Edmonton Oilers 4, Vancouver Canucks 2

Game Notes: Doug Weight had a four point night and the Oilers clinched sixth place in the Western Conference.  This sets up the fifth straight year that the Oilers will face the Dallas Stars in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Vancouver, Berehowsky 7 (Sopel), 6:09 (pp). 
  2, Edmonton, Butenschon 1 (Weight, Smyth), 9:41. 
Penalties:
  Ruutu, Van, double minor (charging, high-sticking), 1:55; 
  Smith, Edm, minor-major-misconduct-game misconduct (instigation,
  fighting), 1:55; 
  Roussel, Edm, served by Weight (delay of game), 6:51; 
  Moreau, Edm (cross-checking), 11:43; 
  Pederson, Van (ob.-hooking), 15:08; 
  Ruutu, Van (interference), 18:46.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Edmonton, Brewer 7 (Weight), 7:17 (pp). 
  4, Edmonton, Grier 20 (Weight, Niinimaa), 10:25. 
Penalties:
  Ruutu, Van (goalie interference), 5:58; 
  Marchant, Edm (holding), 8:20; 
  Ruutu, Van (roughing), 13:59; 
  Ulanov, Edm (high-sticking), 13:59; 
  Smyth, Edm (roughing), 13:59; 
  Cleary, Edm (cross-checking), 17:54.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  5, Vancouver, Cooke 14 (Ruutu, Jovanovski), 9:09. 
  6, Edmonton, Weight 25 (Brewer), 19:59 (en).
Penalties:
  Ohlund, Van (holding), 4:33; 
  Smyth, Edm (goalie interference), 5:04; 
  Schaefer, Van (interference), 10:09; 
  Comrie, Edm (goalie interference), 12:14.

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton             3     7     6     16
  Vancouver            6   10   13     29

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Roussel (6 shots-5 saves), Salo 36-25-12 (9:08 second, 23-22).
  Vancouver, Essensa 18-12-3 (15-12).

Power-play conversions: Edmonton 1 of 5; Vancouver 1 of 9. 

Edmonton Oilers 2, Minnesota Wild 2

Game Notes: The Oilers blew another clance to clinch a playoff berth as they settled for a 2-2 tie with the Wild.  Doug Weight tied the game with  48 seconds left to earn the single point.  The Oilers now have to hope for either Phoenix or Vancouver to lose or tie  their games tonight, or their playoff hopes could hinge on earning a point in their final game of the season against the Canucks in Vancouver.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Minnesota, Roest 7 (power play) (Kuba, Patera), 1:43
  2, Edmonton, Niinimaa 12 (power play) (Weight, Cleary), 15:43
Penalties:
  *Grier, EDM (roughing), 1:12
  Walz, MIN (boarding), 9:21
  *Nielsen, MIN (high sticking), 14:42
  Gavey, MIN (goalie interference), 18:11

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Minnesota, Patera 1 (Mitchell), 16:48
Penalties:
  E Moreau, EDM (goalie interference), 7:03
  M Matteucci, MIN (roughing), 15:15
  R Smyth, EDM (roughing), 15:15
  Benysek, MIN (high sticking), 17:17
  Benysek, MIN (interference), 19:27

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  4, Edmonton, Weight 24 (power play) (Zholtok), 19:12
Penalties:
  *Gavey, MIN (elbowing), 17:28

OVERTIME -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  Hendrickson, MIN (tripping), 1:44
  Weight, EDM (hooking), 4:43

Shots on Goal:
  Minnesota                4     9     3  3--19
  Edmonton              13   11   16  3--43

Goalies:
  Minnesota, McLennan (43 shots, 41 saves; record: 4-23-9)
  Edmonton, Salo (19, 17; record: 35-25-12)
                    Roussel (18:42 of 3rd period, 0, 0)
                    Salo (18:48 of 3rd period)

Power-play conversions: MIN - 1 of 3, EDM - 2 of 7

Colorado Avalanche 5, Edmonton Oilers 3

Game Notes: Joe Sakic scored a hat trick and the the Oilers missed an opportunity to clinch a playoff berth.   The loss dropped  Edmonton to sixth-place in the Western Conference.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Colorado, Sakic 47 (Hejduk, Tanguay), 6:51
  2, Colorado, Sakic 48 (Forsberg, Skoula), 16:47
Penalties:
  G De Vries, COL (holding stick), 2:18
  Marchant, EDM (tripping), 12:54
  Niinimaa, EDM (holding), 15:27
  Drury, COL (hooking), 16:02

