This is Oil Country

[Tazer19]

Quote: Originally Posted by goosedennis

Game 33 Preview vs. How Edmonton will try to beat them The Red Wings are a team based on skill and finesse. If the Oilers can keep them out of the neutral zone, and open ice, they will be able to dominate the game. They will attempt a 1-2-2 low against the Red Wings. If successful, the Oilers dump it in low, where a defenseman will play the puck. F1 will get on this defenseman's ***, forcing him to play it behind the net. F2, who was stationed at the hash marks earlier, will move to the side wall, preventing a pass up the boards. F3, who was stationed at the side wall earlier, will move to the hash marks, preventing a center pass. The now strong side defenseman will move over to where he would be in an offensive attack, whereas the weak side d-man will move slightly behind where the other d-man was, providing backside support. The natural reaction for D1 will be to chip it off the glass and out to center, which will be playing right into the Oilers' hands.

This is beyond classic.

[goosedennis]

Lack of Discipline Costs Oilers a Game

Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers
Dec 19, 2011 1 2 3 F DET (15-14-1-2) 1 1 4 6 EDM (13-5-2-3) 2 2 1 5 Three Stars Valtteri Filppula 1 G, 2 A Pavel Datsyuk 1 G, 2 A Jakub Kindl 3 A	Team Stats Comparison DET EDM Shots on Goal 35 27 Hits 10 16 Faceoffs Won-Lost 19 21 Penalty Minutes 5 17 Power Plays Converted 4 0 Power Play Opportunities 6 0 Time on Attack 6:14 4:45

[Tazer19]

What the hell happened to the graphic, I mean system, the system graphic! What happened!?

[goosedennis]

Sort of hard to stick to a trap-style system when you take 6 penalties

[goosedennis]

Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers
Dec 22, 2011 1 2 3 F MIN (17-15-0-4) 0 0 4 4 EDM (13-16-2-3) 1 1 0 2 Three Stars Tom Gilbert, EDM 1 G, 1 A Niklas Backstrom 28 SV, .929 RNH 2 A	Team Stats Comparison MIN EDM Shots on Goal 30 30 Hits 19 22 Faceoffs Won-Lost 24 27 Penalty Minutes 23 21 Power Plays Converted 1 2 Power Play Opportunities 3 4 Time on Attack 5:40 6:26
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD EDM 9:09: Ales Hemsky (9) PP: Tom Gilbert, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins SECOND PERIOD EDM 11:40: Tom Gilbert (3) PP: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins THIRD PERIOD MIN 3 Mikko Koivu (7) PP: Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Marek Zidlicky MIN 13:03: Matt Kassian (2): Drew Bagnall, James Sheppard MIN 16:15: Matt Cullen (8): Marek Zidlicky, Nick Schultz MIN 19:27: John Madden (3) EN: Jared Spurgeon, Clayton Stoner
Minnesota Wild - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Niklas Backstrom 30 28 93% 2.94
Edmonton Oilers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Nikolai Khabibulin 29 26 90% 2.24

[bthomp05]

ouch, two losses in a row.

[goosedennis]

Quick Update

NHL Standings - Updated: Dec 25, 2011
NORTHWEST	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
Vancouver Canucks	18	12	5	39	91	87
Colorado Avalanche	17	12	7	38	97	82
Minnesota Wild	17	15	4	38	110	112
Calgary Flames	15	14	7	35	88	97
Edmonton Oilers	13	16	5	29	80	92

NHL League Leaders - Updated: Dec 25, 2011
Points		PTS	Goals		G
	1. Jonathan Toews	42		1. Alex Ovechkin	20
	2. Steven Stamkos (TBL)	42		2. Patrick Kane (CHI)	18
	3. Daniel Sedin (VAN)	41		3. Jiri Hudler (DET)	17
	4. Alexander Ovechkin (WAS)	40		4. Jakub Voracek (PHI)	17
	5. Evgeni Malkin (PIT)	39		5. Sidney Crosby (PIT)	17
Assists		A	Penalties in Minutes		PIMS
	1. Jonathan Toews	30		1. Chris Neil	118
	2. Steven Stamkos (TB)	28		2. Jim Vandermeer (SJ)	93
	3. Joe Thornton (SJ)	27		3. Tim Jackman (CGY)	92
	4. NiCklas Backstrom (WAS)	26		4. jared Boll (CBJ)	89
	5. Brian Campbell (FLA)	26		5. Sheldon Brookbank (ANA)	87
Plus/Minus		+/-	Powerplay Goals		PPG
	1. Alex Ovechkin	+23		1. PHILL KESSSSSSELLLLL	9
	2. Tomas Vanek (BUF)	+21		2. David Booth (FLA)	9
	3. Nicklas Backstrom (WAS)	+21		3. Pavel Datsyuk (DET)	9
	4. Matt Niskanen (PIT)	+21		4. Jakub Voracek (PHI)	8
	5. Andrew Ference (BOS)	+20		5. Evgeni Malkin (PIT)	8
Short-handed goals		SHG	Game-winning Goals		GWG
	1. Sidney Crosby	2		1. Tyler Ennis	5
	2. Steve Downie (TB)	2		2. Loui Eriksson (DAL)	5
	3. Jay McClement (COL)	2		3. LEEE STEMPNIAK (PHX)	5
	4. Evgeni Malkin (PIT)	2		4. Marian Gaborik (NYR)	5
	5. Matt Cooke (PIT)	2		5. Alex Ovechkin (WAS)	5

