Edmonton Oilers 5, Minnesota Wild 4 (OT)

Game Notes: Doug Weight scored a career-high 5 points (1 goal, 4 assists), including the overtime winner, as the Oilers snapped a three-game losing streak.  Wild defenceman Lubomir Sekaris had two goals and an assist.

FIRST PERIOD:
1, Edmonton, Kilger 4 (Ulanov, Weight), 7:32 (pp).
2, Minnesota, Sekaris 2 (Roest, Gavey), 17:37.
PENALTIES: Hendrickson, Min (boarding), 5:37; Swanson, Edm (holding stick), 14:27.

SECOND PERIOD: 
3, Minnesota, Sekeras 3 (Hendrickson, Gaborik), 6:46. 
4, Edmonton, Smyth 9 (Guerin, Weight), 9:39 (pp).
5, Edmonton, Poti 2 (Niinimaa, Weight), 14:31 (pp). 
PENALTIES: Swanson, Edm (interference), 2:59; Hendrickson, Min (holding), 9:10; Gaborik, Min (high sticking), 11:46; O'Donnell, Min (interference), 14:20; Brewer, Edm (hooking), 15:46.

THIRD PERIOD: 
6, Minnesota, McKenna 1 (Gavey, Kuba), 6:12. 
7, Edmonton, Guerin 12 (Smyth, Weight), 12:39. 
8, Minnesota, Roest 2 (Sekeras, Dowd), 17:56. 
PENALTIES: Kilger, Edm (slashing), 7:20; Moreau, Edm (slashing), 13:45; McKenna, Min
(high-sticking), 19:23.

OVERTIME: 
9, Edmonton, Weight 5 (Niinimaa, Smyth), 1:24. 
PENALTIES: None.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Edmonton        8    5    2     4     19
Minnesota        8    7   16    0     31

POWER PLAY: 
Edmonton 3 of 5; Minnesota 0 of 5. 

GOALIES: 
Edmonton, Gage 2-1-0 (31 shots-27 saves). 
Minnesota, Fernandez 3-4-1 (19-14).

Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Edmonton Oilers 2

Game Notes: Alexei Kovalev had three points as the Pens handed the Oilers their third-straight loss.  Jaromir Jagr and Martin Straka each chipped in with two points.

FIRST PERIOD: 
1, Pittsburgh, Beranek 2 (Jagr, Kovalev), 7:26 (pp). 
PENALTIES: Niinimaa, Edm (roughing), 7:08.

SECOND PERIOD:
2, Edmonton, Kilger 3 (Laraque, Ulanov), 7:47. 
3, Pittsburgh, Kraft 4 (Slegr, Morozov), 8:21. 
PENALTIES: Kasparaitis, Pit, double minor (interference, tripping), 3:23; Guerin, Edmonton (high-sticking), 14:54.

THIRD PERIOD: 
4, Pittsburgh, Jagr 11 (Hrdina, Miller), 4:53. 
5, Pittsburgh, Kovalev 9 (Lang, Straka), 6:34. 
6, Edmonton, Grier 4 (Marchant, Musil), 8:02. 
7, Pittsburgh, Lang 8 (Straka, Kovalev), 19:42 (en). 
PENALTIES: Moreau, Edm (slashing), 12:07; Laukkanen, Pit (interference), 14:18.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Edmonton           4   18  11    33
Pittsburgh           6    9   15     30

POWER PLAY: 
Edmonton 0 of 3; Pittsburgh 1 of 3. 

GOALIES:
Edmonton, Salo 8-7-2 (29 shots-25 saves).
Pittsburgh, Aubin 7-4-0 (33-31).

Philadelphia Flyers 2, Edmonton Oilers 0

Game Notes: The Oilers mustered little offence in losing their second straight game.  Rookie netminder Roman Cechmanek got his second-straight shut-out for the Flyers.

FIRST PERIOD: 
No scoring. 
PENALTIES: None.

SECOND PERIOD: 
1, Philadelphia, Gagne 4 (Tocchet, McGillis), 12:21. 
PENALTIES: Primeau, Phi (interference), 8:34; Manderville, Phi (holding), 19:09; Smyth, Edm (tripping), 19:49.

