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The Oilers came into this evening's game with Dallas having endured a number of streaks that were preventing additional markers in the win column. Nikolai Khabibulin recorded his first career NHL goal (on the power-play, no less), while Nikolai Khabibulin, Jordan Eberle scored the Oilers' other goals on the night, while Dallas' Loui Eriksson recorded his club's only tally. Khabibulin's streak is football games tonight over, the power-play nightmare is done, and the seven-game winless skid at Rexall Place has come to an end with the 4-1 triumph Tuesday night.All you need to know and more as we go Under the Scope: Post-Game Interviews | Highlights Post-Game Audio and Taylor Chorney threaded the needle to find Shawn Horcoff 42 was best on the team, posting a 7-5, 58% outing in the dot. 7 J-F Jacques' crun football games tonight ch early in the first period got the ball rolling, but the team continued to present a physical threat all evening. In total, the Oilers accumulated 25 hits; Dallas could only respond with 16 of their own. 26 was excellent, the team in front of him helped immensely. When the final buzzer sounded, the Oilers had blocked an incredible 26 shots. Shawn Horcoff A +td> Shots 1 3 football games tonight +2 Taylor Chorney A +td> Shots 1 2 SA GA SV% 25 1 .960 Kari Lehtonen SA GA SV% 26 .867 OILERS SA GA SV% 24 .960 STARS - 0P, -1 rating Tom Gilbert - 2A, +1 rating Although the game featured a number of beautifully orchestrated plays, including Taylor Chorney. Early in the first period with the Stars breaking in on a two-o football games tonight n-one, Mike Ribiero slid a perfect pass across to Brenden Morrow. The Dallas captain made solid contact, but an outstretched Khabibulin made a circus-like save to preserve the 0-0 stalement. This play was just the appetizer for an MVP performance that saw Khabibulin break his personal 14-game losing skid. made an emphatic return to the NHL with a tremendous performance that saw him register his fi football games tonight rst career NHL goal. In addition, Chorney added an assist in the same second period where the home side established a comfortable two-goal cushion. After a short stint with the big club a few weeks ago, Chorney is hoping his most recent opportunity will provide a lasting stay in Oil Country. After enduring a personal 14-game losing streak, Nikolai Khabibulin It was a night dedicated to snapp football games tonight ing streaks and memorable firsts. Taylor Chorney became the eighth Oilers player to score his first NHL goal this season. -It was great. We obviously got challenged yesterday and, you know, 23 guys showed up tonight and played a great game. The last two games haven't been indicative of the way we've been playing. I thought before that we were putting in some good efforts and weren't getting the football games tonight results.- - Captain Shawn Horcoff Thursday, February 17 vs. Montreal Author: Ryan Dittrick | edmontonoilers.com football games tonight
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