It’s a club whose membership has been closed for 15 years, its ranks, like veterans from the world wars, dwindling. A year ago it was Teppo Numminen dropping out. This year, Keith Tkachuk scratched his name from the list. Next year, perhaps the greatest of them all may follow, disappearing into the sunset, taking with
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Nikolai Khabibulin saves 24 in 4-1 victory over Dallas
Edmonton goalie Nikolai Khabibulin made 24 saves and snapped a 14-game losing streak. “Khabibulin was good early and we needed him to be,” Oilers coach Tom Renney said. “He made some good saves and we fed off of that. Then our power play scores a goal and then all of a sudden you start to
The Man and His Mask: Nikolai Khabibulin
Goalie Born Jan 13 1973 — Sverdlovsk, Ukraine Height 6.01 — Weight 208 Nickname: The Bullin Wall Like Nikolai’s Mask? Think you have a great design for Nikolai? Send your artwork to akr@puckagency.com.
Revitalized Khabibulin is back in action
Retirement is going to be a problem, proclaimed Edmonton Oilers goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin. He has never really considered it, contemplated it or even thought about it until a herniated disc in his back pulled him away from the game for 10 long months. Now that he’s playing again, and playing with a renewed zest for
The “Bullin Wall” Saves 37 in 6-3 Victory over Columbus
Nikolai Khabibulin turned aside 37 of 40 shots in Edmonton’s 6-3 win Thursday night. Khabibulin kicked out 37 of 40 shots to post the victory. He now has a 8-11-2 record with a 3.46 goals against average and .896 save percentage. Click Here To Continue Reading Article
The Iron Mask: The numbers are deceiving, Khabibulin in midst of bounce-back season
It would be fair to suggest that coming into the 2010-11 season, goaltending was one of the primary concerns for most Oilers fans. While the year was dedicated to growth and development, the lack of clarity in the crease presented some uneasiness regarding the future in goal. After all, Edmonton’s number one netminder was relegated
Khabibulin holds the fort in Oilers win
Linus Omark saved the best for last in his first NHL game. The Swedish rookie scored a highlight-reel goal in the shootout Friday as the Oilers won for the fifth time in their last six games, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3. Omark scored in the shootout with a terrific spin move and fake slapshot,
Nikolai Khabibulin Continues Strong Play
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
Nikolai Khabibulin Outstanding In OT Win Versus Blues
“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
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