4th place, 6 PB, Northwest Division. Flyers - 36 points, 2nd place, 4 PB, Atlantic Division.
TEAM LEADERS: Oilers - Ryan Smyth, 13 goals; Shawn Horcoff, 23 assists and 27 points; Ethan Moreau, 47 PIM. Flyers - Simon Gagne, 23 goals; Peter Forsberg, 31 assists and 39 points; Joni Pitkanen, 42 PIM.
SPECIAL TEAMS (through Dec. 7): Oilers - Power play: 17.6 percent (29 for 164), 17th (tied) in NHL. Penalty killing: 81.8 percent (135 for 165), 18th (tied). Flyers - Power play: 19.6 percent (33 for 168 ), 6th (tied). Penalty killing: 77.3 percent (126 for 163), 30th.
GOALTENDERS: Oilers - Jussi Markkanen (10-9-2, 0 SO, 3.09 GAA); Mike Morrison (4-1-0, 0, 1.75). Flyers - Esche (10-4-2, 0, 3.18 ); Niittymaki (6-2-2, 1, 3.02).
2003-04 SEASON SERIES: Oilers, 1-0.
ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Oilers - 9-7-0 on the road; Flyers - 11-3-2 at home.
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Philly is 5-2-3 in their past 10 games and have a very impressive home record. But, they are an injured club.
- Desjardins is out 8-10 weeks (shoulder)
- Seidenburg is a week away (wrist)
* As a side-note Sami Kapenan might drop down to D
- Pitkanen is out 4 weeks (hernia)
- Esche is out one more week (tendon)
- Forsberg is day-to-day (groin)
The Oil hopefully have regrouped from that Boston loss and are ready to take on their Eastern foes. They've had several days to work on correcting some lacklustre play and hopefully we won't see any dumb giveaways tonight.
If the Oil can get the Flyers to take some penalties they could monopolize on the Flyers weak PK.