THIRD PERIOD:
2, Philadelphia, Ranheim 3 (McAllister), 9:05. 
PENALTIES: McAllister, Phi (holding), 6:59; McAllister, Phi (high-sticking), 10:30; Pittis, Edm (holding), 12:41; Desjardins, Phi (slashing), 13:07.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Edmonton            6   13   9     28
Philadelphia         8    8   10     26

POWER PLAY: 
Edmonton 0 of 5; Philadelphia 0 of 2.

GOALIES:
Edmonton, Salo 8-6-2 (26 shots-24 saves). 
Philadelphia, Cechmanek 2-1-1 (28-28).

New York Rangers 4, Edmonton Oilers 3

Game Notes: The Oilers scored twice in the first 2 minutes of the game, and were then run out of the rink for the remainder of the contest.  Tommy Salo was brilliant in keeping this from being a one-sided blowout for the Rangers.

FIRST PERIOD: 
1, Edmonton, Guerin 11 (Poti, Niinimaa), 1:09. 
2, Edmonton, Brewer 1 (Pittis), 1:58. 
3, New York, Leetch 3 (Nedved, Dvorak), 6:55 (pp). 
PENALTIES: Laraque, Edm, major (fighting), 4:13; McCarthy, NY, major (fighting), 4:13; S.Brown, Edm (tripping), 5:39; Lefebvre, NY (hooking), 10:22; Laraque, Edm, major (fighting), 14:09; Purinton, NY, major (fighting), 14:09.

SECOND PERIOD: 
4, New York, York 3 (Grosek, Lacroix), 13:06. 
PENALTIES: Pilon, NY (high-sticking), 5:31; S.Brown, Edm (holding), 9:40.

THIRD PERIOD: 
5, New York, Leetch 4 (Hlavac, Nedved), 6:12. 
6, Edmonton, Grier 3 (Marchant), 11:26 (sh). 
7, New York, Dvorak 3 (Nedved, Hlavac), 14:45 (pp). 
PENALTES: Brewer, Edm (hooking), 11:18; Smyth, Edm (slashing), 13:10; Niinimaa, Edm
(holding), 19:09.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Edmonton               9     4     8     21
N.Y. Rangers        13   12   16     41

POWER PLAY: 
Edmonton 0 of 2; New York 2 of 5. 

GOALIES: 
Edmonton, Salo 8-5-2 (41 shots-37 saves). 
New York, Richter 4-2-0 (21-18).

Edmonton Oilers 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Game Notes: The Oilers won their first meeting with the expansion Blue Jackets.  Bill Guerin and Ryan Smyth each scored twice, and Doug Weight assisted on all four goals

FIRST PERIOD: 
1, Columbus, Dineen 2 (Adams, Heward), 2:15. 
2, Edmonton, Guerin 9 (Niinimaa, Weight), 19:24 (pp).
PENALTIES: Aubin, Clm (hooking), 13:57; Maltais, Clm (holding the stick), 18:29.

SECOND PERIOD: 
3, Edmonton, Smyth 7 (Poti, Weight), 5:38 (pp). 
4, Edmonton, Smyth 8 (Poti, Weight), 17:29 (pp).
PENALTIES: Kron, Clm (hooking), :35; Ulanov, Edm (tripping), 2:56; Vyborny, Clm (interference), 4:48; Brown, Edm (hooking), 9:50; Moreau, Edm (interference), 11:53; Poti, Edm (holding stick), 12:27; Grand-Pierre, Clm (holding), 16:47.

THIRD PERIOD: 
5, Columbus, Sanderson 4 (Pushor), :58.
6, Edmonton, Guerin 10 (Weight, Ulanov), 19:21 (en). 
PENALTIES: Kucera, Clm (slashing), 1:53; Poti, Edm (holding stick), 3:19; Vyborny, Clm (hooking), 12:28; Dineen, Clm (slashing), 15:26; Weight, Edm (roughing), 15:51.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Edmonton            15    7     8      30
Columbus              8   11   10     29

POWER PLAY: 
Edmonton 3 of 8; Columbus 0 of 6. 

GOALIES: 
Edmonton, Salo 8-4-2 (29 shots-27 saves). 
Columbus, Tugnutt 2-7-1 (30-27).

Edmonton Oilers 3, Minnesota Wild 0

Game Notes: Tommy Salo gots his first shut-out of the season in a extremely dull game .  The Oilers got a rare night of balanced scoring, as nine different players chipped in on the three goals. 

