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Reddox stretches before a game. Photograph by: Larry Wong, The Journal, File, Edmonton Journal Liam Reddox doesn't score a lot of goals, but he's a straight shooter.

Ryan Potulny tallied the eventual game-winning goal and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers used four power-play goals to post a 5-3 win over the Avalanche and hand Colorado its first home loss of the season.

After missing the last 11 games with post-concussion syndrome, defenceman Steve Staios is ready to re-join Edmonton's beleaguered blueline.

Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin makes a save against the New York Rangers during the second period Thursday night at Rexall Place.

Patrick O'Sullivan of the Edmonton Oilers is stopped in the first period of Monday's NHL game at Nassau Coliseum by New York Islanders goaltender Dwayne Roloson.

It could be worse -- head coach Pat Quinn could be in charge of a chaotic and woefully unprepared immunization program that shrugs its shoulders while children and pregnant woman are shoved aside by a stampede of selfish adults.

At least they scored a goal. It's all about small moral victories right now, in lieu of any real ones, for the slumping Edmonton Oilers, and a fruitless two-game road trip that yielded one fluke in 120 minutes is about as small as it gets.

The Edmonton Oilers must all be at Witt's end. The Oilers stumbled to 1-5 in their last six outings after they were spanked 3-1 by the New York Islanders on Monday at Nassau Veterans' Memorial Coliseum.

EDMONTON a ' Ladislav Smid, who contracted the H1N1 virus about two weeks ago, may have passed the swine flu along to his Edmonton Oilers teammates, but he didn't know he had it until Tuesday.

Denis Grebeshkov has been a walking disaster at times this season, but he played 28:54 against the Wings and was plus-1 on a night when the Oilers gave up five even-strength goals.

These are all words that describe the Oilers blue line in games when both Sheldon Souray and Lubomir Visnovsky are out.

Former Edmonton Oiler Raffi Torres, now with the Columbus Blue Jackets, scores on Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin as Denis Grebeshkov attempts to defend the net last Thursday.

Well, it was a helluva season while it lasted, wasn't it? For nine games they were the new improved Edmonton Oilers under Pat Quinn.

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Denis Grebeshkov , from Russia, knocks down Colorado Avalanche centre Paul Stastny during second period NHL hockey action in Edmonton on Tuesday, October 27, 2009.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... Mike Comrie? According to the owners of Theatre Garage, Edmonton Oiler Mike Comrie and his actress-singer girlfriend Hilary Duff unexpectedly rolled in to the downtown costume shop two weekends ago to pick up superhero costumes for an Oilers Halloween party.

This was old time hockey. Unfortunately, it was only a year old. Last night's game against Vancouver was last-season Edmonton Oilers all over again.

B rent Sutter forced his second line to break up for a couple days after the disaster that was a 6-5 overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.

RW/lW David Moss is a game-time decision. The Oilers Keep Your Eye On Dustin Penner Fresh off hanging a five-spot on the Columbus Blue jackets, the rejuvenated winger moved to fourth in league scoring.lvan The Roster 1 Nikolai Khabibulin Goalie 5 Ladislav Smid Defence 10 Shawn Horcoff Centre 12 Robert Nilsson Left wing 13 Andrew Cogliano Centre 18 ...

A At the morning skate Thursday, Pat Quinn and Ken Hitchcock were both asked if it was worth it to shadow the dynamic Rick Nash, but really the question should have been whether the bigger Dustin Penner needed somebody to follow him around the ice.

The Edmonton Oilers will look to get back in the win column on Friday night against the Minnesota Wild after receiving some harsh words from coach Pat Quinn.