Who Are These Guys? - GAME RECAP: Oilers vs Sharks (3/21/10)

This is brief game recap of the Edmonton Oilers vs the San Jose Sharks game on Sportsnet West.

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PRE GAME RECORDS

San Jose Sharks (43-18-10) at Edmonton Oilers (22-42-7)

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FINAL SCORE

San Jose Sharks - 1

Edmonton Oilers -5

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TONIGHT'S STARTING LINES

Penner Cogliano Brule
Moreau Horcoff Pisani
Nilsson Potulny Pouliot
Comrie Gagner Stortini

Whitney Gilbert
Chorney Strudwick
Johnson Peckham

Dubnyk
Deslauriers

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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS



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THE MEAT AND POTATOES

The Good:

- Devan Dubnyk is on a streak!!! Two wins in a row. Wow! Does this mean he starts a 3rd in a row? I'll bet on it. Anyone else appreciate the retro Bill Ranford gear that Dubnyk wears? I love it.

- The Multi Million dollar guy that goes by the name Shawn Horcoff, he had a goal and an assist with a +2. He made that line look good. He did all the work and created the Pisani goal. And for his goal, he was in his normal back door spot. Horcoff was 10W-6L for 63% on the faceoff dot. An unusually good game from Horcoff.

- Zack Stortini actually looked good fighting again. His fight with Stauber was a good one. Storts just kept throwing the raw ham bones at him and I'd say he won that fight. Then, with the game winding down, he fights Doug Murray. Great fight this one was too. Storts wins this one as well. He jersey punched the hell out of Murray. Watch the highlights.

- Robert Nilsson had his usual late season great game. His pick off on the first goal was beauty. He streaks in and beats Nabokov for his 10th goal of the season. 3 shots and 2 takeaways is a good game for Bobby.

- Dustin Penner put out an effort that has not been shown very often. His goal was classic crash the net type of a goal. You would think that he would have known this for a while and would just do it every game. Crash the net and you might get one. He also had an assist on the Johnson goal.

- Mike Comrie fights again. I give Mike a ton of credit for dropping the gloves. He doesn't need to at 5-1. But the guy has guts and he was worked over pretty good. But he ends the fight with a hard right.

- Aaron Johnson does it again. He scored. A slapper form the point. I'd say the Johnson/Staios trade was a good for us deal. I love this kid.

- The Gilbert/Whitney pairing was back in an ass kicking form. Ryan Whitney played over 25 minutes and was +3. Gilbert played over 21 minutes and had an assist on the Pisani goal.

The Not So Good:

- Theo Peckham is out for a while with a separated shoulder that he suffered during the game.

The Side Dish:

- The Springfield Falcons lost to the Bridgeport Tigers 2-1 in overtime. Jordan Eberle scored the only goal for the Falcons. Recap will be posted soon.

- The Stockton Thunder lost 5-2 to the Utah Grizzlies. Game recap will be posted soon.

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POST GAME VIDEO



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EVENT SUMMARY

GAME SUMMARY

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NEXT GAME

Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks

Tuesday 23/03/10

7:00 PM

Sportsnet West

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-Written by Smokin' Ray-

Jordan Eberle Scores Another Clutch Goal- GAME RECAP: Falcons vs Tigers (AHL)

FALCONS EARN POINT IN BRIDGEPORT

March 21, 2010 - For the sixth straight road game, the Springfield Falcons earned a point in the standings losing to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2-1 in overtime. Jordan Eberle scored Springfield's lone goal giving him three goals in three straight games and six points in the three games this weekend. The Falcons will be off from game action now until they head to Lowell on Friday night.

LIVE BOX SCORE

In the overtime, Bridgeport ended up on a power play at 1:42 when Chris Armstrong was called for a tripping penalty, and on the following power play, Mike Radja slid the game-winner past J.P. Levasseur. Levasseur was very steady in goal for the Falcons and finished the afternoon with 28 saves.

Trailing 1-0 heading into the third period, the Falcons rallied to even the score and send the contest to the extra session. Eberle scored his third goal of the weekend at 4:42 of the third period tying the score at 1-1. Chris Minard collected the assist on the play and Minard, Eberle and Chad Wiseman generated quality scoring chances throughout the afternoon. The Falcons ended up on a four-minute power play shortly after pulling even when Bridgeport's Brett Motherwell was whistled for a double-minor penalty when he high-sticked Charles Linglet. Springfield generated some scoring chances, but failed to convert on the man advantage.

In the first period, Bridgeport took advantage of their first power play chance of the game when Matt Martin one-timed a rebound off the back boards past Levasseur.

Midway through the opening frame, Springfield's Bryan Young and Bridgeport's Jesse Joensuu collected roughing minors after Young executed a clean body check on Martin.

GAME NOTES

The Falcons played in their 23rd overtime game this year and they are 5-11 in games decided in overtime and 4-3 in games ending in a shootout.

Chris Minard returned to the Falcons lineup on Sunday after playing in five games for the Edmonton Oilers.

The Falcons are 4-0-2-0 in their last six road games.

