For the first two periods it seemed that Oilers streak would die a painful death but with 10.9 seconds left the Oilers made it 3-1 and the third period was completely dominated by the Oilers first line.
Penner looked unstoppable and gave Kevin Lowe and Steve Yzerman something to think about. I still think it is a longshot for Penner to be selected but he is making it difficult to leave him off the team. The only way to stop him when he moves his feet and skates like he can is to take a penalty. Really fun to watch him dominate every team's best dman.
Gagner really has not looked like he deserved to be on that line, he has looked uncomfortable and not very confident but last night he had one of his best games of the season as he was helping cycle, making very good passes, including a perfect pass to Brule on the second goal. A goal scorers goal, one timer, howitzer in the top part of the net, just under the crossbar.
I want to add a new feature after wins, it is the unsung hero. The guy that didn't get the star but probably should have been or just had a great game.
The winner this game. Shawn Horcoff. Completely dominated the faceoff dot, was on for almost the whole last few minutes, scored the winning goal and really dominated the shift by stealing the puck making a nice pass and beating the defender to get the shot into the net.
Now, it is back to Edmonton. This team has to guard against complacency. All Pat Quinn has to do is show them the standings. The five wins has been great but the Oilers are still in 12th place, 3 points out of a playoff spot. Lots of work still to do!
Go Oilers Go!
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