FIRST PERIOD: 
No scoring.. 
PENALTIES: Kilger, Edm (tripping), 6:31; Hendrickson, Min (hooking), 6:54; Guerin, Edm, double minor (slashing, unsportsmanlike), 13:07; Pellerin, Min, major-game misconduct (checking from behind), 14:39.

SECOND PERIOD: 
No scoring. 
PENALTIES: Dowd, Min (interference), 6:53; Brewer, Edm (interference), 9:54; Pittis, Edm (tripping), 14:02.

THIRD PERIOD: 
1, Edmonton, Niinimaa 3 (Grier, Marchant), 4:18. 
2, Edmonton, Smyth 6 (Weight, Guerin), 10:37. 
3, Edmonton, Cleary 3 (LaCouture, Pittis), 13:59. 
PENALTIES: Leschyshyn, Min (elbowing), 11:05; Cleary, Edm (boarding), 17:19; Kuba, Min (hooking), 18:05; O'Donnell, Min (roughing), 19:38; Laraque, Edm (roughing); 19:38.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Minnesota             6    6    8      20
Edmonton             6    3   10     19

POWER PLAY: 
Minnesota 0 of 5; Edmonton 0 of 5. 

GOALIES:
Minnesota, McLennan 1-6-2 (19 shots-16 saves). 
Edmonton, Salo 7-4-2 (20-20).

Edmonton Oilers 3, Calgary Flames 2

Game Notes: The Oilers scored three goals on Mike Vernon in the first period.  Fred Braithwaite was brilliant in relief, and Calgary's two late goals ruined Tommy Salo's shut-out bid.

FIRST PERIOD: 
1, Edmonton, Grier 2 (Marchant), 2:22. 
2, Edmonton, Murray 4 (Smith, Marchant), 6:28. 
3, Edmonton, Pittis 1 (Cleary), 11:24. 
PENALTIES: Wiemer, Cal (goalie interference), 4:07; Cowan, Cal, major (fighting), 11:47; LaCouture, Edm, major (fighting), 11:47; Pittis, Edm (charging), 14:50.

SECOND PERIOD: 
No scoring.
PENALTIES: Weimer, Cal (holding), :23; Browm, Edm (cross-checking), 13:38.

THIRD PERIOD: 
4, Calgary, Shantz 2 (Lowry), 16:38. 
5, Calgary, Wiemer 3 (Lowry, Lydman), 18:54 (pp). 
PENALTIES: Kilger, Edm (boarding), :49; Brown, Edm (interference), 7:58; Guerin, Edm
(cross-checking), 18:30.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Calgary              6    8   15     29
Edmonton         11  13    2     26

POWER PLAY: 
Calgary 1 of 5; Edmonton 0 of 2. 

GOALIES: 
Calgary, Vernon 1-7-0 (8 shots-5 saves), Brathwaite (11:24 first, 18-18).
Edmonton, Salo 6-4-2 (29-27).

Edmonton Oilers 5, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3

Game Notes: Bill Guerin scored twice as the Oilers snapped a three-game losing streak.  Doug Weight and Janne Ninnimaa also had two point each.

FIRST PERIOD: 
1, Anaheim, Tverdovsky 1 (Rucchin, Havelid), 6:49 (pp). 
2, Edmonton, Niinimaa 2 (Weight, Poti), 10:07 (pp). 
3, Edmonton, Guerin 7 (Smith, Smyth), 13:04. 
4, Anaheim, Selanne 7 (Tverdovsky), 17:01 (pp). 
PENALTIES: Poti, Edm (hooking), :45; Brown, Edm (cross-checking), 6:23; Traverse, Ana
(hooking), 8:13; Selanne, Ana (tripping), 10:58; Laraque, Edm (hooking), 15:51.

SECOND PERIOD: 
5, Anaheim, Cullen 3 (Kariya, Ronnqvist), 7:01. 
6, Edmonton, Kilger 2 (Brewer), 13:01.
PENALTIES: Hrkac, Ana (roughing), 3:50; Tverdovsky, Ana (slashing), 9:37.

THIRD PERIOD: 
7, Edmonton, Poti 1, 5:06. 
8, Edmonton, Guerin 8 (Weight, Niinimaa), 6:14. 
PENALTIES: None.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Anaheim                7     7     5     19
Edmonton            15   12   10     37

POWER PLAY: 
Anaheim 2 of 3; Edmonton 1 of 4. 