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Edmonton, Niinimaa 11 (power play) (Cleary, R Smyth), 3:49
  4, Colorado, Skoula 8 (unassisted), 8:33
  5, Edmonton, Zholtok 5 (Carter, Brewer), 9:57
  6, Edmonton, R Smyth 31 (power play) (M Comrie, Poti), 12:54
  7, Colorado, Sakic 49 (power play) (unassisted), 19:17
Penalties:
  Parker, COL (boarding), 2:52
  *Podein, COL (boarding), 3:02
  R Smyth, EDM (slashing), 4:54
  Foote, COL (roughing), 4:54
  Niinimaa, EDM (roughing), 6:03
  Cleary, EDM (double roughing minor), 6:03
  Nieminen, COL (roughing), 6:03
  G De Vries, COL (roughing), 6:03
  *Klemm, COL (high sticking), 11:31
  Murray, EDM (holding), 13:49
  Klemm, COL (high sticking), 15:34
  *Poti, EDM (high sticking), 19:10

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  8, Colorado, S Reinprecht 15 (empty net) (Podein, Bourque), 19:20
Penalties:
  Sakic, COL (holding), 0:51
  Niinimaa, EDM (holding), 13:10

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton               4   10   11--25
  Colorado              12   11     6--29

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Salo (28 shots, 24 saves; record: 35-25-11)
  Colorado, Roy (25, 22; record: 39-13-6)

Power-play conversions: EDM - 2 of 7, COL - 1 of 6

Edmonton Oilers 3, Chicago Blackhawks 3

Game Notes: The Oilers overcame a slow start and scored a pair of third period goals earn a tie.  The tie moves Edmonton two points up on the sixth-place Canucks.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Chicago, Daze 31 (Sullivan, Herperger), 9:02
  2, Chicago, Spacek 7 (power play) (Mironov, Nylander), 15:37
Penalties:
  Weight, EDM (roughing), 0:32
  Amonte, CHI (hooking), 3:01
  Quintal, CHI (ob holding), 5:12
  *Marchant, EDM (hooking), 14:50

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Edmonton, Weight 23 (Zholtok, Cleary), 13:48
  4, Chicago, Daze 32 (shorthanded) (Sullivan, Spacek), 15:18
Penalties:
  Laraque, EDM (fighting major), 3:57
  VandenBussche, CHI (fighting major), 3:57
  Mironov, CHI (boarding), 4:24
  Cleary, EDM (hooking), 4:32
  Probert, CHI (roughing), 14:48

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  5, Edmonton, Niinimaa 10 (power play) (R Smyth, Weight), 7:39
  6, Edmonton, R Smyth 30 (J Smith, Marchant), 8:52
Penalties:
  Spacek, CHI (holding), 5:33
  *Sullivan, CHI (hooking), 7:23
  Murray, EDM (hooking), 17:53
  Zhamnov, CHI (Diving), 17:53

OVERTIME -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  None

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton               8     3   15    3--29
  Chicago                  9   12     6    0--27

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Salo (27 shots, 24 saves; record: 35-24-11)
  Chicago, Thibault (29, 26; record: 27-31-7)

Power-play conversions: EDM - 1 of 6, CHI - 1 of 3

Dallas Stars 5, Edmonton Oilers 4

Game Notes: If nothing else, the Oilers' latest loss to the Stars should serve as a reminder as to why Edmonton wants to avoid a first-round meeting with Dallas at all costs.  The Stars rallied from a pair of two-goal deficits for the win.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, Laraque 12 (Brewer, Murray), 3:57
  2, Edmonton, Grier 19 (Poti), 4:55
  3, Dallas, Nieuwendyk 26 (Sydor, Morrow), 13:03
  4, Edmonton, Laraque 13 (Murray, Horcoff), 16:54
Penalties:
  E Moreau, EDM (goalie interference), 1:21
  Matvichuk, DAL (hooking), 14:08
  R Smyth, EDM (unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:08
  Modano, DAL (hooking), 19:04

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  5, Dallas, Morrow 18 (Marshall, Nieuwendyk), 1:43
  6, Dallas, Nieuwendyk 27 (Matvichuk, Ledyard), 11:57
Penalties:
  M Comrie, EDM (tripping), 3:11
  Lehtinen, DAL (boarding), 8:00

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  7, Dallas, Matvichuk 3 (Zubov, Morrow), 5:12
  8, Dallas, Morrow 19 (unassisted), 12:58
  9, Edmonton, Weight 22 (Laraque, J Smith), 19:56
Penalties:
  Morrow, DAL (roughing), 8:11
  J Smith, EDM (roughing), 8:11
  Morrow, DAL (roughing), 16:13
  J Smith, EDM (roughing), 16:13

Shots on Goal:
  Dallas                     6    9     6--21
  Edmonton               6    4   13--23

Goalies:
  Dallas, Belfour (23 shots, 19 saves; record: 33-20-7)
  Edmonton, Salo (21, 16; record: 35-24-10)

