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With the Oilers down 1-0 early in their contest vs. Detroit, an offensive spark was needed to bring the sold-out Rexall Place crowd to life. Recent call-ups Linus Omark played an instrumental role in setting up Gilbert Brule WATCH THE CLIP Dubnyk's Cross-Crease Denial was called upon to preserve the advantage only moments after the home side opened the scoring.After receiving a clever feed just football manager inside the offensive blueline, John Tavares broke in on a two-on-with with fellow sophomore Matt Moulson. Tavares flipped a pin-point saucer pass over a sprawling Tom Gilbert, however, was there as the last line of defence. Anticipating the pass, Dubnyk met Moulson and the puck at the top of his crease to turn aside the chance and maintain Edmonton's early first period lead. Since being reunited, football manager both Andrew Cogliano have seen their respective offensive numbers increase of late. That was certainly the case Thursday against the New York Islanders when Cogliano sprung Penner in what resulted in the big man's 12th goal of the season.After taking the neutral zone feed from Cogliano, Penner began charging down the wing with focused authority. After beating defenceman Milan Jurcina wide, Penner football manager cut across the net and buried a backhand shot to put the Oilers up 2-0 early in the first period; a marker that would eventually stand as the game-winner.PAST WINNERS: November 15-21: Hemsky's Game-Winner October 4 to 10: Jordan Eberle's First Career NHL GoalView archives of past nominees for the Plays of the Week Author: edmontonoilers.com staff football manager
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