Edmonton Oilers 3, Montreal Canadiens 2 (OT)

Game Notes: Doug Weight scored the game winner in overtime, as the Oilers rallied from a 2-0 deficit.  The win avoided a sweep of the season series by the Habs.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Montreal, Savage 11 (power play) (Koivu, Brisebois), 4:17
  2, Montreal, Savage 12 (power play) (Bouillon, Brisebois), 9:09
Penalties:
  *E Moreau, EDM (slashing), 2:29
  Koivu, MTL (roughing), 7:56
  *Marchant, EDM served by Cleary (tripping, roughing), 7:56
  Souray, MTL (roughing), 9:31
  Cleary, EDM (roughing), 9:31
  Brown, EDM (roughing), 9:31

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Edmonton, Ulanov 2 (power play) (Weight, Zholtok), 15:34
  4, Edmonton, Murray 9 (Grier, Marchant), 16:17
Penalties:
  Petrov, MTL (interference), 3:41
  Souray, MTL (slashing), 11:13
  *Petrov, MTL (holding), 14:04
  Robidas, MTL (roughing), 19:12

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  Carter, EDM (interference), 2:25
  Weinrich, MTL (slashing), 14:09
  Brown, EDM (roughing), 14:09
  Brisebois, MTL (high sticking), 16:22

OVERTIME -- Scoring:
  5, Edmonton, Weight 11 (J Smith, Ulanov), 1:49
Penalties:
  None

Shots on Goal:
  Montreal               6  2  6  1--15
  Edmonton               8 11  9  1--29

Goalies:
  Montreal, Theodore (29 shots, 26 saves; record: 6-12-2)
  Edmonton, Salo (15, 13; record: 16-14-6)

Power-play conversions: MTL - 2 of 4, EDM - 1 of 5

Edmonton Oilers 2, San Jose Sharks 2

Game Notes: The Oilers overcame an nine minute penalty to captain Doug Weight to escape with a point.  Weight was assessed a total of 39 minutes in penalities, along with a game misconduct, after going after Sharks defenceman Bryan Marchment, who had earlier clipped his knee with a low hit.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, Carter 8 (shorthanded) (R Smyth), 15:43
Penalties:
  B Stuart, SJS (holding), 1:18
  E Moreau, EDM served by Cleary (instigator, fighting major, misconduct), 5:01
  B Marchment, SJS (fighting major), 5:01
  Brown, EDM (fighting major), 5:01
  Nolan, SJS (fighting major), 5:01
  J Friesen, SJS (roughing), 6:47
  Cleary, EDM (high sticking), 8:16
  Grier, EDM (slashing), 9:31
  Ragnarsson, SJS (hooking), 11:52
  Weight, EDM (slashing, instigator, fighting major)double misconduct, game misconduct), 12:52
  Sundstrom, SJS (holding stick), 18:18

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  2, San Jose, Ricci 8 (power play) (J Friesen, Nolan), 17:00
Penalties:
  Harvey, SJS (ob holding the stick), 2:35
  Nolan, SJS (charging), 3:41
  Niinimaa, EDM (roughing), 8:45
  Granato, SJS (Clipping), 11:26
  *J Smith, EDM (holding stick), 16:39
  Zholtok, EDM (interference), 19:19
  J Friesen, SJS (double high sticking minor), 19:42

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, San Jose, Thornton 10 (P Marleau, Harvey), 4:30
  4, Edmonton, Cleary 5 (Niinimaa, Carter), 18:58
Penalties:
  None

OVERTIME -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  None

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton               7    7   7   2--23
  San Jose                 9  11   8   1--29

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Salo (29 shots, 27 saves; record: 15-14-6)
  San Jose, Nabokov (23, 21; record: 20-4-4)

Power-play conversions: EDM - 0 of 8, SJS - 1 of 9

Colorado Avalanche 3, Edmonton Oilers 2

Game Notes: The Oilers looked poised to beat the Avs for the first time this season, but Colorado dominated the final frame and took the two points.  Milan Hejduk scored the winner for the Avs. 