Power-play conversions: DAL - 0 of 2, EDM - 0 of 2

Edmonton Oilers 4, Colorado Avalanche 1

Game Notes: The Oilers passed a big test by earning a convincing win against the team expected to win the Stanley Cup this season.  The win moved the Oilers two points up on the Canucks for fifth place in the Western Conference.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, R Smyth 28 (power play) (Brewer, Weight), 9:39
Penalties:
  *Dingman, COL (hooking), 9:32
  Nieminen, COL (boarding), 9:46
  Cleary, EDM (roughing), 9:46
  Ferguson, EDM (ob tripping), 13:20

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  2, Edmonton, E Moreau 9 (Marchant, Grier), 1:20
Penalties:
  Muir, COL (roughing), 9:31
  Horcoff, EDM (roughing), 9:31
  E Moreau, EDM (holding), 19:22
  Forsberg, COL (boarding), 20:00

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Colorado, Tanguay 26 (Bourque, Sakic), 11:29
  4, Edmonton, R Smyth 29 (Carter, M Comrie), 12:38
  5, Edmonton, Grier 18 (empty net) (E Moreau, Marchant), 19:48
Penalties:
  Bourque, COL (tripping), 16:22

Shots on Goal:
  Colorado                7    9     9--25
  Edmonton               9    9   12--30

Goalies:
  Colorado, Roy (29 shots, 26 saves; record: 38-13-6)
  Edmonton, Salo (25, 24; record: 35-23-10)

Power-play conversions: COL - 0 of 2, EDM - 1 of 3

Edmonton Oilers 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Game Notes: The Oilers third win of the year against Columbus moved into them into fifth place in the Western Conference.  Daniel Cleary had a goal and an assist.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Columbus, Vyborny 13 (power play) (Knutsen), 4:04
  2, Edmonton, Grier 17 (Poti), 8:11
Penalties:
  *Butenschon, EDM (high sticking), 2:56

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Columbus, Odelein 3 (Wright, A Selivanov), 3:51
  4, Edmonton, Brewer 6 (power play) (Cleary, Weight), 13:18
  5, Edmonton, Cleary 14 (power play) (R Smyth, Weight), 18:00
Penalties:
  Aubin, CBJ (goalie interference), 6:29
  *M Maneluk, CBJ served by A Selivanov (goalie interference, roughing), 12:14
  M Comrie, EDM (roughing), 12:14
  Grand-Pierre, CBJ (tripping), 16:39
  *Quint, CBJ (high sticking), 16:49

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  6, Edmonton, Carter 16 (empty net) (unassisted), 19:31
Penalties:
  Aubin, CBJ (hooking), 13:25

Shots on Goal:
  Columbus                4     8    9--21
  Edmonton              10   16    3--29

Goalies:
  Columbus, Denis (28 shots, 25 saves; record: 6-18-4)
  Edmonton, Salo (21, 19; record: 34-23-10)

Power-play conversions: CBJ - 1 of 1, EDM - 2 of 5

Phoenix Coyotes 7, Edmonton Oilers 4

Game Notes: A lacklustre performance by the Oilers allowed the slumping Phoenix Coyotes to keep their playoff hopes alive.  Shane Doan had a five point game for the Desert Dogs.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, Carter 15 (power play) (Niinimaa, Weight), 4:29
Penalties:
  Lumme, PHO (holding), 3:10
  *Carney, PHO (roughing), 4:16
  Vaananen, PHO (slashing), 16:56

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  2, Phoenix, Doan 23 (power play) (Numminen, Juneau), 4:07
  3, Phoenix, Letowski 7 (Lumme, Ylonen), 5:15
  4, Phoenix, M Handzus 12 (M Johnson, Numminen), 7:12
  5, Phoenix, Roenick 29 (Lemieux, Doan), 15:18
  6, Phoenix, Juneau 9 (power play) (M Handzus, Doan), 18:10
Penalties:
  *Laraque, EDM (interference), 3:22
  Salo, EDM served by E Moreau (slashing), 6:58
  Juneau, PHO (high sticking), 7:01
  Lemieux, PHO (goalie interference), 12:52
  *Brewer, EDM (holding), 17:07
  Vaananen, PHO (holding), 18:26
  Pittis, EDM (roughing), 20:00
  M Handzus, PHO (roughing), 20:00

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  7, Phoenix, Roenick 30 (power play) (Mara, Doan), 1:21
  8, Edmonton, Cleary 13 (R Smyth), 9:20
  9, Edmonton, Marchant 13 (shorthanded) (unassisted), 11:51
  10, Edmonton, R Smyth 27 (Butenschon, Carter), 12:43
  11, Phoenix, Ylonen 8 (Doan), 14:32
Penalties:
  *Niinimaa, EDM (ob holding), 0:14
  Roenick, PHO (tripping), 3:08
  R Smyth, EDM (roughing), 4:03
  Simpson, PHO served by Wilson (double roughing minor), 4:03
  Laraque, EDM (roughing), 6:38
  Cleary, EDM (roughing), 9:55
  Weight, EDM (cross checking), 9:55
  Mara, PHO (slashing), 9:55

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton              12   11   15--38
  Phoenix                   8    12     6--26

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Salo (20 shots, 15 saves; record: 33-23-10), Roussel (18:10 of 
  2nd period, 6, 4)
  Phoenix, Burke (38, 34; record: 23-20-11)

Power-play conversions: EDM - 1 of 8, PHO - 3 of 6

Edmonton Oilers 7, Los Angeles Kings 0

Game Notes: Tommy Salo's eighth shut-out of the season tied an Oilers' club record as Edmonton took a six point lead on the Kings in the Western Conference playoff race. 