GOALIES: 
Anaheim, Hebert 5-5-0 (37 shots-32 saves). 
Edmonton, Salo 5-4-2 (19-16).

Colorado Avalanche 4, Edmonton Oilers 2

Game Notes: The Oilers' losing streak extended to three games.  Former Oiler Shjon Podein scored two goals in a 10 second span in the third period to give the Avs the win.

FIRST PERIOD: 
1, Colorado, Drury 5 (Forsberg), 2:29. 
2, Colorado, Forsberg 9 (Drury), 8:41. 
PENALTIES: Cota, Edm (unsportsmanlike conduct), 8:01; Parker, Col (unsportsmanlike
conduct), 8:01; Messier, Col (high-sticking), 13:44.

SECOND PERIOD:
No scoring.
PENALTIES: Deadmarsh, Col (interference), 4:37; Ulanov, Edm (ob.-tripping), 8:13; Smith,
Edm, major (fighting), 14:10; Deadmarsh, Col, major (fighting), 14:10; Klemm, Col 
(high-sticking), 15:41; Podein, Col (slashing), 19:54.

THIRD PERIOD: 
3, Edmonton, Smith 3 (Marchant, Ulanov), 1:41 (pp).
4, Edmonton, Marchant 2 (Grier, Murray), 4:16. 
5, Colorado, Podein 3 (Reid, Yelle), 12:35. 
6, Colorado, Podein 4 (Reid), 12:45. 
PENALTIES: Swanson, Edm (tripping), 5:00; Marchant, Edm (cross-checking), 6:34; Drury, Col (ob.-hooking), 16:28; Niinimaa, Edm (tripping), 17:28; Laraque, Edm minor-match
(high-sticking), 18:47; Deadmarsh, Col, misconduct, 18:47.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Edmonton          10    9     8     27
Colorado             7    8   14     29

POWER PLAY: 
Edmonton 1 of 5; Colorado 0 of 5. 

GOALIES: 
Edmonton, Salo 4-4-2 (29 shots-25 saves). 
Colorado, Roy 7-0-2 (27-25).

Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3, Edmonton Oilers 2

Game Notes: The Oilers lost two straight games for the first time this season.  Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya scored third period goals to secure the win.

FIRST PERIOD: 
No scoring.
PENALTIES: Niinimaa, Edm (high-sticking), 14:23; Poti, Edm (slashing), 16:23; Kariya, Ana
(interference), 17:49.

SECOND PERIOD: 
1, Anaheim, Cullen 2 (McInnis, Leclerc) 11:46. 
PENALTIES: Marshall, Ana (holding stick), 2:22; Lacouture, Edm, major (fighting), 6:25; Marshall, Ana, major (fighting), 6:25; Marchant, Edm (slashing), 12:31; Ulanov, Edm (kneeing), 12:31; Smyth, Edm (cross-checking), 14:42; Ronnqvist, Ana, double minor (high-sticking), 15:26; Smyth, Edm (slashing), 18:03.

THIRD PERIOD: 
2, Edmonton, Smith 2 (Smyth, Murray), 1:39 (sh). 
3, Anaheim, Selanne 5 (Kariya, Vishnevski), 6:25.
4, Anaheim, Kariya 4 (Havelid, Rucchin), 10:44 (pp). 
5, Edmonton, Weight 4 (Niinimaa, Guerin), 19:06. 
PENALTIES: Edmonton bench, served by Swanson (abuse of officials), 0:00; Brewer, Edm
(roughing), 9:49; Ulanov, Edm (slashing), 12:07; Havelid, Ana (interference), 12:36.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Edmonton          14    9    8     31
Anaheim              7    6    8     21

POWER PLAY: 
Edmonton 0 of 5; Anaheim 1 of 9. 

GOALIES: 
Edmonton, Salo 4-3-2 (21 shots-18 saves). 
Anaheim, Hebert 4-4-0 (31-29).

Atlanta Thrashers 3, Edmonton Oilers 1

Game Notes: The Oilers played a real stinker, handing Atlanta its first win of the season.  Per Svartvadet had a goal and an assist for the Thrashers.

FIRST PERIOD: 
1, Atlanta, Svartvadet 2 (Odgers, Tremblay), 6:52. 
PENALTIES: Harlock, Atl (hooking), 10:54; Burt, Atl (high-sticking), 14:35.

