Nikolai Khabibulin

Khabibulin to sit vs. Hawks; Oilers sign junior goalie as backup

The Edmonton Oilers said goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin will sit out Saturday's game against Chicago and have signed junior goaltender Torrie Jung to an Amateur Tryout to serve as Jeff Deslauriers' backup against the Blackhawks....

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Oilers face NHL's hottest club

The Edmonton Oilers established some momentum their last time out, but will be challenged to continue it on Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks, winners of five straight (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 8 p.m. MT).

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Twice the ice: Hockey Night In Canada

Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs (+120, 6) The basics Fresh off the “Battle for 29th Part Deux,” the Toronto Maple Leafs meet the Washington Capitals for the second time this season. Toronto is 3-11-6 and is on a five...

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Canada hoping to avoid goalie ghosts of Olympics past

By Wayne Scanlan , Ottawa CitizenNovember 20, 2009 7:00 PM Photograph by: Larry Wong, Edmonton Journal OTTAWA — Some of Canada’s most excruciating Olympic hockey losses are forever linked to the enemy Michelin Man —...

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NHL's injury list a mix of old and new names

The usually durable Alexander Ovechkin missed a half-dozen games in November in what was believed to be a shoulder injury. Getty Images Eric Duhatschek writes that the lineup of sidelined players so far includes surprises like...

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Oilers drop final game of road trip

Columbus' Jakub Voracek wired a high shot inside the post over Nikolai Khabibulin's glove hand in Round 4 of the shootout Monday night to give the Blue Jackets a 3-2 win over the winless-in-four Oilers.

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Oilers search for scoring in Columbus

By Jesse Campigotto, CBC Sports Oilers coach Pat Quinn doesn't appear to have a solution for his team's anemic attack. (Rich Lam/Getty Images) The Edmonton Oilers are looking for answers to an extended scoring drought as they...

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Oilers fail to capitalize

They had been in town waiting around half a week for this contest. Yet the Edmonton Oilers were unable to exploit a quirk in the schedule and fell 3-2 to the Atlanta Thrashers, who were playing their third game in four days.

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Sharks, Hawks put streaks on the line

Looking for their seventh straight home victory, the Chicago Blackhawks will face a severe test Sunday when they square off against the league-leading San Jose Sharks, who play the middle game of a daunting road trip.

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Frei: As a coach, Thibault mines relationships

As a former goalie in the NHL, Jocelyn Thibault, above, who is now a part-time consultant with the Avs, is serving as a mentor and bigger brother to Craig Anderson, below, and Peter Budaj. (Norm Hall, Getty Images) Former...

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