Month: December 2010

Nikolai Khabibulin Continues Strong Play

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Nikolai Khabibulin kicked aside 30 of 32 shots in the Oilers 3-2 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. In addition, Khabibulin stopped seven of nine shots in the shootout, but was beaten by 18-year old Cam Fowler who notched the winner. If the Oilers have one Christmas wish, it should be for

Johan Hedberg Strong Against Penguins, Saves 32

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It was a great night of goaltending from both sides, as Marc-Andre Fleury reached a new career high with his ninth win in a row by making 27 out of 28 saves while former Penguins goalie Johan Hedberg was strong in his own right, stopping 32 out of 34 shots. The Devils have plenty of

Nikolai Khabibulin Outstanding In OT Win Versus Blues

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“We were a little flat, to say the least,” Renney said. “Our goaltender (Nikolai Khabibulin) was outstanding and gave us a reason to believe we could find the way to win the game. We just found a way to muscle through it.” Ryan Jones also scored for the Oilers (10-12-4), who have won five of

Ilya Kovalchuk Shines Against Flyers

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They scored first, getting a power-play goal from Kovalchuk only 3:02 into the game, and led 2-1 after the first period, but were thoroughly outplayed in the second and all but the last two minutes of the third. Goaltender Johan Hedberg held the Devils in the game in a second, in which they were outshot

Nikolai Khabibulin, Taylor Hall Help Oilers Pummel Leafs

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Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 33 shots and Taylor Hall had two goals as the Edmonton Oilers crushed the Toronto Maple Leafs on the road 5-0 Thursday. Center Jordan Eberle chipped in a goal and two assists for the Oilers, who improved to 9-12-4. Click Here To Continue Reading Article