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Edmonton Oilers Ales Hemsky lies on the ice after getting hit from behind by the Los Angeles Kings Michal Handzus during second period action at Rexall Place.

Edmonton Oilers' Dean Arsene checks Columbus Blue Jackets' Jakub Voracek, of the Czech Republic, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, November 16, 2009.

In a late development, Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin won't play tonight against his former Chicago Blackhawks teammates because he's nursing a sore back.

The bone in his foot wasn't fractured, but even if it had been, surely Liam Reddox would have found a way to get back into the Edmonton Oilers lineup.

Desperate for another big body in their small lineup, the Edmonton Oilers might have J.F. Jacques back tonight against in their lineup against the high-flying Chicago Blackhawks.

It was the weariness that did Mike Comrie in. The Edmonton Oilers veteran had run out of the kind of energy required to play in the NHL.

8 in denver. Photograph by: Doug Pensinger, Getty Images, File, Edmonton Journal GAME TIME AVALANCHE AT OILERS 7 p.m. Media: 630 CHED radio, TSN It was easier for the Edmonton Oilers to catch the flu than it was for them to catch fire through their first 20 games.

The critics say the shootout is a gimmick, not a game, more hokey than hockey. But, Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Mathieu Garon has never made any apologies for his ridiculous skill in the kitschy one-on-one battles, and after beating his old Edmonton Oilers' teammates on Monday, it was business as usual for the Shootout King.

The Edmonton Oilers failed to take advantage of three full days of rest on the road as the dog-tired Atlanta Thrashers soldiered through their third game in about 90 hours for a 3-2 victory on Sunday afternoon.

Buffalo Sabres winger drew Stafford and edmonton oilers defenceman Jason Strudwick watch as Stafford's shot gets past oilers goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin in Buffalo on Wednesday night.

OTTAWA a ' Steve MacIntyre, whose idea of a good meal is a knuckle sandwich, won't be digging in with the Edmonton Oilers any longer.

Edmonton Oilers' slugger Steve MacIntyre will be taking his brand of "fistic" justice back to the Florida Panthers after they claimed him off waivers today.

Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin makes a glove save against Colorado rookie centre Ryan O'Reilly. The scoring woes of Tom Gilbert and the Edmonton Oilers are over, at least on the power play.

That could become an issue here, where Oilers associate coach Tom Renney said yesterday that trainers believe that six of his dozen players who were sick recently had contracted the swine flu virus.

New York Islanders rookie John Tavares, bottom, battles for a loose puck with Edmonton Oilers defenceman Jason Strudwick at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., on Monday.

It's something all NHL teams will have to deal with. The H1N1 virus is bound to hit teams harder and harder as the season passes,A the Oilers being no exception.

With five players injured and two more out with the flu, Theo Peckham gets his chance to make an impression.

Edmonton Oilers left winger Ethan Moreau cuts around Colorado Avalanche defenceman ryan Wilson during tuesday's NHL game at rexall Place.

Edmonton Oilers center Sam Gagner is tripped up by Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith while winger Kris Versteeg controls the puck in the first period of their NHL hockey game in Chicago, October 14, 2009.

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Theo Peckham joins the fray against the San Jose Sharks during NHl action at Rexall Place earlier this season.