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Colorado, Drury 9 (Foote, Bourque), 16:11
Penalties:
  Pittis, EDM (double high sticking minor), 12:11
  Bourque, COL (hooking), 17:14

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  2, Edmonton, Niinimaa 6 (power play) (R Smyth, Weight), 14:12
  3, Edmonton, Cleary 4 (Pittis, Ulanov), 16:08
Penalties:
  *Messier, COL (high sticking), 13:17
  Poti, EDM (holding), 18:15

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  4, Colorado, Foote 3 (power play) (Bourque, Drury), 8:55
  5, Colorado, Hejduk 17 (Sakic, Tanguay), 12:25
Penalties:
  Zholtok, EDM (double high sticking minor), 3:49
  *Marchant, EDM (tripping), 8:33
  Marchant, EDM (roughing), 10:03
  Tanguay, COL (roughing), 10:03
  Bourque, COL (roughing), 20:00
  R Smyth, EDM (roughing), 20:00

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton               9   8   3--20
  Colorado              10   7 14--31

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Salo (31 shots, 28 saves; record: 15-14-5)
  Colorado, Roy (20, 18; record: 19-5-4)

Power-play conversions: EDM - 1 of 2, COL - 1 of 6

Edmonton Oilers 1, Calgary Flames 1

Game Notes: The latest round of the Battle of Alberta settled nothing, as the teams exchanged first period goals and went scoreless from then on. 

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Calgary, Savard 11 (power play) (Stillman, Iginla), 9:16
  2, Edmonton, Murray 8 (shorthanded) (Marchant, Brewer), 15:21
Penalties:
  Cleary, EDM (fighting major), 2:01
  D Gauthier, CGY (fighting major), 2:01
  *Salo, EDM served by Brown (slashing), 8:48
  Laraque, EDM (tripping), 14:40
  D Gauthier, CGY (roughing), 18:35

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  Poti, EDM (high sticking), 3:37
  Savard, CGY (holding), 14:05

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  J Smith, EDM (roughing), 5:01
  Tkaczuk, CGY (ob hooking), 9:47
  E Moreau, EDM (double roughing minor), 12:44
  D Gauthier, CGY (unsportsmanlike conduct), 12:44
  Wiemer, CGY (high sticking), 16:22

OVERTIME -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  E Moreau, EDM (hooking), 0:28
  J Smith, EDM (misconduct), 4:59
  Marchant, EDM (double roughing minor), 4:59
  Kravchuk, CGY (roughing), 4:59

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton               9   5   11    0--25
  Calgary                   8  13    3    5--29

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Salo (29 shots, 28 saves; record: 15-13-5)
  Calgary, Brathwaite (25, 24; record: 2-6-4)

Power-play conversions: EDM - 0 of 4, CGY - 1 of 7

Edmonton Oilers 3, Vancouver Canucks 2 (OT)

Game Notes: It was a gutsy comeback for the Oilers, as they rallied from a 2-0 deficit to earn a big two points.  Anson Carter scored on the powerplay in overtime.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Vancouver, Morrison 7 (LaChance, Cooke), 3:44
Penalties:
  Druken, VAN (slashing), 10:30
  Niinimaa, EDM (tripping), 12:56
  D Lacouture, EDM (slashing), 18:08

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  2, Vancouver, Cooke 11 (P Schaefer, Morrison), 6:36
Penalties:
  Morrison, VAN (tripping), 3:21
  Ulanov, EDM (hooking), 10:08
  Brashear, VAN (holding), 13:21

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Edmonton, Laraque 6 (Niinimaa, Weight), 0:56
  4, Edmonton, Weight 10 (power play) (Niinimaa, Carter), 10:22
Penalties:
  Klatt, VAN (roughing, fighting major), 7:27
  J Smith, EDM (roughing, fighting major), 7:27
  Cooke, VAN (slashing), 8:28
  *Ohlund, VAN (double high sticking minor), 10:14

OVERTIME -- Scoring:
  5, Edmonton, Carter 7 (power play) (R Smyth, Niinimaa), 2:41
Penalties:
  *Ohlund, VAN (boarding), 1:58

Shots on Goal:
  Vancouver              8  5  9  2--24
  Edmonton               9  5 18  2--34

Goalies:
  Vancouver, Essensa (34 shots, 31 saves; record: 8-2-1)
  Edmonton, Salo (24, 22; record: 15-13-4)

Power-play conversions: VAN - 0 of 3, EDM - 2 of 7.