NHL League Leaders - Updated: Dec 25, 2011
Points		PTS	Goals		G
	1. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	19		1. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	11
	2. Jonathon Blum (NSH)	15		2. James Marcou (SJ)	5
	3. Mattias Ritola (TB)	9		3. Colin Greening (OTT)	3
	4. James Marcou (SJ)	7		4. Mattias Ritola (TB)	3
	5. Brandon Mashinter (SJ)	6		5. Tommy Wingels (SJ)	3
Assists		A	Plus/Minus		+/-
	1. Jonathon Blum	13		1. Colby Robak	+3
	2. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM)	8		2. Blair Jones (TB)	+3
	3. Mattias Ritola (TB)	6		3. Simon Gysbers (TOR)	+2
	4. Brandon Mashinter (SJ)	5		4. Michael Vernace (TB)	+1
	5. Peter Holland (ANA)	3		5. Brayden Schenn (PHI)	+1
Powerplay Goals		PPG	Penalties in Minutes		PIMS
	1. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	3		1. Matt Kassian	68
	2. Blair Jones (TB)	1		2. Tom Sesito (PHI)	59
	3. Jonathon Blum (NSH)	1		3. Kyle Beach (CHI)	20
	4.			4. Brandon Mashinter (SJ)	20
	5.			5. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM)	17
Shorthanded Goals		SHG	Gamewinning Goals		GWG
	1. Colby Robak	1		1. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	3
	2.			2. Tom Sestito (PHI)	2
	3.			3. Tommy Wingels (SJ)	1
	4.			4. Tomas Tatar (DET)	1
	5.			5. Brayden Schenn (ANA)	1

Transactions
12.25.11.....Edmonton claims RW Craig Adams off waivers from Pittsburgh
12.25.11.....Edmonton acquiers C Erik Christensen from New York in exchange for D Jason Strudwick
12.23.11.....Edmonton signs C Shawn Bates to a 1-year contract
12.23.11.....Ottawa claims LW Ruslan Fedotenko off waivers from New York
12.23.11.....Colorado claims C Mike Rupp off waivers from New York
12.23.11.....Ottawa claims C Michael Nylander off waivers from Edmonton

Edmonton Injuries
Pos	Player	Injury Note
C	Shawn Horcoff	Lacerated arm - returning January 19, 2012
D	Theo Peckham	Fractured jaw - returning December 29, 2011
LW	Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson	Broken foot - returning January 12, 2012

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Taylor Hall - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Ales Hemsky

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Sam Gagner - Gilbert Brule - Jordan Eberle

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Ryan Smyth - Erik Christensen - Ryan Jones

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Josh Green - Eric Belanger - Craig Adams

Darcy Hordichuk

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Ryan Whitney - Tom Gilbert

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Theo Peckham playing with a jaw protector - Cam Barker

Kim "Special Olympics/Jong-il" Johnsson - Ryan McDonagh

[goosedennis]

4 In A Row

Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks
Dec 26, 2011 1 2 3 F EDM (13-17-2-3) 1 0 1 2 VAN (19-12-2-3) 1 2 1 4 Three Stars Henrik Sedin 1 G, 2 A Roberto Luongo .938 SV% Daniel Sedin 1 G, 1 A	Team Stats Comparison EDM VAN Shots on Goal 32 43 Hits 17 5 Faceoffs Won-Lost 18 20 Penalty Minutes 15 7 Power Plays Converted 0 2 Power Play Opportunities 1 5 Time on Attack 5:17 5:43
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD VAN 9:52: Daniel Sedin (17): Kevin Bieksa, Henrik Sedin EDM 16:31: Eric Belanger (6): Josh Green, Ryan McDonagh SECOND PERIOD VAN 13:06: Keith Ballard (3) PP: Henrik Sedin VAN 19 Mason Raymond (8): Manny Malhotra THIRD PERIOD VAN 17:12: Henrik Sedin (17) PP: Alexandre Edler, Daniel Sedin EDM 19:10: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (12): Ales Hemsky, Kim Johnsson
Edmonton Oilers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Anders Lindback 43 39 91% 3.39
Vancouver Canucks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Roberto Luongo 32 30 94% 2.45