Fernando Pisani News

Fans and media have known for years that Liam Reddox has several strikes against him in his bid to become a full-time major-league hockey player.

The Edmonton Oilers took off their red faces yesterday and replaced them with brave ones as they tried their best to downplay the inherent dangers of heading out to sea in a leaky boat.

The Edmonton Oilers need to find an identity, rediscover their scoring touch and win games.

The Edmonton Oilers have entered many games this season at a disadvantage, thanks to a slew of injuries and players battling the swine flu.

With a roster riddled by influenza and injuries, the Edmonton Oilers had another anchor thrown their way Wednesday with news Shawn Horcoff will be lost for up to two weeks with a shoulder injury.

He wasn't up to game speed, but that was what Fernando Pisani expected. Sidelined for the first 13 regular-season games with a strained back, the Oilers veteran slipped out with Ethan Moreau and Zack Stortini for Saturday's 2-0 loss against the Boston Bruins.

Edmonton Oilers' Fernando Pisani skates with the puck behind the net as New York Islanders' Jack Hillen and goalie Dwayne Roloson defend in first period action during their NHL hockey game in Uniondale, New York, Nov.

The suddenly-hot New York Islanders will aim for a fourth consecutive victory when they host the struggling Edmonton Oilers tonight at Nassau Coliseum.

They accomplished what they set out to do at home -- win -- now it's time to take their show on the road.

Zdeno Chara, the Boston Bruins control tower, was all business. Armed with his 65-inch Easton stick, the six-foot-nine defenceman negated the Edmonton Oilers top line so efficiently that head coach Pat Quinn even tried separating Ales Hemsky and Dustin Penner to try giving one of his two point-getters some room.

Patrick O'Sullivan scored the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers blew a four-goal lead before salvaging a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.

Blake Wheeler tallied the go-ahead goal early in the third period and added an assist, while Tuukka Rask stopped all 19 shots to register his first shutout of the season, as the Boston Bruins blanked the Edmonton Oilers, 2-0, at TD Garden.

The old adage is probably true -- that which doesn't kill you only makes you stronger -- but it remains to be seen if the Edmonton Oilers will come out of this dead or strong.

Edmonton Oilers celebrate their 6-5 win over the Detroit Red Wings during NHL action at Rexall Place in Edmonton on Oct.

Patrick O'Sullivan beat Jimmy Howard with a wrist shot in the third round of a shootout, and Nikolai Khabibulin stopped Henrik Zetterberg on Detroit's final attempt to give the Edmonton Oilers a 6-5 victory Thursday night.

The Colorado Avalanche have been nearly unbeatable for the last 2 1/2 weeks. Craig Anderson stopped 25 shots to record his second shutout of the season as the Avalanche earned a 3-0 victory over the struggling Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.

Craig Anderson stopped 25 shots for his second shutout of the season, leading the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.

Some good news for Oiler fans came down today as some key missing ingredients are ready, or almost ready to make their return to the Oilers active roster.

Radio: WBNS-AM , WWCD-FM The series The Blue Jackets are 8-18-3-3 against the Oilers, including 4-10-0-2 in Rexall Place.

The terrific thing about the Edmonton Oilers acquiring Nikolai Khabibulin was that he was Calgary Kryptonite.