Detroit Red Wings 4, Edmonton Oilers 3

Game Notes: A late collapse by the Oilers cost them a point, as the Wings' Tomas Holmstrom tied the game with 34 seconds to play and Larry Murphy scored the winner 3:05 into overtime.  Perennial Oiler-killer Steve Yzerman had three assists.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Detroit, Lidstrom 8 (Yzerman), 5:23
  2, Edmonton, Niinimaa 5 (power play) (Murray, Ulanov), 14:19
Penalties:
  Niinimaa, EDM (interference), 8:10
  *T Gill, DET (tripping), 12:25
  Pittis, EDM (slashing), 16:21
  McCarty, DET (slashing), 19:27

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Edmonton, Horcoff 3 (E Moreau, Niinimaa), 8:22
Penalties:
  P Verbeek, DET (boarding), 14:45
  Niinimaa, EDM (ob tripping), 16:36

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  4, Detroit, P Verbeek 6 (power play) (Yzerman, Fedorov), 1:54
  5, Edmonton, Laraque 5 (Weight), 15:22
  6, Detroit, Holmstrom 6 (Yzerman, Shanahan), 19:26
Penalties:
  *R Smyth, EDM (hooking), 1:41
  Detroit bench, served by B Gilchrist (too many men on the ice), 5:20
  Carter, EDM (hooking), 6:15
  Weight, EDM (tripping), 9:08
  Holmstrom, DET (roughing), 11:29
  R Smyth, EDM (tripping), 17:06
  Brewer, EDM (roughing), 18:41
  P Verbeek, DET (roughing), 18:41

OVERTIME -- Scoring:
  7, Detroit, Murphy 2 (Lidstrom), 3:05
Penalties:
  Murray, EDM (roughing), 0:50
  T Gill, DET (roughing), 0:50

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton              12  9  6    1--28
  Detroit                     9  9  17  4--39

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Salo (39 shots, 35 saves; record: 14-13-4)
  Detroit, Legace (28, 25; record: 12-4-3)

Power-play conversions: EDM - 1 of 5, DET - 1 of 7

Washington Capitals 4, Edmonton Oilers 0

Game Notes: The Oilers' offence came out firing blanks, taking only 14 shots on net en route to their second shutout loss of the season.  Olaf Kolzig picked up the shutout for the Caps.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Washington, Herr 1 (unassisted), 7:30
Penalties:
  Brewer, EDM (tripping), 8:12
  Whitfield, WSH (tripping), 15:47

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  2, Washington, Klee 2 (unassisted), 0:17
  3, Washington, Bondra 12 (shorthanded) (Nikolishin), 4:09
  4, Washington, Zednik 6 (Bondra, Reekie), 7:45
Penalties:
  Klee, WSH (hooking), 2:22

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  Murray, EDM (slashing), 7:33
  Konowalchuk, WSH (tripping), 9:28
  Halpern, WSH (tripping), 19:14
  Reekie, WSH (tripping), 19:44

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton                4  9  1--14
  Washington            15  6  9--30

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Gage (30 shots, 26 saves; record: 2-2-0)
  Washington, Kolzig (14, 14; record: 13-9-4)

Power-play conversions: EDM - 0 of 5, WSH - 0 of 2

Edmonton Oilers 6, Nashville Predators 2

Game Notes: For the second time in four games, the Oilers secured a convincing win over the Nasville Predators. Doug Weight led the way with a goal and two assists, and Tommy Salo made 30 saves.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, Poti 4 (power play) (Marchant, Weight), 5:39
  2, Edmonton, Weight 9 (R Smyth, Laraque), 16:07
Penalties:
  *Cisar, NSH (tripping), 4:14
  Musil, EDM (roughing), 9:38
  Laraque, EDM (cross checking), 13:56
  T Fitzgerald, NSH (roughing), 16:23
  Niinimaa, EDM (roughing), 16:23
  Hulse, NSH (holding), 17:05
  D Berehowsky, NSH (roughing), 17:51
  Carter, EDM (roughing), 17:51
  Marchant, EDM (tripping), 18:02

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Nashville, Timonen 5 (power play) (Kjellberg, Walker), 1:55
  4, Edmonton, Horcoff 2 (E Moreau, J Smith), 4:06
Penalties:
  *Brown, EDM (slashing), 0:06
  R Smyth, EDM (high sticking), 10:14
  Marchant, EDM (roughing), 13:12
  Brown, EDM (roughing), 13:12
  D Berehowsky, NSH (roughing), 13:12
  Walker, NSH (roughing), 17:12

