Edmonton Oilers News

Let's cut right to the chase. Yes, Dustin Penner has noticed. People are suggesting the big winger from Winkler be considered for a spot on the Canadian Olympic team.

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

Benched during the game and taken to the verbal woodshed after it by head coach Pat Quinn, Tom Gilbert knew the media vultures would be circling his stall after practice Thursday.

A day off paid off for Sam Gagner last night. After sitting out Monday's encounter in Columbus, the Edmonton Oilers centre was back in the lineup, scoring a goal and adding an assist in a 6-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

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.

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.

Simpson, Sale triumph in Battle of the Blades Craig Simpson, left, and Jamie Sale pose with the trophy after winning the final of the CBC Television reality series 'Battle of the Blades' in Toronto on Monday, November 16, 2009.

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Ken Hitchcock's 1,000th game behind an NHL bench proved to be memorable for a couple reasons.

Craig Simpson is living proof that NHL players don't have to drink from a giant cup to taste victory.

One of the advantages enjoyed by the Oilers early on in the season was that they could roll any of their four lines and expect some level of offensive spark and defensive competence.

Oilers' slump continues in Columbus Edmonton Oilers' Ladislav Smid, left, of the Czech Republic, tries to score against Columbus Blue Jackets' Mathieu Garon, centre, as Rostislav Klesla defends during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, November 16, 2009.

Slava Kozlov hopes his first goal is the start of something good. Kozlov broke out of his slump with his first goal of the season and the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Sunday for their fourth consecutive victory.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are giving Mathieu Garon the opportunity to start for the time being.

Dean Arsene waited his whole career for the call. For nine seasons, the defenceman has slugged it out in the minors chasing his NHL dream.

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.

This is Steve Staios. For a while he played right wing with the Atlanta Thrashers.

They've shown more jump on this road trip than they have in the past couple of weeks.

Mike Comrie didn't exactly have the date circled on his calendar, but the Edmonton Oilers winger is looking forward to playing in Ottawa again.

Edmonton Oilers' defenceman Denis Grebeshkov has a sprained knee, which put him on the shelf for several weeks, and winger Fernando Pisani has had a recurrence of his ulcerative colitis and has flown home to see his doctor.