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Last time the Edmonton Oilers played the Buffalo Sabres, the fans were shouting "we want 10." They were Oilers fans, derisively firing shots at the local squad which was being pummelled at Rexall Place last Jan.

Perhaps outshooting opponents isn't the best way to go. Last night the Edmonton Oilers played arguably their best road game of the season, yet came up short in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Ottawa Senators.

The Buffalo Sabres will try to get back in the win column tonight when they welcome the Edmonton Oilers for an interconference battle at HSBC Arena.

It had been a while between starts for Edmonton Oilers goaltender Jeff Deslauriers.

Jason Spezza scored the winning goal in the shootout for the Ottawa Senators, who twice came from behind to beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Tuesday night.

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.

Anybody looking for a night watchman, Steve MacIntyre is available. The Edmonton Oilers put the popular heavyweight on waivers today to send him to their farm team in Springfield.

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.

Jeff Deslauriers is still waiting his turn. Expected to spell starter Nikolai Khabibulin once every five or six games heading into the season, the Edmonton Oilers backup goaltender should find his way into the net at some point during the team's current five-game road trip.

The head man needed no prodding when the conversation shifted to the overworked Nikolai Khabibulin, who was noticeable in his absence at the Edmonton Oilers practice session on Friday.

Journal Hall of Fame hockey writer Jim Matheson answers your questions on the NHL ... A Edmonton Journal October 27, 2009 10:19 AM Be the first to post a comment A A Q:Are the Edmonton Oilers going to be in trouble with their salary cap going forward? They have to sign Sam Gagner and Andrew Cogliano next summer, right? Alan Szeto A:The Oilers have ...

Jeff Deslauriers will give overworked starter Nikolai Khabibulin a breather tonight, which is no big surprise.

The more players the Vancouver Canucks lose to injury, the better star goalie Roberto Luongo seems to get.

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

Edmonton Oilers' Shawn Horcoff reaches for the puck as Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo reacts during the first period NHL hockey in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Oct.

Vancouver Canucks' Roberto Luongo, center, makes the save as Edmonton Oilers' Dustin Penner, left, looks for the rebound as Edmonton Oilers' Ales Hemsky, right, of the Czech Republic, looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia on Sunday, Oct.

The Canucks have turned things around since a slow start to the season, but that wasn't enough to earn them a win over the Oilers earlier this week.

First they coughed, then they sputtered. The flu-bitten Edmonton Oilers, who could only field a 20-man roster by dressing seven defencemen and 11 forwards, battled on Saturday, but a sickly defensive effort in front of overworked goalie Nikolai Khabibulin did them in as the Calgary Flames prevailed 5-2. The Oilers - who had forwards Mike Comrie and ...

Oilers defenceman Lubomir Visnovsky celebrates his game-winning goal against Columbus on Thursday.

He was the Edmonton Oilers starting goaltender a year ago, winning the job on the heels of an impressive run in the 2007-08 season.