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When GM Steve Tambellini and Kevin Lowe were forced to let Craig MacTavish go due to after a few seasons with little to know success, many in the organization looked like they were ready to ask the tough questions.

With almost as many players in the training room as on the ice Thursday, Pat Quinn wasn't sure he'd have enough guys to ice a team tonight.

On a night when Avalanche goalie Peter Budaj fought the puck, the puck emerged the decisive victor.

The Colorado Avalanche will try to continue heading in the right direction tonight, when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for a Northwest Division battle at Rexall Place.

Ales Hemsky picked up a goal and one assist while Patrick O'Sullivan notched the game-winner in the third as Edmonton used a three-goal final period to rally past Colorado, 6-4, at Rexall Place.

Mired in a miserable stretch, the Edmonton Oilers hope a return to the friendly confines of Rexall Place can bring them back to life.

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 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.

Injured Oilers winger Liam reddox lies on the ice after a hit from Sabres winger Clarke macArthur, right, during the third period in Buffalo, N.Y., on Wednesday.

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.

Nick Foligno, left, and Daniel Alfredsson, centre, congratulate Jason Spezza on his winning goal during the shoot out in the overtime period as the Ottawa Senators take on the Edmonton Oilers in NHL action at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, November 10, 2009 Photograph by: Wayne Cuddington, The Ottawa Citizen In late October, Pascal Leclaire was a ...

Ladislav Smid , Shawn Horcoff , J.F. Jacques Number of shifts Robert Nilsson played in the third period.

Sometimes special teams are extra-special teams. The Edmonton Oilers scored four power-play goals in their first five tries against the NHL's second-best penalty-killing unit and killed off all five Colorado man advantages to hand the Avalanche its first home loss of the season, 5-3, on Sunday night.

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.

Right-winger Ryan Callahan celebrates his goal in the second period, one of three power-play markers by the Rangers.

Photograph by: Bruce Edwards, The Journal, Edmonton Journal GAME TIME OIlers at Bruins 11 a.m. 630 CHED, RSW J.F. Jacques doesn't need to actually add up the numbers.

Only four National Hockey League players have been diagnosed with H1N1 but that hasn't stopped the flu from walloping half-a-dozen teams FULL TEXT ?Officially, four NHL players have been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, but that hasn't stopped the seasonal flu bug from walloping half-a-dozen teams, including the Edmonton Oilers , who had one ...

Brendan Witt claimed his first two-goal game in the NHL and John Tavares scored another goal to give the New York Islanders a 3-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.

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