FIRST PERIOD - SCORING: 
1, Edmonton, Brewer 5, 7:47. 
2, Edmonton, Comrie 7 (Zholtok, Carter), 11:09; 
3, Edmonton, Weight 21 (Smyth), 17:51. 
PENALTIES: Zholtok, Edm (boarding), :13; Miller, LA (roughing), 8:50; Laraque, Edm, major (fighting), 11:37; Grimson, LA, major (fighting) 11:37; Cleary, Edm (holding),
14:56.

SECOND PERIOD - SCORING: 
None. 
PENALTIES: Miller, LA (holding), 5:42; Boucher, LA (boarding), 11:15; Comrie, Edm (tripping), 11:35; Niinimaa, Edm (interference), 16:55; Smith, Edm (roughing), 18:45.

THIRD PERIOD - SCORING: 
4, Edmonton, R.Murray 15 (Laraque), 1:56.
5, Edmonton, Comrie 8 (Weight, Smyth), 13:36 (pp). 
6, Edmonton, Horcoff 9 (Laraque, R.Murray), 14:09. 
7, Edmonton, Smyth 26 (Carter, Zholtok), 18:28. 
PENALTIES: Moreau, Edm, double minor (high-sticking), 2:16; Mair, LA (roughing), 12:20.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Edmonton             6     5    6     17
Los Angeles          7   13    8     28

GOALIES:
Edmonton, Salo 33-22-10 (28 shots-28 saves). 
Los Angeles, Potvin 23-20-5 (17-10).

POWER PLAY: Edmonton 1 of 4; Los Angeles 0 of 7. 

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Edmonton Oilers 2

Game Notes: Brian Boucher won the battle of the backup goaltenders and the Flyers physically outmatched the Oilers on this night .  Mike Comrie had a pair of assists in the loss.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  Therien, PHI (holding), 9:47
  Primeau, PHI (cross checking), 18:55

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Philadelphia, Primeau 34 (Recchi, Therien), 7:48
  2, Edmonton, Carter 14 (R Smyth, M Comrie), 9:03
  3, Edmonton, R Smyth 25 (M Comrie, Carter), 13:16
  4, Philadelphia, Recchi 25 (R Fedotenko), 14:23
  5, Philadelphia, Desjardins 15 (unassisted), 18:09
Penalties:
  E Moreau, EDM (boarding), 3:11
  T Fedoruk, PHI (fighting major), 13:19
  Laraque, EDM (fighting major), 13:19

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  6, Philadelphia, Delmore 5 (Plante), 6:34
Penalties:
  None

Shots on Goal:
  Philadelphia           10    9    6--25
  Edmonton               7    9   11--27

Goalies:
  Philadelphia, Boucher (27 shots, 25 saves; record: 8-11-5)
  Edmonton, Roussel (25, 21; record: 3-9-2)

Power-play conversions: PHI - 0 of 1, EDM - 0 of 2

New Jersey Devils 6, Edmonton Oilers 5 (OT)

Game Notes: It took a visit from the Stanley Cup Champions to end the Oilers' undefeated streak.  Edmonton still managed to escape with at least a point for the 11th straight game. 

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, M Comrie 6 (Carter, R Smyth), 2:07
  2, Edmonton, J Smith 5 (Ulanov, Laraque), 12:48
Penalties:
  Edmonton bench, served by Zholtok (too many men on the ice), 9:25
  Rafalski, NJD (tripping), 10:24

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Edmonton, Grier 16 (Marchant), 14:27
  4, New Jersey, Madden 22 (Rafalski, T Stevenson), 18:10
Penalties:
  White, NJD (high sticking), 3:43
  K Daneyko, NJD (hooking), 8:29
  Niinimaa, EDM (unsportsmanlike conduct), 8:29
  Holik, NJD (high sticking), 10:02
  Brown, EDM (interference), 15:10
  E Moreau, EDM (holding), 19:22
  Holik, NJD (interference), 19:48