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  5, Edmonton, E Moreau 2 (Horcoff, J Smith), 7:51
  6, Edmonton, Niinimaa 4 (Weight, Carter), 9:48
  7, Edmonton, D Lacouture 2 (Pittis, Kilger), 10:41
  8, Nashville, Cisar 3 (power play) (Ronning, D Berehowsky), 14:15
Penalties:
  Weight, EDM (hooking), 4:24
  Brown, EDM (fighting major), 10:01
  Walker, NSH (fighting major), 10:01
  *Edmonton bench, served by Carter (too many men on the ice), 13:52

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton              11 11 10--32
  Nashville                  9 13 16--38

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Salo (38 shots, 36 saves; record: 14-12-4)
  Nashville, Dunham (32, 26; record: 3-4-2)

Power-play conversions: EDM - 1 of 3, NSH - 2 of 8

Dallas Stars 5, Edmonton Oilers 2

Game Notes: The Oilers kept it close for two periods, but in the end it was the same old story as the Stars scored three times in the third period to earn the win.  Oilers' rookie Shawn Horcoff scored his first NHL goal in the second period.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  Brewer, EDM (elbowing), 8:54
  Poti, EDM (cross checking), 11:32
  Ulanov, EDM (hooking), 19:04

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, Murray 7 (Poti, Marchant), 4:16
  2, Dallas, Hull 17 (Morrow, Modano), 13:11
  3, Edmonton, Horcoff 1 (Laraque, Niinimaa), 17:38
  4, Dallas, Nieuwendyk 12 (Zubov), 17:46
Penalties:
  Laraque, EDM (interference), 6:54
  Zubov, DAL (interference), 18:25
  R Smyth, EDM (tripping), 19:45

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  5, Dallas, Modano 10 (Sim, Hull), 4:12
  6, Dallas, Langenbrunner 6 (shorthanded) (Hatcher, Lukowich), 9:47
  7, Dallas, Marshall 3 (power play) (Sydor, Hull), 16:35
Penalties:
  J Smith, EDM (tripping), 5:50
  Morrow, DAL (slashing), 6:47
  Matvichuk, DAL (slashing), 8:21
  *Ulanov, EDM served by Laraque (cross checking major, game misconduct), 13:06
  Morrow, DAL (roughing), 13:06
  Laraque, EDM (cross checking), 18:43

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton               6   7  3--16
  Dallas                     6 16  6--28

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Salo (28 shots, 23 saves; record: 13-12-4)
  Dallas, Belfour (16, 14; record: 13-7-4)

Power-play conversions: EDM - 0 of 3, DAL - 1 of 9.

Los Angeles Kings 4, Edmonton Oilers 2

Game Notes: An unlikely hero emerged for the LA Kings, as Stu Grimson scored the game winning goal in the second period.  Ryan Smyth had a goal and an assist for the Oilers.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, R Smyth 15 (power play) (Murray, Poti), 10:11
  2, Los Angeles, Robitaille 15 (power play) (Palffy, Stumpel), 12:58
Penalties:
  *Smolinski, LAK (ob tripping), 8:37
  *Brown, EDM (holding), 12:43
  Belanger, LAK (tripping), 16:14

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Los Angeles, Stumpel 9 (R Blake), 0:33
  4, Edmonton, Carter 6 (R Smyth, Brown), 4:00
  5, Los Angeles, Grimson 2 (Norstrom, R Blake), 13:42
Penalties:
  Norstrom, LAK (cross checking), 15:04
  Weight, EDM (roughing), 15:04
  Palffy, LAK (Diving), 15:58
  Marchant, EDM (hooking), 15:58

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  6, Los Angeles, Palffy 20 (Smolinski, Stumpel), 6:10
Penalties:
  Palffy, LAK (high sticking), 0:40
  Buchberger, LAK (tripping), 17:08
  E Moreau, EDM (slashing), 19:37

Shots on Goal:
  Los Angeles            8 16  2--26
  Edmonton               9   7  8--24

Goalies:
  Los Angeles, Storr (24 shots, 22 saves; record: 11-7-5)
  Edmonton, Salo (26, 22; record: 13-11-4)

