That first matchup of Nikolai Khabibulin and Cristobal Huet -- the Blackhawks' well-paid goaltending tandem of last season -- still hasn't materialized.

The Montreal Canadiens could be set to make a move. While GM Bob Gainey plays his cards close to his vest, he was surrounded by most of his scouting staff before the club's Friday night game in Washington and the speculation is there is a move coming.

Shawn Horcoff hopes the Oilers can get off to a better start. The Edmonton Oilers established some offence their last time out, but will be challenged to continue the momentum on Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks, winners of five straight .

Oilers centre Mike Comrie has been ailing for several weeks. The best the Edmonton Oilers could ice Thursday was a skeleton crew of 13 skaters as their injury situation goes from bad to worse to ridiculous.

Not even the luck o' the Irish would be enough to end the Oilers misfortunes. Down to four defencemen after Ladislav Smid was struck by a puck, the Oilers managed to get their Saturday night showdown against St.

It was easier for the Edmonton Oilers to catch the flu than it was for them to catch fire through their first 20 games.

Ryan Potulny and Patrick O'Sullivan scored third-period goals and the Edmonton Oilers overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-4 on Wednesday night.

Cause of death matters very little to a stiff. Murder, suicide, accident, -- what difference does it make when you're already in the box? So while the illness and injury pandemic that swept through the Oilers' dressing room is at least partly to blame for their fast-fading pulse, there's no point using crutches as a crutch.

Pat Quinn is in a cranky mood, and it doesna t have anything to do with his righteous indignation at Buffalo Sabres winger Clarke MacArthur for his hit on Edmonton Oilers winger Liam Reddox in Wednesday nighta s game.

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.

Garon will be in net for Columbus on Monday night to face the Edmonton Oilers in the finale of a four-game homestand.

The Vancouver Giants were hoping to get him back, but it's not going to happen. Ilya Kovalchuk may be the one who stirs the drink, but rookie Evander Kane is giving Atlanta Thrashers fans another reason to get excited.

If Fernando Pisani didn't have bad luck, he wouldn't have any luck at all. Yesterday, the Edmonton Oilers forward left the team and went home due to complications with ulcerative colitis.

Denis Grebeshkov is out. From a report we heard and an Oilers twitter confirmation, he injured his knee in the final minute of the Buffalo game and won't be with the Oilers for the final two games of this five game road trip.

Edmonton's Ethan Moreau, left, scored the team's only goal in the 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Monday.

The frustration increases with every blank game sheet. It's been three weeks since Andrew Cogliano has been able to raise his arms in triumph, currently mired in a scoring slump that would test the patience of even the most hardened veteran.

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.

Shawn Horcoff #10 of the Edmonton Oilers is surrounded by members of the New York Islanders at the Nassau Coliseum on Nov.

One of two things has happened here in Edmonton. Either the Oilers have continued to rack up miles with the flu bug or coaching and management have said enough is enough when it comes to allowing opponents to dictate play night in and night out.

EDMONTON a ' With injury problems up front, the Edmonton Oilers called up two farmhands Liam Reddox and Ryan Potulny today to kick off a five-game road trip.