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  5, New Jersey, Elias 30 (Sykora, White), 1:14
  6, Edmonton, Poti 12 (M Comrie, R Smyth), 4:26
  7, New Jersey, R McKay 20 (power play) (Mogilny, Sykora), 6:08
  8, New Jersey, Holik 13 (unassisted), 8:42
  9, Edmonton, Marchant 12 (Grier, E Moreau), 12:35
  10, New Jersey, Elias 31 (Sykora), 16:04
Penalties:
  *Brewer, EDM (hooking), 5:00
  Ulanov, EDM served by Horcoff (Intent to injure match), 16:04
  New Jersey bench, served by Arnott (too many men on the ice), 17:46

OVERTIME -- Scoring:
  11, New Jersey, Elias 32 (unassisted), 4:51
Penalties:
  None

Shots on Goal:
  New Jersey              9    8   18    5--40
  Edmonton              13    8     9    4--34

Goalies:
  New Jersey, M Brodeur (34 shots, 29 saves; record: 36-15-11)
  Edmonton, Salo (40, 34; record: 32-22-10)

Power-play conversions: NJD - 1 of 6, EDM - 0 of 4

Edmonton Oilers 2, Florida Panthers 2

Game Notes: The Oilers' undefeated streak stretched to 10 games as the team completed an undefeated road trip.  Doug Weight scored both goals for Edmonton.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  Brewer, EDM (tripping), 0:43
  Hedican, FLA (roughing), 12:20
  Zholtok, EDM (ob hooking), 12:37
  Grier, EDM (cross checking), 15:10
  Wilson, FLA (roughing), 15:10
  Wilson, FLA (slashing), 18:24
  Grier, EDM (interference), 19:45

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Florida, P Bure 49 (Barrie, G Adams), 14:46
Penalties:
  Jokinen, FLA (holding), 5:01
  Murray, EDM (hooking), 8:17
  R Svehla, FLA (unsportsmanlike conduct), 9:51
  G Adams, FLA (tripping), 12:30

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  2, Edmonton, Weight 19 (power play) (R Smyth, Zholtok), 4:22
  3, Florida, Nilson 12 (P Bure), 12:21
  4, Edmonton, Weight 20 (Laraque, Cleary), 19:14
Penalties:
  *Tetarenko, FLA (interference), 2:34

OVERTIME -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  None

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton               5    8    6    4--23
  Florida                  11    7    4    3--25

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Salo (25 shots, 23 saves; record: 32-21-10)
  Florida, Luongo (23, 21; record: 9-21-5)

Power-play conversions: EDM - 1 of 6, FLA - 0 of 4

Edmonton Oilers 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 4 (OT)

Game Notes: The Oilers set a new franchise record with their ninth-straight win.  Eric Brewer scored the overtime winner. 

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, Zholtok 4 (Cleary), 0:16
  2, Edmonton, R Smyth 24 (M Comrie, J Smith), 8:19
  3, Edmonton, M Comrie 5 (power play) (Weight, Carter), 13:18
Penalties:
  Barnaby, TBL (elbowing), 2:48
  *Zyuzin, TBL (high sticking), 11:36
  Poti, EDM (double high sticking minor), 15:51
  E Moreau, EDM (hooking), 20:00

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  4, Tampa Bay, B Richards 18 (power play) (Aucoin, Modin), 2:50
  5, Tampa Bay, B Richards 19 (St Louis, Sarich), 3:37
  6, Tampa Bay, Clymer 1 (Modin, Neckar), 4:08
Penalties:
  *E Moreau, EDM (interference), 2:45
  R Johnson, TBL (tripping), 5:07
  Dwyer, TBL (roughing), 12:04
  Modin, TBL (interference), 15:00

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  7, Edmonton, Murray 14 (Horcoff, Laraque), 3:10
  8, Tampa Bay, Holzinger 11 (power play) (B Richards, Aucoin), 14:46
Penalties:
  *E Moreau, EDM (high sticking), 14:15

OVERTIME -- Scoring:
  9, Edmonton, Brewer 4 (Grier, Niinimaa), 1:17
Penalties:
  None

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton              10   13    5    2--30
  Tampa Bay              9     7    5    0--21

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Salo (21 shots, 17 saves; record: 32-21-9)
  Tampa Bay, Weekes (30, 25; record: 17-27-3)

Power-play conversions: EDM - 1 of 5, TBL - 2 of 5

Edmonton Oilers 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2

Game Notes: The Oilers matched a franchise record with their eight-straight win.  Daniel Cleary scored the game winner with 2:15 left to play.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  Brind'Amour, CAR (cross checking), 13:26
  Tanabe, CAR (interference), 16:21

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, Laraque 11 (unassisted), 3:40
Penalties:
  Ferguson, EDM (high sticking), 15:23