Power-play conversions: LAK - 1 of 2, EDM - 1 of 4

Edmonton Oilers 4, Nashville Predators 0

Game Notes: Ryan Smyth snapped a eight game goal scoring drought, notching a pair of goals and adding an assist.  Tommy Salo picked up his fourth shut-out of the season.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, E Moreau 1 (Cleary, Horcoff), 1:55
Penalties:
  D Lacouture, EDM (hooking), 8:16
  Marchant, EDM (hooking), 12:21
  Niinimaa, EDM (slashing), 19:20

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  2, Edmonton, Carter 5 (power play) (R Smyth, Marchant), 15:09
Penalties:
  Timonen, NSH (holding), 6:27
  *Johnson, NSH (hooking), 13:11
  Hulse, NSH (hooking), 18:26

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Edmonton, R Smyth 13 (Weight), 14:45
  4, Edmonton, R Smyth 14 (power play) (Poti, Salo), 17:16
Penalties:
  Pittis, EDM (tripping), 6:18
  P Skrbek, NSH (tripping), 16:30
  *Robitaille, NSH (unsportsmanlike conduct), 16:30
  Pittis, EDM (holding), 16:30

Shots on Goal:
  Nashville                 7  2   9--18
  Edmonton               7 11  6--24

Goalies:
  Nashville, Vokoun (24 shots, 20 saves; record: 7-9-3)
  Edmonton, Salo (18, 18; record: 13-10-4)

Power-play conversions: NSH - 0 of 4, EDM - 2 of 4

Edmonton Oilers 3, San Jose Sharks 3

Game Notes: A tired Oilers team built a 3-0 lead but then saw it evaporate.  The tie was costly, as the team lost winger Mike Grier indefinitely to a dislocated right shoulder.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, Poti 3 (Brown, Grier), 7:42
  2, Edmonton, Kilger 5 (D Lacouture, Pittis), 9:04
Penalties:
  Damphousse, SJS (interference), 11:17
  B Stuart, SJS (high sticking), 13:34
  Laraque, EDM (high sticking), 16:05
  Ragnarsson, SJS (charging), 18:05
  G Suter, SJS (holding), 19:32
  *B Marchment, SJS (cross checking), 19:52

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Edmonton, Carter 4 (power play) (R Smyth, Weight), 1:13
  4, San Jose, P Marleau 10 (B Stuart, Matteau), 7:57
Penalties:
  B Marchment, SJS (roughing), 3:29
  Harvey, SJS (roughing, fighting major), 3:29
  Laraque, EDM (double roughing minor), 3:29
  J Smith, EDM (fighting major), 3:29
  Damphousse, SJS (holding), 4:23
  Sundstrom, SJS (slashing), 8:40
  E Moreau, EDM (hooking), 11:35

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  5, San Jose, Nolan 7 (J Friesen, Damphousse), 1:45
  6, San Jose, B Marchment 2 (Thornton, Rathje), 16:21
Penalties:
  Niinimaa, EDM (holding), 2:13

OVERTIME -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  None

Shots on Goal:
  San Jose                  5  7  8  1--21
  Edmonton              11  8  3  2--24

Goalies:
  San Jose, Shields (24 shots, 21 saves; record: 2-2-1)
  Edmonton, Salo (21, 18; record: 12-10-4)

Power-play conversions: SJS - 0 of 3, EDM - 1 of 7

Vancouver Canucks 5, Edmonton Oilers 2

Game Notes: The Vancouver Canucks' top scorers came to play, as Andrew Cassels and Markus Naslund both recorded three point nights.  Georges Laraque picked up a pair of goals for the Oilers.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Vancouver, Cassels 7 (M Naslund, Morrison), 4:43
  2, Vancouver, Cassels 8 (M Naslund, T Bertuzzi), 18:55
Penalties:
  Brown, EDM (roughing), 2:38
  Ohlund, VAN (cross checking), 14:21

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Vancouver, Sopel 2 (Druken), 3:46
  4, Edmonton, Laraque 3 (Brewer, Marchant), 4:25
Penalties:
  Morrison, VAN (interference), 5:47
  Cooke, VAN (roughing), 12:14

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  5, Vancouver, Klatt 6 (Brashear, H Sedin), 3:22
  6, Edmonton, Laraque 4 (power play) (Poti, Weight), 5:32
  7, Vancouver, T Bertuzzi 9 (M Naslund, Cassels), 16:07
Penalties:
  *LaChance, VAN (interference), 5:18
  R Smyth, EDM (slashing), 7:12
  Essensa, VAN served by H Sedin (roughing), 10:26
  Cooke, VAN (kneeing), 17:37