SECOND PERIOD:
2, Atlanta, Audette 7 (Ferraro, Staios), 13:41 (pp). 
PENALTIES: Audette, Atl (tripping), 1:41; Smyth, Edm (slashing), 12:43; Ulanov, Edm (boarding), 18:38.

THIRD PERIOD: 
3 Edmonton, Weight 3 (Laraque, Brown), 1:05. 
4, Atlanta, Skalde 1 (Svartvadet), 19:07 (en).
PENALTIES: Ferraro, Atl (tripping), 5:48; Harlock, Atl (tripping), 13:16.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Atlanta             10    9    6      25
Edmonton        10    7   11     28

POWER PLAY: 
Atlanta 1 of 2; Edmonton 0 of 5. 

GOALIES: 
Atlanta, Rhodes 1-3-3 (28 shots-27 saves). 
Edmonton, Gage 1-1-0 (24-22).

Edmonton Oilers 3, Phoenix Coyotes 3

Game Notes: The Oilers rallied from a 3-0 deficit to earn a point.  Georges Laraque scored the game-tying goal. 

FIRST PERIOD: 
1, Phoenix, Tkachuk 5 (Roenick, Alatalo), 4:57. 
2, Phoenix, Green 2 (Juneau, Doan), 10:30. 
PENALTIES: Carney, Pho (interference), 14:40.

SECOND PERIOD: 
3, Phoenix, Roenick 6 (Tkachuk, Green), 7:27. 
4, Edmonton, Smyth 5 (Poti, Niinimaa), 11:37 (pp).
PENALTIES: Vaananen, Pho (tripping), 4:32; Poti, Edm (hooking), 5:25; Tkachuk, Pho, minor-major (roughing, fighting), 10:25; Smith, Edm, major (fighting), 10:25; Grier, Edm (boarding), 18:03; Green, Pho (ob.-tripping), 18:40.

THIRD PERIOD: 
5, Edmonton, Smith 1, 5:40. 
6, Edmonton, Laraque 1 (Guerin, Marchant), 13:48. 
PENALTIES: None.

OVERTIME: 
No scoring. 
PENALTIES: None.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Phoenix            5     6     3    1     15
Edmonton       12   13   12    2     39

POWER PLAY: 
Phoenix 0 of 2; Edmonton 1 of 4. 

GOALIES: 
Phoenix, Esche 1-0-1 (39 shots-36 saves). 
Edmonton, Salo 4-2-2 (15-12).

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Edmonton Oilers 1

Game Notes: Curtis Joseph ran his Toronto record against Edmonton to a perfect 7-0-0.  Ryan Smyth foiled Cujo's shutout bid with a third-period goal.

FIRST PERIOD: 
1, Toronto, Sundin 2 (Markov, Thomas), 12:46 (pp). 
PENALTIES: McCabe, Tor (holding), 5:02. Niinimaa, Edm (hooking), 10:47; Brown, Edm (slashing), 14:28; Guerin, Edm (hooking), 17:14.

SECOND PERIOD: 
2, Toronot, Roberts 1 (Sundin, Thomas), 4:21. 
3, Toronto, Tucker 1 (Yushkevich, Corson), 17:35.
PENALTIES: Markov, Tor (high-sticking), 4:37; Brown, Edm (holding), 14:20; Yushkevich, Tor (boarding), 15:16.

THIRD PERIOD:
4, Toronto, Sundin 3 (Thomas, Yushkevich), 3:01. 
5, Edmonton, Smyth 4 (Guerin, Weight), 9:21.
PENALTIES: Roberts, Tor (goalie interference), :31; Murray, Edm (unsportsmanlike conduct), 3:01; Cross, Tor (hooking), 6:04; Corson, Tor, major (fighting), 11:01; Rucker, Tor (roughing), 11:01; Smith, Edm, major (fighting), 11:01; Grier, Edm (roughing), 11:01; Yushkevich, Tor (hooking), 16:51.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Toronto             11     4    3     18
Edmonton            3   12    4     19

POWER PLAY: 
Toronto 1 of 5; Edmonton 0 of 6. 

GOALIES: 
Toronto, Joseph 2-3-0 (19 shots-18 saves). 
Edmonton, Salo 4-2-1 (18-14).

Edmonton Oilers 6, Boston Bruins 1

Game Notes: Bill Guerin scored a pair of goals in a lop-sided win over a slumping Boston squad.  Rem Murray also chipped in with a goal and an assist.