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  2, Carolina, Willis 19 (power play) (Kapanen), 2:55
  3, Carolina, Battaglia 10 (Dimaio, T Westlund), 5:15
  4, Edmonton, Brewer 3 (Cleary, Zholtok), 12:16
  5, Edmonton, Cleary 12 (Weight, Zholtok), 17:45
Penalties:
  *J Smith, EDM (interference), 1:55
  E Moreau, EDM (holding), 1:55
  Grier, EDM (roughing), 3:42
  Gelinas, CAR (roughing), 3:42
  Dimaio, CAR (elbowing), 12:37
  O'Neill, CAR (roughing, misconduct), 18:53

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton               7    6   10--23
  Carolina                  7    7     9--23

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Salo (23 shots, 21 saves; record: 31-21-9)
  Carolina, Irbe (23, 20; record: 29-24-8)

Power-play conversions: EDM - 0 of 4, CAR - 1 of 3

Edmonton Oilers 4, Buffalo Sabres 0

Game Notes: Goaltender Tommy Salo earned his second-straight shut-out as the Oilers won their seventh-straight game.  Georges Laraque scored a pair of goals.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  Hasek, BUF served by Afinogenov (holding stick), 6:18
  C Gratton, BUF (slashing), 9:56
  Laraque, EDM (interference), 16:13

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, Marchant 11 (E Moreau, Brewer), 1:05
  2, Edmonton, Poti 11 (Weight, Carter), 6:30
  3, Edmonton, Laraque 9 (Murray), 12:57
Penalties:
  Poti, EDM (tripping), 4:10
  McKee, BUF (kneeing), 8:40
  Rasmussen, BUF (high sticking), 18:05

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  4, Edmonton, Laraque 10 (Murray, Ulanov), 7:30
Penalties:
  Murray, EDM (tripping), 3:09
  Dumont, BUF (boarding), 9:00
  Horcoff, EDM (hooking), 12:50

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton              11   15     3--29
  Buffalo                     7     8   13--28

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Salo (28 shots, 28 saves; record: 30-21-9)
  Buffalo, Hasek (29, 25; record: 28-22-4)

Power-play conversions: EDM - 0 of 5, BUF - 0 of 4

Edmonton Oilers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0

Game Notes: The Oilers beat Curtis Joseph for the first time since he joined the Maple Leafs, and Edmonton goaltender Tommy Salo collected his sixth shut-out of the season.  The win gave the Oilers their first six-game winning streak since January of 1998.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, E Moreau 8 (Marchant), 8:40
  2, Edmonton, Cleary 11 (power play) (Zholtok, Niinimaa), 11:19
Penalties:
  Belak, TOR (fighting major), 0:44
  Laraque, EDM (fighting major), 0:44
  Valk, TOR (goalie interference), 5:38
  *Di Yushkevich, TOR (holding), 11:07
  Belak, TOR (tripping), 14:57
  Manson, TOR (misconduct), 16:47

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Edmonton, M Comrie 4 (R Smyth, Carter), 6:43
Penalties:
  Niinimaa, EDM (hooking), 7:59
  Manson, TOR (interference), 14:57
  Niinimaa, EDM (holding stick), 16:34
  G Roberts, TOR (goalie interference), 19:50
  G Roberts, TOR (misconduct), 20:00

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  4, Edmonton, Marchant 10 (unassisted), 11:58
Penalties:
  Domi, TOR (goalie interference), 4:18
  Ferguson, EDM (tripping), 7:26
  Cleary, EDM (goalie interference), 18:18

Shots on Goal:
  Toronto                7 11  7--25
  Edmonton              14 13  8--35

Goalies:
  Toronto, Joseph (35 shots, 31 saves; record: 27-23-7)
  Edmonton, Salo (25, 25; record: 29-21-9)

Power-play conversions: TOR - 0 of 4, EDM - 1 of 6

Edmonton Oilers 3, Minnesota Wild 1

Game Notes: Rem Murray scored a pair of goals as the Oilers won their fifth-straight game and kept their perfect record against the Wild intact. 

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  Sutton, MIN (fighting major), 2:04
  Ferguson, EDM (fighting major), 2:04
  Krivokrasov, MIN (high sticking), 16:23

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, Murray 12 (shorthanded) (Poti, Grier), 5:46
  2, Minnesota, Laaksonen 11 (Stewart, O'Donnell), 10:02
Penalties:
  Poti, EDM (holding), 1:45
  Niinimaa, EDM (slashing), 4:58
  O'Donnell, MIN (interference), 6:53
  O'Donnell, MIN (cross checking), 12:17
  Laaksonen, MIN (slashing), 17:34

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Edmonton, R Smyth 23 (Carter, M Comrie), 8:28
  4, Edmonton, Murray 13 (Cleary, Horcoff), 16:40
Penalties:
  Minnesota bench, served by Roest (too many men on the ice), 3:10
  Laaksonen, MIN (holding stick), 10:14
  Gavey, MIN (roughing), 10:53
  Carter, EDM (roughing), 10:53
  Weight, EDM (roughing), 10:53
  Minnesota bench, served by Blouin (abuse of officials), 16:40