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton                7  8 15--30
  Vancouver             10 12  6--28

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Salo (28 shots, 23 saves; record: 12-10-0)
  Vancouver, Essensa (30, 28; record: 7-1-0)

Power-play conversions: EDM - 1 of 6, VAN - 0 of 2

Montreal Canadiens 3, Edmonton Oilers 2

Game Notes: Once again the Oilers talked a good game about not giving points away to a bad team, and once again they failed to back that up on the ice.  Mike Grier scored a pair of goals in a losing effort.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, Grier 8 (power play) (Ulanov, Weight), 4:41
  2, Montreal, Brisebois 7 (Landry, Savage), 5:46
  3, Montreal, Savage 7 (power play) (Markov, Petrov), 9:19
Penalties:
  *Rucinsky, MTL (hooking), 0:45
  *Poti, EDM (elbowing), 6:58
  Weight, EDM (slashing), 10:02
  Rucinsky, MTL (slashing), 17:40

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  T Linden, MTL (high sticking), 0:23
  Laraque, EDM (tripping), 0:23
  Landry, MTL (slashing), 2:44
  Kilger, EDM (holding), 7:37
  Rucinsky, MTL (elbowing), 10:50
  R Smyth, EDM (unsportsmanlike conduct), 11:11
  Marchant, EDM (slashing), 16:05

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  4, Edmonton, Grier 9 (Murray, Weight), 4:33
  5, Montreal, Rucinsky 8 (Zubrus, T Linden), 8:18
Penalties:
  Weinrich, MTL (holding), 19:52

Shots on Goal:
  Montreal               7 11  7--25
  Edmonton             5  8   7--20

Goalies:
  Montreal, Theodore (20 shots, 18 saves; record: 5-8-1)
  Edmonton, Salo (25, 22; record: 9-3-3)

Power-play conversions: MTL - 1 of 5, EDM - 1 of 5

Edmonton Oilers 3, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2

Game Notes: Anson Carter had two goals and an assist for his most productive night as an Oiler so far.  The Ducks badly outplayed the Oilers for most of the contest, but opportunistic scoring and stellar play by Tommy Salo (30 saves) got the team two points.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, Carter 2 (unassisted), 6:08
  2, Edmonton, Weight 8 (Carter, Poti), 10:04
Penalties:
  Kilger, EDM (interference), 3:09
  Marchant, EDM (boarding), 3:48
  E Moreau, EDM (interference), 7:40
  Vishnevski, ANA (elbowing), 10:30

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Anaheim, Hrkac 5 (Bylsma), 5:23
  4, Edmonton, Carter 3 (R Smyth, Weight), 19:33
Penalties:
  P Kariya, ANA (high sticking), 1:45
  Poti, EDM (high sticking), 6:08
  Brown, EDM (holding), 12:03
  Cullen, ANA (slashing), 13:11
  Pittis, EDM (slashing), 13:58

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  5, Anaheim, Tverdovsky 3 (power play) (Selanne, P Kariya), 5:34
Penalties:
  *Niinimaa, EDM (boarding), 5:11
  Vishnevski, ANA (kneeing), 8:05
  Weight, EDM (double high sticking minor), 9:09

Shots on Goal:
  Anaheim               16  8  8--32
  Edmonton               4  6  8--18

Goalies:
  Anaheim, Giguere (18 shots, 15 saves; record: 0-1-0)
  Edmonton, Salo (32, 30; record: 12-8-3)

Power-play conversions: ANA - 1 of 9, EDM - 0 of 3

Edmonton Oilers 5, Ottawa Senators 3

Game Notes: Anson Carter set up the game tying goal and scored the winner as the Oilers tallied three times in the final three minutes of the game.  Mike Grier chipped in a pair of goals, and Marian Hossa had three points for the Sens. 

