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Bruins shorthanded heading into East Final Fri May 13 13:37:42 2011 EST
eir underdog label by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals, Tampa Bay is favored by many to march all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals. And with 41-year-old Dwayne Roloson looking like the same guy who led an unlikely Edmonton Oilers squad to the Finals in 2006, they have the goaltending to do it. The Bruins may have taken the regular season series from the Lightning 3-1, but Roloson didn't play in any of those games. After General Manager Steve Yzerman picked up the vet
NHL Playoffs: Lightning strikes Tue May  3 15:58:50 2011 EST
shooting them, 37-23, but couldn't beat 41-year-old netminder Dwayne Roloson in OT, ultimately losing as a result of a terrible line change. Everyone is waiting for this potent Capitals team to wake up, but it may not happen. Roloson led the Edmonton Oilers to a Stanley Cup appearance in 2006, and could deliver the same result for this young Lightning team. If Washington wants any chance at turning this series around, it has to get its power play going. After going 0-6 with the extra man in Gam
Edmonton to pick first again Tue Apr 12 21:03:52 2011 EST
New York, NY (Sports Network) - The Edmonton Oilers will pick first overall in the upcoming NHL draft while the New Jersey Devils won Tuesday's lottery to move up four spots from eighth to fourth. The Devils finished the season with 81 points, which placed them 23rd overall in the NHL standings. However, despite winning the lottery with just a 3.6 percent chance, the team was only allowed to move up four spots. Under the lottery system, only the five teams with the fewest points had the chance
Wild shoot for season sweep of Oilers Fri Apr  8 11:29:21 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - The Minnesota Wild will try to sweep their season series with the Edmonton Oilers for the first time in club history as the two clubs meet this evening at Rexall Place. The Wild have outscored the Oilers, 20-8, in the five previous meetings this season after splitting the six-game set in 2009-10. Minnesota has won eight of its last 10 versus Edmonton overall, but have lost seven of its past 10 at Rexall Place. The Wild will go for a third straight win at Edmonton tonight, but
Kesler's hat trick leads Canucks over Wild Fri Apr  8 00:52:08 2011 EST
mp for a second time at the 9:11 mark to give Vancouver a 4-0 margin. Kesler completed his hat trick just 2:18 into the third. Game Notes The Canucks took four of six from the Wild this season...The National Hockey League suspended Vancouver forward Raffi Torres four games without pay on Thursday, for an incident against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday...Minnesota went 0-for-4 on the power play...Luongo recorded his 55th career shutout on Thursday...Kesler has a career-high 40 goals this season.
Torres suspended four games for elbow Thu Apr  7 18:18:06 2011 EST
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The National Hockey League suspended Vancouver Canucks forward Raffi Torres four games without pay on Thursday, for an incident against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. Torres was given the ban for delivering an elbow to the head of Edmonton rookie forward Jordan Eberle early in the third period of a 2-0 Oilers victory. The veteran was issued a major for elbowing and game misconduct for his effort. The 29-year-old will also forfeit $10,752.68 in salary that automat
Desperate Flames hope to continue dominance of Oilers Wed Apr  6 11:21:28 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - The Flames return to Calgary having kept their fading playoff chances alive. It still might be too little, too late. Coming off back-to-back road wins, the Flames shoot for an eighth straight home victory over the Edmonton Oilers tonight -- one that will hopefully keep them alive in the race for a postseason spot -- when the two teams clash at the Saddledome. Calgary has won three of four since a 1-4-2 skid from March 10-23, but that rut may have introduced enough poison into
Mighty Canucks try to bounce back in Edmonton Tue Apr  5 11:19:14 2011 EST
st ever Presidents' Trophy, the Vancouver Canucks have nothing to play for until the playoffs begin next week. That certainly showed in their most recent trip to the ice. The Canucks will try to avoid another setback to the basement-residing Edmonton Oilers this evening at Rexall Place. Vancouver has already set new franchise records for points (113), wins (52) and road wins (26) in a season, leaving it little motivation to get up for Saturday's opener of a home-and-home set with Edmonton, whic
Worst beats first as Oilers upend Canucks Sun Apr  3 00:55:46 2011 EST
Vancouver, BC (Sports Network) - Devan Dubnyk made 40 saves as the last place Edmonton Oilers defeated the Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks, 4-1, in the opener of a home-and-home series at Rogers Arena. Jordan Eberle, Linus Omark and Kurtis Foster all scored a goal and tallied an assist for the Oilers, who snapped a season long 11-game losing streak. Magnus Paajarvi also lit the lamp in the win. Alexandre Burrows was the sole offense for the Canucks, who had a five-game win streak h
Powerful Canucks host lowly Oilers Sat Apr  2 12:05:04 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - There isn't much left for the Vancouver Canucks to accomplish this regular season, so they'll have to settle for extending the Edmonton Oilers' longest losing streak of the season in the opener of a home- and-home series tonight at Rogers Arena. Coupled with a loss by the Philadelphia Flyers earlier in the night, the Canucks captured their first ever Presidents' Trophy with a 3-1 home win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist, and Rober
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