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8/1/2011
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Edmonton Oilers 4 , Nashville Predators 3
Shots: 23 - 25
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:67/77=87 %, Challenges:36/46=76 %
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:69/82=84 %, Challenges:37/55=66 %
Attendance: 16839 of 16839 (Rexall Place)
Ticket income: 783013 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:32 0-1
Alexander Ovechkin [22] (Taylor Pyatt, Joel Ward)
19:49 0-2
Zach Budish [5] (Nick Spaling, Jordin Tootoo)PP
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27:27 1-2
Kyle Wellwood [13] (Alex Plante, Patrick O'Sullivan)
31:42 2-2
Patrick O'Sullivan [21] (Mike Comrie, Kyle Wellwood)
39:05 2-3
Bryan Smolinski [1] (Teemu Laakso, Yannick Weber)
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47:37 3-3
Jordan Eberle [8] (Denis Grebeshkov, Marc-Antoine Pouliot)
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60:39 4-3
Patrick O'Sullivan [22] (Mike Comrie, Kyle Wellwood)
Penalty summary:
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08:35
Taylor Pyatt (2 min for tripping)
18:18
Patrick Eaves (2 min for elbowing)
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49:25
Ryan Whitney (2 min for roughing)
49:25
Nick Spaling (2 min for roughing)
55:55
Ryan Whitney (2 min for roughing)
55:55
Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for roughing)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13.20 5
R Jordan Eberle 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 14.30 8
R Kyle Wellwood 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 15.40 9
R Sam Gagner 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.10 7
L Matt Beleskey 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 6
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 12.40 7
C Mike Comrie 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 3 15.10 8
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -2 19.30 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 11.00 6
L Magnus Paajarvi-Svensso 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 12.40 6
L Patrick O'Sullivan 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 17.50 8
L Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 19.10 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 1 1 4 1 5 0 1 15.10 8
D Alex Plante 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 3 19.10 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 2 1 2 4 -2 26.20 7
D Cam Fowler 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 16.20 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 15.30 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 -2 28.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Devan Dubnyk 3 0 22 0 0 60.30 6
G Jeff Deslauriers 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joel Ward 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.20 5
L Bryan Smolinski 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 13.10 6
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -4 16.10 7
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 18.10 7
C Jordin Tootoo 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 10.50 5
C Marcel Goc 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 13.10 7
R Zach Budish 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 -4 18.40 7
L Cory Stillman 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 19.30 7
L Taylor Pyatt 0 1 1 3 6 3 2 0 9.20 5
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 12.40 4
L Nick Spaling 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 -4 18.10 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.30 8
D Yannick Weber 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 14.10 6
D Cody Franson 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -3 19.00 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 27.30 8
D Teemu Laakso 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 13.50 6
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -4 22.30 6
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 24.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Al Montoya 4 0 19 0 0 60.30 5
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick O'Sullivan
2nd star: Kyle Wellwood
3rd star: Jordan Eberle
Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Denis Grebeshkov notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Bryan Smolinski finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Bryan Smolinski finally ended his 15 game point drought.
-Yannick Weber finally ended his 16 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Falcons Springfield 5( 36) , Milwaukee Admirals 2( 8)
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0-1 MIL Ryan Maki (Robert Dietrich, Justin Feser)
1-1 SPR Dan Milan (Max Gardiner)
2-1 SPR Anton Burdasov (Robert Nilsson, Slava Trukhno)
3-1 SPR Jordan DePape (Max Gardiner, Johan Motin)
3-2 MIL Matt Ellison (Niklas Hjalmarsson, Mike Santorelli)
4-2 SPR Anton Burdasov (Slava Trukhno)
5-2 SPR Max Gardiner (Jordan DePape)
Goalies: Louis Boileau-Domingue - Mark Dekanich