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Ottawa, Bonk 8 (power play) (Hossa, York), 11:37
  2, Edmonton, Grier 6 (unassisted), 18:22
Penalties:
  McEachern, OTW (slashing), 2:54
  Ulanov, EDM (hooking), 5:25
  Niinimaa, EDM (slashing), 7:25
  *Ulanov, EDM (tripping), 9:54
  Niinimaa, EDM (tripping), 13:34
  Hossa, OTW (holding), 15:23

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  Brown, EDM (roughing), 14:31
  Rachunek, OTW (holding stick), 18:17

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Ottawa, Hossa 12 (Bonk, Rachunek), 0:26
  4, Edmonton, Marchant 6 (Murray, J Smith), 5:07
  5, Ottawa, Bonk 9 (power play) (Phillips, Hossa), 16:34
  6, Edmonton, Weight 7 (Carter), 17:13
  7, Edmonton, Carter 1 (R Smyth, Weight), 18:26
  8, Edmonton, Grier 7 (empty net) (Murray), 19:46
Penalties:
  York, OTW (roughing), 3:04
  *Niinimaa, EDM (Delay of game), 14:58

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton               8  4 12--24
  Ottawa                   4  9 13--26

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Salo (26 shots, 23 saves; record: 11-8-3)
  Ottawa, Hurme (23, 19; record: 6-3-3)

Power-play conversions: EDM - 0 of 4, OTW - 2 of 6

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Edmonton Oilers 3

Game Notes: The Oilers put three goals past him, but Curtis Joseph still managed to run his Toronto record against his former to team a perfect 8-0-0.  Bryan McCabe's powerplay goal halfway through the third period was the difference.

FIRST PERIOD:
  1, Toronto, Domi 4 (unassisted), 3:00
  2, Toronto, Perreault 5 (S Berezin), 10:52
  3, Edmonton, Grier 5 (Murray, Marchant), 18:37
Penalties:
  Brown, EDM (elbowing), 4:36
  Laraque, EDM (roughing), 8:58
  Corson, TOR (roughing), 8:58
  Laraque, EDM (fighting major), 11:55
  Domi, TOR (fighting major), 11:55
  R Smyth, EDM , 19:19

SECOND PERIOD:
  4, Edmonton, Marchant 5 (Grier, Murray), 4:46
  5, Toronto, G Roberts 9 (Kaberle, Tucker), 16:10
Penalties:
  Brown, EDM (roughing), 6:10
  Tucker, TOR served by Domi (slashing, roughing), 6:10
  Kaberle, TOR (interference), 8:07
  Perreault, TOR (holding stick), 11:20
  R Smyth, EDM (slashing), 16:10
  Cote, EDM (unsportsmanlike conduct), 18:36
  B McCabe, TOR (tripping), 18:36
  Tucker, TOR (holding stick), 19:28

THIRD PERIOD:
  6, Edmonton, Weight 6 (power play) (R Smyth, Niinimaa), 7:04
  7, Toronto, B McCabe 2 (power play) (Sundin, Di Yushkevich), 11:15
Penalties:
  *Manson, TOR (slashing), 5:20
  Weight, EDM (unsportsmanlike conduct), 9:27
  Tucker, TOR (unsportsmanlike conduct), 9:27
  *Poti, EDM (hooking), 10:55
  G Roberts, TOR (high sticking), 14:31
  Ulanov, EDM (elbowing), 17:01

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton               9  5 10--24
  Toronto                10  5  4-- 19

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Salo (19 shots, 15 saves; record: 10-8-3)
  Toronto, Joseph (24, 21; record: 11-5-2)

Power-play conversions: EDM - 1 of 6, TOR - 1 of 5

Edmonton Oilers 2, Calgary Flames 0

Game Notes: Tommy Salo earned his third shutout of the season as the Oilers blanked the slumping Flames.  Five different Oilers had points.

FIRST PERIOD:
No scoring. 
PENALTIES: J Shantz, Cgy (interference), 4:12; Carter, Edm (Obstr hooking), 6:02; Musil, Edm (interference), 8:52; Iginla, Cgy (boarding), 9:16; Poti, Edm (holding), 14:03; J Smith, Edm (high sticking), 15:38.

SECOND PERIOD:
1, Edmonton, Laraque 2 (Marchant), 1:14. 
2, Edmonton, Murray 6 (power play) (Weight, Cleary), 13:38. 
PENALTIES: Weight, Edm (tripping), 8:13; Albelin, Cgy (boarding), 10:56; Regehr, Cgy (boarding), 12:31; Brewer, Edm (interference), 14:05; Albelin, Cgy (hooking), 16:25.

THIRD PERIOD:
No scoring. 
PENALTIES: Marchant, Edm (boarding), 5:54; Wiemer, Cgy (Diving), 9:56; Pittis, Edm (hooking), 9:56. 

