Tom Gilbert News

The Oilers used their power-play to snap a losing streak over the weekend. The Senators' inability to kill off penalties, meanwhile, extended their losing ways last time out.

OTTAWA a ' Steve MacIntyre, whose idea of a good meal is a knuckle sandwich, won't be digging in with the Edmonton Oilers any longer.

The Edmonton Oilers went back to basics after losing five straight on the road and three in a row overall.

EDMONTON a ' The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Tom Gilbert to a six-year, $24-million US contract.

Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin makes a glove save against Colorado rookie centre Ryan O'Reilly. The scoring woes of Tom Gilbert and the Edmonton Oilers are over, at least on the power play.

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.

After missing the last 11 games with post-concussion syndrome, defenceman Steve Staios is ready to re-join Edmonton's beleaguered blueline.

On the Edmonton Oilers right now this far in the season, one must be satisfied with their place in the standings, but by no means should fans be satisfied with their play.

It could be worse -- head coach Pat Quinn could be in charge of a chaotic and woefully unprepared immunization program that shrugs its shoulders while children and pregnant woman are shoved aside by a stampede of selfish adults.

At least they scored a goal. It's all about small moral victories right now, in lieu of any real ones, for the slumping Edmonton Oilers, and a fruitless two-game road trip that yielded one fluke in 120 minutes is about as small as it gets.

The Oilers scored a goal on the road for the first time in seven periods Monday, but unfortunately for Edmonton, the Islanders' Brendan Witt found his scoring touch.

Last week was "opponents whose names start with 'C' week." Columbus came to town and the Oilers turned a 4-1 second period deficit into an eventual 6-4 win.

Edmonton's dormant offence woke up and gave the Oilers a four-goal cushion against the Detroit Red Wings.

The Detroit Red Wings packed their Purell as they arrived in Edmonton feeling a wee bit better about themselves thanks to a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, but the Wings still sit 12th in the Western Conference standings with 10 points in 10 games thanks to a 4-4-1-and-1 record.

Former Edmonton Oiler Raffi Torres, now with the Columbus Blue Jackets, scores on Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin as Denis Grebeshkov attempts to defend the net last Thursday.

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

Canucks beat the Oilers 2-0 at GM Place. A October 26, 2009 1:08 AM A A A A Vancouver Canucks Mason Raymond knocks down Edmonton Oilers Tom Gilbert during third period NHL hockey in Vancouver, British Columbia October 25, 2009.

Mike Comrie and Gilbert Brule didn't even make the trip. A handful of others battled through the bug last night.

The Edmonton Oilers dressing room looked a lot like a walk-in medical clinic Saturday morning in advance of the latest instalment in the Battle of Alberta.

Edmonton Oilers new head coach Pat Quinn behind the bench during National Hockey League game action against the Calgary Flames at Rexall Place in Edmonton October 3, 2009.