FALCONS LINEUP

Chris Minard - Chad Wiseman - Jordan Eberle
Charles Linglet - Rob Hisey - Colton Fretter
Liam Redoox - Ryan O'Marra - Colin McDonald
Jason Pitton - Slava Trukhno - Ryan MacMurchy

Chris Armstrong - Johan Motin
Bryan Young - Dean Arsene
J.F. David - Jordan Bendfeld

J.P. Levasseur
Bryon Pitton

FALCONS SCRATCHES - Jake Taylor (Injured), Bryan Lerg (Healthy), Geoff Paukovich (Healthy), Matt Marquardt (Healthy), Alex Plante (Injured), Kip Brennan (Injured), Matt Nickerson (Healthy)

THREE STARS
1. BRI - 25 Mike Radja
2. BRI - 33 Scott Munroe
3. SPR - 17 Jordan Eberle

Written By The Springfield Falcons

*Reprinted with permission by the Springfield Falcons AHL Hockey Club. The Springfield Falcons are a proud affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers (NHL)*

San Jose Sharks (43-18-10) at Edmonton Oilers (22-42-7) LIVE **TweetCast** 6:00pm MST

GAME DAY!!!

Welcome everyone to another fine TweetCast by Oilers Jambalaya.

Tonight you will see the tweets/comments of Paq Twinn, Smokin' Ray, Nick Walker, Scarlett, OilFieldHockey, Dan Tencer, The official Edmonton Oilers and the official San Jose Sharks tweets.

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We hope you enjoy the TweetCast and we are glad you stopped by. GOILERSBUTNOTTOOMUCH!!!

San Jose Sharks (43-18-10) at Edmonton Oilers (22-42-7)

Jordan Eberle, Is There Anything He Can't Do? / Game Recap: Falcons (4) vs Wolf Pack (3)

FALCONS BEAT THE PACK 4-3 IN HARTFORD

March 20, 2010 - The Springfield Falcons continued their strong play on the road beating the Hartford Wolf Pack 4-3 on Saturday night in front of 4,694 at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. The Falcons received goals from Liam Reddox, Jordan Eberle, Chad Wiseman and Dean Arsene, while goaltender Bryan Pitton stopped 33 of 36 shots in earning the win in goal. The Falcons now have points in five straight road games going 4-0-1-0 in that span and overall they have won six of their last nine games.

For the second straight game, the Falcons opened the scoring and built a first period lead heading into the intermission. Reddox opened the scoring with his 17th goal of the year, followed by captain Arsene scoring his second goal of the campaign giving Springfield a two-goal cushion through 20 minutes.

LIVE BOX SCORE

The scoring was fast and furious in the second period with Hartford evening the score at 2-2 when Corey Locke and Derek Couture scored for the Pack less than six minutes into the middle stanza. The Falcons quickly responded when Eberle scored his second goal in as many nights just 21-seconds after Couture tied the score. Springfield regained their two-goal advantage at 12:42 of the second period when Wiseman scored his 21st goal of the year.

Hartford's Brodie Dupont pulled the Wolf Pack to within one goal at 4-3 late in the third period, but the Falcons held on for the victory and pulled to within six points of seventh place Hartford in the standings.

GAME NOTES

Jordan Eberle has two goals and two* three assists in two games with the Falcons. In 11 career AHL games now, Eberle has five goals and eight* nine assists for 13* 14 points. **Oilers Jambalaya Edit**

Rookie defenseman Tony DeHart was celebrating his 20th birthday in Hartford.

Forward Chris Minard arrived back in Springfield tonight and is expected to be available for the Falcons on Sunday in Bridgeport.

FALCONS LINEUP

Charles Linglet - Chad Wiseman - Jordan Eberle
Liam Reddox - Rob Hisey - Colton Fretter
Ryan MacMurchy - Ryan O'Marra - Colin McDonald
Matt Nickerson - Slava Trukhno - Jason Pitton

Chris Armstrong - Jordan Bendfeld
Jake Taylor - Dean Arsene
J.F. David - Tony DeHart

Bryon Pitton
J.P. Levasseur

FALCONS SCRATCHES - Bryan Young (Healthy), Bryan Lerg (Healthy), Geoff Paukovich (Healthy), Matt Marquardt (Healthy), Alex Plante (Injured), Kip Brennan (Injured), Johan Motin (Healthy)

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Oilers assign Chris Minard to Springfield
General Manager Steve Tambellini announced today the Edmonton Oilers have reassigned forward Chris Minard to the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League.

Minard, 28, was called up on March 10 and played in five games for the Oilers recording an assist.

Written By The Springfield Falcons

*Reprinted with permission by the Springfield Falcons AHL Hockey Club. The Springfield Falcons are a proud affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers (NHL)*

ThunderVision: Kevin Prendergast Interview With StocktonThunder.com

This is a Kevin Prendergast interview with the StocktonThunder.com while he was in Stockton yesterday.

He talks about the Oilers association with the Thunder and the Falcons and ends it with a little goalie talk.