FIRST PERIOD: 
1, Edmonton, Guerin 5 (Weight, Poti), 5:50 (pp). 
2, Edmonton, LaCouture 1 (Kilger), 7:40. 
PENALTIES: Van Impe, Bos (slashing), 4:10; Henderson, Bos (high-sticking), 16:16.

SECOND PERIOD: 
3, Edmonton, Marchant 1 (Niinimaa) 3:54 (sh). 
4, Edmonton, Swanson 1 (Cleary, Ulanov), 6:35.
5, Boston, Rolston 3 (Van Impe, Allison), 8:36 (pp).
PENALTIES: Brown, Edm (elbowing), 2:33; Brown, Edm (hooking), 6:46; Smyth, Edm
(slashing), 7:49; Thornton, Bos, triple minor (double roughing, cross-checking), 9:29; Smith, Edm (roughing), 9:29; Niinimaa, Edm (hooking), 10:33; Brown, Edm (slashing), 14:35; Eloranta, Bos (hooking), 17:23; Laraque, Edm (hooking), 18:12.

THIRD PERIOD:
6, Edmonton, Guerin 6 (Laraque, Murray), 1:23 (pp). 
7, Edmonton, Murray 3 (Guerin), 1:32. 
PENALTIES: Allison, Bos (elbowing), 1:19; Brewer, Edm (holding), 8:11; Belanger, Bos, minor-major-misconduct (roughing, fighting), 12:54; Brown, Edm, major (fighting), 12:54; Axelsson, Bos, major (fighting), 15:06; Ulanov, Edm, major (fighting), 15:06; Henderson, Bos (cross-checking), 15:30; LaCouture, Edm, double minor (unsportsmanlike conduct, high-sticking), 15:30; Allison, Bos (interference), 15:50; Cleary, Edm (roughing), 15:50;
Rolston, Bos (interference), 19:28.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Boston               10    5    8     23
Edmonton            8    4    7     19

POWER PLAY: 
Boston 1 of 7; Edmonton 2 of 8.

GOALIES: 
Boston, Raycroft 2-2-0 (10 shots-6 saves), Whitmore (6:35 second, 9-7).
Edmonton, Salo 4-1-1 (23-22).

Edmonton Oilers 5, Minnesota Wild 3

Game Notes: Goaltender Joaquin Gage picked up his first NHL win since 1996 as the Oilers took their first meeting with the expansion Wild.  Doug Weight, Bill Guerin and Ryan Smyth each had two points.

FIRST PERIOD: 
1, Minnesota, Sekeras 1 (Pellerin, Gaborik), 5:30 (pp). 
2, Edmonton, Grier 1 (Marchant), 7:07 (ss).
3, Minnesota, Sushinsky 1 (Roest, Stewart), 10:11. 
PENALTIES: Weight, Edm (interference), 3:46; Guerin, Edm (high-sticking), 5:45; Smith, Edm (holding), 10:31; Laraque, Edm, major (fighting), 17:57; Johnson, Min, major (fighting), 17:57.

SECOND PERIOD: 
4, Edmonton, Niinimaa 1 (Weight, Guerin), 3:22 (pp). 
5, Minnesota, Sushinsky 2, 3:46. 
6, Edmonton, Smyth 3 (Poti, Niinimaa), 8:53 (pp). 
7, Edmonton, Weight 2 (Smyth, Guerin), 16:33. 
PENALTIES: Dowd, Min (boarding), 1:26; Smith, Edm (roughing), 4:48; Sutton Min (holding), 8:25; Riesen, Edm (tripping), 9:12.

THIRD PERIOD:
8, Edmonton, Cleary 2 (Riesen, Swanson), 1:29. 
PENALTIES: Smith, Edm, major (fighting), 10:31; O'Donnell, Min, major (fighting), 10:31.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Edmonton             4   15    7     26
Minnesota           14     6    8     28

MISSED PENALTY SHOT: 
Pellerin, Min, 12:01 first. 

POWER PLAY:
Edmonton 2 of 2; Minnesota 1 of 6. 

GOALIES: 
Edmonton, Gage 1-0-0 (28 shots-25 saves). 
Minnesota, McLennan 0-3-0 (26-21).

