Oilers/Canucks - February 4, 2006

[Angelus]

Biggest game of the year!

NORTHWEST	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	HOME	AWAY	L10
Calgary	54	30	17	7	67	143	138	17.4	82.5	18-5-3	12-12-4	5-3-2
Vancouver	54	31	18	5	67	184	164	19.0	81.0	18-3-3	13-15-2	7-3-0
Colorado	54	29	19	6	64	199	174	20.2	85.1	17-7-5	12-12-1	5-2-3
Edmonton	53	28	18	7	63	174	164	17.6	83.3	11-10-3	17-8-4	4-3-3
Minnesota	54	26	24	4	56	156	140	17.3	88.6	16-11-1	10-13-3	6-4-0

After tomorrow, the Oil will either be six huge points out of first, or two miniscule points behind the Canucks and Flames.

Edmonton is 3-6-1 in their last 10. Vancouver is 5-2-3.

Auld has emerged as a legitimate #1 in the NHL and he'll be in goal for the Canucks. I would expect MacT to come back with Morrison (8-2 on the year), even after a pretty good showing from Markkanen. Of course, it is extremely difficult to predict what MacT will do.

Vancouver played a hard game tonight in Calgary and there is no excuse for the Oilers not to come out and take the play to a tired Canucks team. It's time to step up and prove you deserve to fight for first place!

Oilers win if:
- Morrison starts.
- They play up-tempo intense hockey.
- Minimize turnovers.

I'm expecting a lot from this one. They better not let me down!

[Edmonton Fan]

Re: Oilers/Canucks - February 4, 2006

HUGE opportunity to make a big leap in the standings... I'm hoping the Oilers come out with some major intensity. I'll be going to this game and hopefully the crowd really get's behind our home town team... it's make or break time.

[earl2]

Re: Oilers/Canucks - February 4, 2006

Biggest game of the year!

You betcha!




But at this point of the season, in this conference, every game is going to be the biggest game of the season.

[esks4life]

Re: Oilers/Canucks - February 4, 2006

GO OILERS!!

[glenvb]

Re: Oilers/Canucks - February 4, 2006

Go Oil!

Wow, any idea why they have such an awful home record but such a great road record? You guys must treat 'em really rough up there

[green&gold]

Re: Oilers/Canucks - February 4, 2006

I'd feel better about the Oiler's chances if they were playing this one in Vancouver. But, if the Oilers get good goaltending, minimize turnovers, and stay out of the box, they have a good chance.

[earl2]

Re: Oilers/Canucks - February 4, 2006

Well the Oilers blew a great chance early with an anemic power play that couldn't even get set up in the Canucks zone...

Gotta be tough and smart boys!

[bceskiesfan]

Re: Oilers/Canucks - February 4, 2006

1-0 Oilers after the first. Good showing.

[Edmonton Fan]

Re: Oilers/Canucks - February 4, 2006

We WIN!!!!!

[earl2]

Re: Oilers/Canucks - February 4, 2006

That was a solid, emotional, disciplined game by the Oilers. Outshot the Canucks 40-17, including 14-1 in the third period!!

Not much to criticize tonight, but they still need to get Hemsky to stop trying to make that pass through three defenders on the PP.

[Sgt. Nuke]

Re: Oilers/Canucks - February 4, 2006

I thought our goal-tending was atrocious.

[earl2]

Re: Oilers/Canucks - February 4, 2006

I thought our goal-tending was atrocious.

[gizmo fan 2]

Re: Oilers/Canucks - February 4, 2006

About bloody time. Solid game.

[Diesel]

Re: Oilers/Canucks - February 4, 2006

Wicked Haad's save on Carter was huge.

[Muley69]

Re: Oilers/Canucks - February 4, 2006

Morisson is now 9 and 2. No doubt that he's earned the #1 spot....


And I wonder if we will spend our money elsewhere, instead of a goalie??????