Jean-Francois Jacques News

The Edmonton Oilers will try to close out a five-game road trip on a positive note when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at Nationwide Arena.

Johan Hedberg #1 and Ilya Kovalchuk #17 of the Atlanta Thrashers defend a shot by Liam Reddox #85 of the Edmonton Oilers at Philips Arena on November 15, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Atlanta Thrashers will try to extend their longest winning streak of the season to four games when they host today's contest at Philips Arena against an Edmonton Oilers club that has been decimated by injuries.

Ryan O'Reilly #37 of the Colorado Avalanche skates in the warm-up prior to a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 13, 2009 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

A look at some early season stats that reveal, among other things, the excellence of Brandon Prust and effectiveness of Patrick Kaleta , as well as line changes that look good for David Laliberte and not as good for Vincent Lecavalier .

Islanders goalie Dwayne Roloson blocks a shot by Edmonton's Sam Gagner on Monday night.

The inconsistent Boston Bruins will try to get something going today, when they host the Edmonton Oilers in this afternoon's battle at TD Garden.

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 Oilers a 6-5 victory Thursday night.

Ex-NHLer Bob Sirois is not absolutely wrong when he claims in a just-published book that bias, stereotype and discrimination contribute to the number of Quebec francophones drafted into the NHL.

Sam Gagner scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Edmonton Oilers survived a score that came just after the clock expired to beat Vancouver, 2-1, at Rexall Place.

There is a raging debate online in the Edmonton Oilers' fanbase and it even caught the attention of freelance Oilers reporter Robin Brownlee .

Edmonton Oiler Jean-Francois Jacques is stopped by Minnesota Wild goaltender Josh Harding during the first period Friday evening at Rexall Place.

Photograph by: Rick Macwilliam, The Journal, Edmonton Journal GAME TIME OILERS AT PREDATORS 6 p.m. Media: 630 CHed, rSW The appearance on the power play was a brief one, yet long enough for Ladislav Smid to notice.

Nashville isn't exactly where Edmonton would have liked to begin the road portion of its 2009-10 season.

Nikolai Khabibulin made 33 saves to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday night.

Changes are what a lot of fans in Oil Country were asking for during the past two seasons.

Monday's practice for the Edmonton Oilers had just ended when the group was summoned to centre ice for a state-of-the-union address.

The Oilers return to Rexall Place, where they have a 5-0 record. Only the Minnesota Wild has a better home record.

The Oilers haven't played in Montreal in almost three years to the day . Only 11 players currently on the roster played that night.

Edmonton Oilers centre Shawn Horcoff, left, celebrates his first-period goal with teammate Jean-Francois Jacques at Rexall Place in Edmonton on Sunday.