Edmonton Oilers 3, Buffalo Sabres 2

Game Notes: Edmonton rebounded from Dave Andreychuk's game-tying goal at 17:04 of the third period when Bill Guerin scored the game winner 53 seconds later.  Domenic Hasek played his first game of the season for Buffalo.

FIRST PERIOD: 
1, Buffalo, Brown 1 (Zhitnik, Gilmour), 4:35. 
2, Edmonton, Weight 1 (Smyth, Musil), 6:10. 
PENALTIES: Riesen, Edm (ob.-hooking), 10:44; Varada, Buf (high-sticking), 18:49.

SECOND PERIOD: 
No scoring. 
PENALTIES: Guerin, Edm (interference), :33; Ulanov, Edm (boarding), 5:10; Satan, Buf
(ob.-tripping), 6:40; Rasmussen, Buf (boarding), 7:02; Woolley, Buf (interference), 11:15; Niinimaa, Edm (high-sticking), 12:53; Boulton, Buf, major (fighting), 15:25; Laraque, Edm, major (fighting), 15:25.

THIRD PERIOD: 
3, Edmonton, Smyth 2 (Guerin, Niinimaa), 13:58. 
4, Buffalo, Andreychuk 2 (Afinogenov, Kalinin), 17:04. 
5, Edmonton, Guerin 4 (Smyth, Weight), 17:57. 
PENALTIES: Satan, Buf (boarding), 1:00; Ulanov, Buf (roughing), 1:00; Andreychuk, Buf
(slashing), 3:43; Weight, Edm (interference), 7:45; Kilger, Edm (interference), 11:14; Zhitnik, Buf (boarding), 11:56.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Buffalo             10    2   13     25
Edmonton        13   16    8     37

POWER PLAY: 
Buffalo 0 of 6; Edmonton 0 of 6. 

GOALIES: 
Buffalo, Hasek 0-1-0 (37 shots-34 saves). 
Edmonton, Salo 3-1-1 (25-23).

Edmonton Oilers 4, Detroit Red Wings 3

Game Notes: For the second time in four games, the Oilers picked up a win against Detroit.  Bill Guerin scored a pair of goals and Doug Weight had two assists.

FIRST PERIOD: 
1, Edmonton, Smyth 1, :40. 
2, Edmonton, Guerin 2 (Weight, Smith), 6:52. 
PENALTIES: Laraque, Edm (hooking), 2:47; Poti, Edm (slashing), 4:42; Poti, Edm 
(tripping), 10:16; Fedorov, Det (tripping), 11:12. 

SECOND PERIOD: 
3, Edmonton, Guerin 3 (Weight, Smyth), 5:02. 
4, Detroit, Draper 1 (Maltby), 8:04. 
5, Edmonton, Murray 2 (Marchant, Grier), 8:48. 
6, Detroit, Ward 1 (Dandenault, Gilchrist), 11:50. 
PENALTIES: Riesen, Edm (interference), 15:14; Lapointe, Det (slashing), 16:06. 

THIRD PERIOD:
7, Detroit, Lapointe 1 (Lidstrom, Yzerman), 18:31. 
PENALTIES: Dandenault, Det (holding stick), 1:13; Fedorov, Det (high-sticking), 10:13; Grier, Edm (slashing), 12:48. 

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Edmonton        13   11    1     25 
Detroit             14   13    9     36 

POWER PLAY:
Edmonton 0 of 4; Detroit 0 of 5.

GOALIES:
Edmonton, Salo 2-1-1 (36 shots-33 saves). 
Detroit, Osgood 1-2-0 (25-21). 

Montreal Canadiens 5, Edmonton Oilers 2

Game Notes: The Oilers put forth a disappointing effort in their first loss.  Habs' defenceman Patrice Brisebois picked up three assists.

FIRST PERIOD:
1, Montreal, Darby 1 (Poulin, Stock), 14:18. 
PENALTIES: Weight, Edm (holding stick), 8:32; Brown, Edm (roughing), 14:59; Brisebois, Mon (roughing), 14:59; Weight, Edm (interference), 15:50. 

SECOND PERIOD: 
2, Montreal, Koivu 2 (Markov, Brisebois), 2:22 (pp). 
3, Edmonton, Kilger 1 (LaCouture, Laraque), 5:08. 
4, Montreal, Brisebois 1 (Markov, Koivu), 13:38 (pp). 
PENALTIES: Marchant, Edm (hooking), 1:28; Laflamme, Mon (cross-checking), 3:06; Guerin, Edm (roughing), 9:01; Poti, Edm (tripping), 12:00; Grier, Edm (unsportsmanlike conduct), 12:26. 

