“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
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Nikolai Khabibulin, Taylor Hall Help Oilers Pummel Leafs
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
Kovalchuk nets OT winner as Devils edge Oilers
Ilya Kovalchuk brought the Devils’ fans out of their seats again. Only this time, the New Jersey faithful were cheering instead of booing the Russian star. Kovalchuk scored on a power play at 3:27 of overtime — New Jersey’s slumping $100 million man’s first goal in seven games — to give the Devils their first
Khabibulin spoils Hossa’s return
Former Hawk Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 26 shots, including back-to-back saves on point-blank opportunities for Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane late in the third. “I thought that was lucky,” Khabibulan said. “Usually, most of the time, they score that goal.” Hossa, Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith were all on the ice for both goals against and
Bulin wall stands tall in save percentage
Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin has the second-best save percentage in the NHL, based on at least two games work. Khabibulin has stopped 63 of 65 shots (.969). The only netminder better is Vancouver Canucks’ Roberto Luongo, who has only given up two goals in 74 shots (.973). Khabibulin will get his third start in
Nikolai Khabibulin’s stellar play stealing the show in Edmonton
Two games into the season, however, Khabibulin has answered the call after delivering stellar performances against Calgary and Florida, earning a shutout against the Flames on opening night and turning in some spectacular saves in a 3-2 win over Florida last night, including this beauty on Chris Higgins. The Edmonton Journal’s Dan Barnes feels that