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to put the opposition up 1-0. Two minutes later, the Oilers received a too many men penalty that they managed to kill off, but seconds later had to go back on the PK after Kurtis Foster at the offensive blueline allowed Blackhawks forward Bryan Bickell to get free on a breakaway. He was able to score on the play, leaving both Petry and Dubnyk frustrated at allowing the goal. Going into the final espn nfl frame of the game, Patrick Kane scored a powerplay goal that put the exclamation mark on the Oilers lackluster play. After the goal, Andrew Cogliano both received 10 minute misconducts for letting their emotions take over. While the Oilers did start to turn it on in the final frame with numerous chances and, eventually, a Jordan Eberle stopped 22 of 25 shots in the losing effort.All you need to kn espn nfl ow and more as we go Under the Scope: Post-Game Interviews | Highlights Post-Game Audio Although the Blackhawks were the ones to open the scoring in tonight's game, the Oilers did manage to quell some of the pressure after they killed two consecutive penalties after that first goal. However, when Blackhawks forward Bryan Bickell scored on a breakaway 5:14 in the second to put the visiting team espn nfl up 2-0 after Petry gaffed the puck at the offensive blueline, the Oilers lost some jump in their step and the Blackhawks went ahead and took the game 4-1. 53% of the draws were won by the Oilers tonight. Dustin Penner The Oilers only let 9 giveaways happen tonight. However, 6 of those were in the second period. A telling sign as to how the Blackhawks were able to add to their lead in the mid espn nfl dle frame. 16. 2 and Theo Peckham Jonathan Toews G P 2 0 SV TOI 24 1 59:53 Jordan Eberle A +td> Shots 1 1 3 Corey Crawford SA GA SV% 23 .958 OILERS SA GA SV% 22 .880 BLACKHAWKS - 3 Shots, +1 rating Tom Gilbert - 0P, -1 rating What started as a call-up has turned into a starring role for Linus Omark In hi espn nfl s first home game back from an ankle injury, Jordan Eberle impressed the most. The Swede played a hard-working game in the third, creating chances and digging for pucks. He was even able to draw the Blackhawks first penalty of the night, an effort that earned an applause from the crowd at Rexall Place. is known for being a power forward, and that was definitely evident tonight. At 6:07 of the thir espn nfl d period, the Winkler, MB native threw a huge hit on Duncan Keith that sent the bruising Blackhawks defenceman into the boards and onto the ice. While everyone in Rexall Place was excited for rookie Jordan Eberle -We just weren't sharp, we weren't making plays the way we needed to and spent a lot of time in our defensive zone because of it and it came back to bite us.- - Oilers forward Sa espn nfl m Gagner Saturday, February 12 vs. Ottawa espn nfl
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