THIRD PERIOD: 
5, Montreal, Brunet 1 (Brisebois, Linden), 8:03. 
6, Edmonton, Cleary 1 (Ulanov), 15:45. 
7, Montreal, Brunet 2 (Brisebois), 19:43 (en). 
PENALTIES: Linden, Mon (high-sticking), 3:44; Linden, Mon (boarding), 11:22. 

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Edmonton             3   10    5     18 
Montreal             10     6    7     23 

POWER PLAY: 
Edmonton 0 of 3; Montreal 2 of 6. 

GOALIES: 
Edmonton, Salo 1-1-1 (22 shots-18 saves). 
Montreal, Hackett 1-2-0 (18-16). 

Edmonton Oilers 1, Colorado Avalanche 1

Game Notes: For the second-straight game Tommy Salo was in MVP form and the Oilers earned 3 out of 4 points against tough Western Conference rivals.  Igor Ulanov scored the game winner.

FIRST PERIOD: 
No scoring. 
PENALTIES: Bourque, Col (interference), :10; Smyth, Edm (goalie interference), :30; 
Brown, Edm (ob.-interference), 3:23; Tanguay, Col (roughing), 4:45; Marchant, Edm (roughing), 4:45; Laraque, Edm (interference), 9:12; Klemm, Col (hooking), 13:45. 

SECOND PERIOD: 
1, Colorado, de Vries 1 (Yelle), 9:37.
PENALTIES: Marchant, Edm (slashing), 11:22; Parker, Col (holding), 15:57; Drury, Col, double minor-major-misconduct (instigator, unsportsmanlike conduct, fighting), 18:45; Marchant, Edm, major (fighting), 18:45. 

THIRD PERIOD: 
2, Edmonton, Ulanov 1 (Guerin, Weight), 10:26. 
PENALTIES: Foote, Col (roughing), 3:07; Smyth, Edm (ob.-interference), 8:20; Niinimaa, Edm (holding), 12:18; Colorado bench, served by Hinote (too many men), 14:03. 

OVERTIME:
No scoring. 
PENALTIES: None. 

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Colorado       10   12    3    1     26 
Edmonton        5     6    6    4     21 

POWER PLAY: 
Colorado 0 of 6; Edmonton 0 of 7. 

GOALIES: 
Colorado, Roy 0-0-2 (21 shots-20 saves).
Edmonton, Salo 1-0-1 (26-25). 

Edmonton Oilers 2, Detroit Red Wings 1

Game Notes: Tommy Salo was spectacular, making 33 saves as the Oilers opened their season with a win.  Rem Murray scored the winning goal in the third period.

FIRST PERIOD:
1, Detroit, Verbeek 1 (Shanahan, Murphy), 7:32 (pp). 
PENALTIES: S.Brown, Edm (holding), 5:26; Poti, Edm (cross-checking), 6:42; Niinimaa, Edm (slashing), 10:09; Shanahan, Det (interference), 14:57; Fischer, Det
(cross-checking), 16:10.

SECOND PERIOD: 
2, Edmonton, Guerin 1 (Weight, Niinimaa), 18:35 (pp). 
PENALTIES: Fischer, Det, major (fighting), 3:33; Lapointe, Det, double minor (roughing), 3:33; Lacouture, Edm, double minor (roughing), 3:33; Kilger, Edm, major (fighting), 3:33; Verbeek, Det (roughing), 12:29; Shanahan, Det
(ob,-hook), 18:04.

THIRD PERIOD: 
3, Edmonton, Murray 1 (Grier), 14:23.
PENALTIES: Draper, Det (slashing), 1:38; Guerin, Edm (slashing), 1:38; Dandenault, Det (high-sticking), 7:59; Detroit bench, served by Kozlov (too many men), 11:42; Niinimaa, Edm (holding), 17:56; Poti, Edm (cross-checking); 19:28.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Detroit                11   14    9     34
Edmonton             8   15    6     29

POWER PLAY: 
Detroit 1 of 5; Edmonton 1 of 6. 

GOALIES: 
Detroit, Osgood 0-1-0 (29 shots-27 saves). 
Edmonton, Salo 1-0-0 (34-33).