Shots on Goal:
  Minnesota               6    7   10--23
  Edmonton              11   8   10--29

Goalies:
  Minnesota, McLennan (29 shots, 26 saves; record: 4-18-6)
  Edmonton, Salo (23, 22; record: 28-21-9)

Power-play conversions: MIN - 0 of 3, EDM - 0 of 7

Edmonton Oilers 5, St. Louis Blues 3

Game Notes: The Oilers won their fourth game in a row to move within a point of seventh-place Phoenix in the Western Conference.  Captain Doug Weight continued his stellar play, scoring a goal and an assist.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, Weight 18 (power play) (M Comrie), 3:08
  2, St Louis, Young 32 (power play) (P Turgeon), 16:35
Penalties:
  *Reasoner, STL (hooking), 1:22
  Conroy, STL (goalie interference), 4:44
  Low, STL (slashing), 7:49
  M Comrie, EDM (tripping), 14:00
  *Weight, EDM (interference), 16:32
  Mayers, STL (fighting major), 17:06
  Brown, EDM (fighting major), 17:06
  Brewer, EDM (hooking), 17:44

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Edmonton, Poti 10 (Murray), 4:51
  4, Edmonton, Horcoff 8 (J Smith, Carter), 6:41
  5, St Louis, Young 33 (shorthanded) (Reasoner), 11:14
Penalties:
  P Turgeon, STL (holding), 10:11
  Mellanby, STL (fighting major), 14:20
  Brown, EDM (fighting major), 14:20
  S Hill, STL (roughing), 19:27
  Cleary, EDM (roughing), 19:27

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  6, St Louis, P Turgeon 26 (Khavanov), 7:49
  7, Edmonton, Grier 15 (E Moreau), 11:20
  8, Edmonton, Cleary 10 (empty net) (Weight, Zholtok), 19:50
Penalties:
  Bartecko, STL (boarding), 4:49
  Laraque, EDM (tripping), 8:32
  R Smyth, EDM (holding), 14:48

Shots on Goal:
  St Louis                  5  9   2--16
  Edmonton               8  6 11--25

Goalies:
  St Louis, R Turek (24 shots, 20 saves; record: 21-12-6)
  Edmonton, Salo (16, 13; record: 27-21-9)

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

Edmonton Oilers 3, Dallas Stars 2 (OT)

Game Notes: Todd Marchant's goal at :31 of overtime gave the Oilers their first regular season win over the Stars since April 3, 1998.  Anson Carter and Dan Cleary had the other goals for Edmonton.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, Carter 13 (R Smyth, M Comrie), 2:39
  2, Dallas, Sydor 8 (power play) (Marshall, Morrow), 16:18
Penalties:
  Sydor, DAL (tripping), 5:59
  *Niinimaa, EDM (charging), 14:49

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Edmonton, Cleary 9 (Zholtok, Weight), 14:03
Penalties:
  Matvichuk, DAL (high sticking), 14:52
  E Moreau, EDM (slashing), 19:34

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  4, Dallas, Zubov 8 (Modano, Hull), 11:02
Penalties:
  Laraque, EDM (roughing), 4:44

OVERTIME -- Scoring:
  5, Edmonton, Marchant 9 (unassisted), 0:31
Penalties:
  None

Shots on Goal:
  Dallas                     7 16 11  0--34
  Edmonton               7 15 11  1--34

Goalies:
  Dallas, Belfour (34 shots, 31 saves; record: 26-17-5)
  Edmonton, Salo (34, 32; record: 26-21-9)

Power-play conversions: DAL - 1 of 3, EDM - 0 of 2

Edmonton Oilers 3, Calgary Flames 1

Game Notes: The Oilers doused the Flames' flickering playoff hopes, capping a nearly perfect (4-0-1) season against their arch-rivals.  Sergei Zholtok, Tom Poto and Shawn Horcoff scored for Edmonton.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, Zholtok 3 (power play) (Cleary, Brewer), 6:27
  2, Edmonton, Poti 9 (power play) (Cleary, Niinimaa), 12:00
  3, Calgary, Iginla 23 (power play) (Morris, Stillman), 14:51
Penalties:
  *Petrovicky, CGY (boarding), 4:53
  *Iginla, CGY (charging), 10:47
  *Murray, EDM (high sticking), 14:03
  Marchant, EDM (roughing), 14:51
  E Moreau, EDM (hooking), 19:06
  Stillman, CGY (double high sticking minor), 19:06

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  4, Edmonton, Horcoff 7 (Niinimaa, Weight), 18:09
Penalties:
  R Smyth, EDM (hooking), 11:27

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  Niinimaa, EDM (holding), 5:18
  Zholtok, EDM (tripping), 9:03
  Wiemer, CGY (double high sticking minor), 11:21

Shots on Goal:
  Edmonton               4    5    6  --15
  Calgary                 10   12   12--34

