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Original Joe's Restaurant servers Cassie McBride, left, and Laura Wringe join manager Trevor Belsher at the Beat the Heat goal-tracker scoreboard in the entrance of the franchise's 109th Street location.
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Quick, Simmonds help Kings beat Oilers
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 9:38 p.m. / AP Edmonton Oilers' Jean-Francois Jacques, right, fights with Los Angeles Kings' Sean O'Donnell during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Wednesday, Nov.
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Oilers' Deslauriers gets rewarded for patience, persistence
Jeff Deslauriers' reward for patience and persistence couldn't have come at a better time for the Edmonton Oilers.
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Former Oiler Greene burns old team
Edmonton forward Shawn Horcoff, right, and Los Angeles defender Jack Johnson battle in front of Kings goalie Jon Quick at Rexall Place.
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Oilers centre Patrick O'Sullivan slides to deny Phoenix Coyotes winger Shane Doan a chance to stuff the puck past Edmonton goalie Jeff Deslauriers in Monday night's game at Rexall Place.
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Deslauriers never gave up hope
With Nikolai Khabibulin nursing a bad back, the Oilers might very well discover, entirely by accident, what they've got in the 25-year-old Jeff Deslauriers.
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Are the Edmonton Oilers Truly a "Fat and Happy" Team?
The Oilers won the game. That much is true. It was an important game for the team to wina 'a 4-0 victory over the Coyotes on Mondaya 'considering what's facing them in their schedule over the next two weeks.
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Oilers score twice in 7 seconds, Deslauriers earns first NHL shutout in 4-0 win over Coyotes
Jeff Deslauriers made 36 saves for his first NHL shutout, and Sheldon Souray and Ales Hemsky scored a team-record 7 seconds apart to lead the Edmonton Oilers over the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 on Monday night.
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Oilers' Khabibulin to sit vs. Hawks
The Edmonton Oilers said goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin will sit out Saturday's game against Chicago and have signed junior goaltender Torrie Jung to an Amateur Tryout to serve as Jeff Deslauriers' backup against the Blackhawks.
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By about the 17-minute mark of the second period, the fans couldn't even bring themselves to boo.
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Back-up goalie Torrie Jung takes part in Saturday's pre-game warm-up. Photograph by: Chris Schwarz, edmontonjournal.com Torrie Jung was just kicking back on the couch, watching television, when the call came in from Edmonton Oil Kings head coach Steve Pleau.
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Oilersa Khabibulin out with sore back against Hawks
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.
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Sullen Budaj takes blame for loss to Oilers
On a night when Avalanche goalie Peter Budaj fought the puck, the puck emerged the decisive victor.
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Good and Bad Angles Come Out Of Oilers' Wednesday Win
After Wednesday's come-from-behind win over the Colorado Avs, a blogger like myself had a plethora of story lines to select from.
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The home team was down to nine forwards and five defenceman, and the tenderfoot minding the net had surrendered four goals on nine shots.
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Oilers never say die vs. Colorado
Oilers goalie Jeff Deslauriers gave up four goals on the first nine shots he faced but held on for the win in Edmonton on Wednesday night.
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Khabibulin, Miller get back to work
Nikolai Khabibulin has started 15 of Edmonton's 18 games. Two of the NHL's busier goalies figure to be back in net after a rare night off when the Edmonton Oilers visit the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday .
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Also on the active roster : D Dean Arsene, D Denis Grebeshkov, G Jeff Deslauriers.
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Garon will be in net for Columbus on Monday night to face the Edmonton Oilers in the finale of a four-game homestand.
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Losing three of four has cooled the Northeast Division-leading Buffalo Sabres , so the return of might be just what they need.
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