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Calgary             9    7    7   23 
Edmonton         6    10  6   22

POWER PLAY: 
Calgary  0 of 7, Edmonton 1 of 5. 

GOALIES: 
Calgary, Vernon (22 shots, 20 saves; record: 3-10-1).
Edmonton, Salo (23, 23; record: 10-7-3). 

Edmonton Oilers 3, Chicago Blackhawks 3

Game Notes: The hangover from the Bill Guerin trade was evident, as the Oilers jumped to a 2-0 lead and then had to rally to earn a tie.  Anson Carter had an inauspicious debut, going minus-2 on the night along with linemates Doug Weight and Ryan Smyth.  Todd Marchant had two goals and an assist to help the Oilers earn a point.

FIRST PERIOD:
1, Edmonton, Marchant 3 (unassisted), 0:41
PENALTIES:  VandenBussche, CHI (fighting major), 3:07; Brown, EDM (fighting major), 3:07; Zhamnov, CHI (slashing), 5:42; Dean, CHI (holding), 9:52.

SECOND PERIOD:
2, Edmonton, Murray 5 (Marchant, Grier), 0:26
3, Chicago, Herperger 1 (Karpovtsev, Nylander), 8:58
4, Chicago, Nylander 6 (Sullivan, Karpovtsev), 11:13
PENALTIES: Niinimaa, EDM (holding stick), 1:27; Probert, CHI (fighting major), 5:51;
Cote, EDM (fighting major), 5:51; Atcheynum, CHI (hooking), 12:57; Sullivan, CHI (holding), 13:30; Cote, EDM (hooking), 16:42; Poti, EDM (slashing), 20:00.

THIRD PERIOD:
5, Chicago, Zelepukin 2 (Atcheynum, Herperger), 2:45
6, Edmonton, Marchant 4 (shorthanded) (Grier, Ulanov), 6:16
PENALTIES: Pittis, EDM (slashing), 4:52; Quintal, CHI (interference), 9:14.

OVERTIME:
No scoring.
PENALTIES: Dean, CHI (holding stick), 4:20 R Smyth, EDM (high sticking), 4:57.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Chicago                6   12    7    3   28
Edmonton             6   10    5    3   24

POWER PLAY: 
Chicago 0 of 4, Edmonton - 0 of 6

GOALIES:
Chicago, Thibault (24 shots, 21 saves; record: 5-7-2)
Edmonton, Salo (28, 25; record: 9-7-3)

Edmonton Oilers 3, St. Louis Blues 0

Game Notes: Ryan Smyth became the first NHL player to twice record all three goals in a 3-0 win.  He also recorded a hat-trick in a game last season in Atlanta.  Tommy Salo picked up his second shut-out of the season, making 29 saves.

FIRST PERIOD: 
1, Edmonton, Smyth 10, :46. 
2, Edmonton, Smyth 11 (Weight, Smith), 15:04. 
PENALTIES: Low, Stl, major (fighting), 1:08; Laraque, Edm, major (fighting), 1:08; Simpson, Stl (unsportsmanlike conduct), 1:13; Cote, Edm (unsportsmanlike conduct), 1:13; Simpson, Stl, major (fighting), 3:17; Cote, Edm, major (fighting), 3:17; Poti, Edm (hooking), 5:13; Nash, Stl (boarding), 16:38; Brewer, Edm (roughing), 16:38; Hecht, Stl
(tripping), 18:38.

SECOND PERIOD: 
No scoring. 
PENALTIES: Murray, Edm (slashing), 1:14; Hecht, Stl (hooking), 2:37; Salvador, Stl (holding), 5:12; Moreau, Edm (holding), 10:53; Brewer, Edm (slashing), 17:59; Ulanov, Edm (hooking), 19:14.

THIRD PERIOD: 
3, Smyth 12, 19:08, (en). 
PENALTIES: Brown, Edm (roughing), 7:21; Ulanov, Edm (high-sticking), 9:25.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
St. Louis           12    6   11     29
Edmonton         10    5     2     17

POWER PLAY: 
St. Louis 0 of 7; Edmonton 0 of 3. 

GOALIES: 
St. Louis, Turek 5-3-3 (16 shots-14 saves). 
Edmonton, Salo 9-7-2 (29-29).