Goalies:
  Edmonton, Salo (34 shots, 33 saves; record: 25-21-9)
  Calgary, Vernon (4, 2; record: 12-20-5)
    Brathwaite (12:00 of 1st period, 11, 10)

Power-play conversions: EDM - 2 of 5, CGY - 1 of 5

Edmonton Oilers 5, Los Angeles Kings 0

Game Notes: A day after being read the riot act during practice by captain Doug Weight, the Oilers responded with a convincing victory over the Kings.  The Oilers spoiled goaltender Felix Potvin's debut as a King, while Edmonton netminder Tommy Salo picked up his fifth shut-out of the season.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Edmonton, Murray 11 (Laraque), 12:57
Penalties:
  Ferguson, EDM (interference), 9:04
  Norstrom, LAK (interference), 17:48
  Buchberger, LAK (roughing), 20:00
  Brewer, EDM (roughing), 20:00

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  2, Edmonton, Niinimaa 9 (unassisted), 7:50
  3, Edmonton, Poti 8 (Murray, Zholtok), 10:16
  4, Edmonton, Weight 16 (Zholtok, Ferguson), 13:23
Penalties:
  Norstrom, LAK (hooking), 15:43

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  5, Edmonton, Weight 17 (power play) (R Smyth, Brewer), 11:43
Penalties:
  Los Angeles bench, served by Grimson (too many men on the ice), 4:14
  Karalahti, LAK (high sticking), 4:34
  Corkum, LAK (slashing), 5:38
  *Emerson, LAK (roughing, elbowing), 9:59
  Ulanov, EDM (roughing), 9:59
  Niinimaa, EDM (holding), 14:18
  Horcoff, EDM (slashing), 15:26

Shots on Goal:
  Los Angeles            4  9  8--21
  Edmonton               7  9 11--27

Goalies:
  Los Angeles, Potvin (27 shots, 22 saves; record: 14-18-3)
  Edmonton, Salo (21, 21; record: 24-21-9)

Power-play conversions: LAK - 0 of 3, EDM - 1 of 6

Vancouver Canucks 6, Edmonton Oilers 5

Game Notes: Brendan Morrison scored 58 seconds into overtime to give the Canucks the win.  The Oilers played comeback hockey all night, rallying to tie the game four times before finally falling in overtime.

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 
1, Vancouver, H Sedin 7 (Ohlund, Baron), 0:32. 
2, Vancouver, Stapleton 2 (power play) (T Bertuzzi, M Naslund), 8:36. 
3, Edmonton, Marchant 8 (Brewer), 10:50. 
4, Edmonton, Murray 10 (shorthanded) (E Moreau), 11:46. 
Penalties: Pederson, Van (roughing), 0:23; Horcoff, Edm (roughing), 0:23; Essensa, Van served by T Bertuzzi (Delay of game), 5:32; Zholtok, Edm (cross checking), 7:10; Marchant, Edm (Obstr holding), 11:25; M Naslund, Van (elbowing), 12:26; T Bertuzzi, Van (fighting major), 12:26; E Moreau, Edm (slashing), 12:26; J Smith, Edm (fighting major), 12:26; Ohlund, Van (tripping), 14:20; Lachance, Van (cross checking), 15:48; Ohlund, Van (slashing), 17:30; Weight, Edm (tripping), 17:50.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 
5, Vancouver, M Naslund 32 (Morrison, Sopel), 6:03. 
6, Edmonton, Ulanov 3 (Zholtok, Murray), 9:00. 
7, Vancouver, Lachance 2 (D Sedin, H Sedin), 16:41. 
8, Edmonton, Weight 15 (power play) (Ulanov, Zholtok), 19:07. 
Penalties: Jovanovski, Van (holding stick), 1:42; M Comrie, Edm (high sticking), 2:44; E Moreau, Edm (slashing), 4:02; Poti, Edm (tripping), 11:51; Ulanov, Edm (high sticking), 12:30; Brewer, Edm (elbowing), 13:37; Morrison, Van (holding stick), 18:48.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 
9, Vancouver, Morrison 12 (Lachance, Jovanovski), 11:43. 
10, Edmonton, Grier 14 (Marchant, Ulanov), 15:04. 
Penalties: Jovanovski, Van (holding), 5:39; Baron, Van (unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:58; J Smith, Edm (unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:58.

OVERTIME -- Scoring: 
11, Vancouver, Morrison 13 (M Naslund, Sopel), 0:58.
 

Shots On Goal:
Vancouver    13   13   10   1 --37 
Edmonton     11   11   10   0 --32

Goalies: 
Vancouver, Essensa (32 shots, 27 saves; record: 15-6-2). 
Edmonton, Salo (37, 31; record: 23-21-9). 

Power-play Conversions: Van - 1 of 8, Edm - 1 of 7.