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recorded the Oilers' lone tally in the third period. | Oilers This Week || 50 had the best percentage, going 75% in the dot. 29 Trips to Carolina have yieled some unfortunate results in recent history. In two of the Oilers' past three visits to the RBC Center, they have given up seven goals against. It's a play that has victimized the Oilers a number of times this season, and the sequenc football pictures e certainly gets magnified when the penalty kill is struggling. Carolina's second goal of the night came on the powerplay when Eric Staal found a seem in the high slot to a wide-open Hurricane; his slap-pass connected with former Oiler Erik Cole, while goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin Unfortunately for Oilers fans, strong performances from Eric Staal hold an emotional connection due to his heroics in football pictures the spring of 2006. Staal continued his strong start to the 2010-11 season with a four-point (all assists) night against the Oilers; a team-high that led his club to an impressive offensive outburst. Staal's patience and elite decision making were especially difficult for the Oilers to handle on the penalty kill, which operated at a mere 50% efficiency tonight. Goaltender Devan Dubnyk 's re football pictures turn to the lineup shouldn't have gone unnoticed, as the physical blueliner racked up an impressive six hits vs. Carolina to add to an already solid season total. Peckham's efforts weren't enough to change the score of tonight's game, but his addition to the lineup is an important aspect of the team's physical game moving forward. Thursday, November 11 at Detroit Having gone 1-1-0 in the first football pictures two games of the marathon road trip, the Oilers now travel to Detroit to take on the Red Wings in the first half of a back-to-back set. The Oilers will be looking to get back on track and improve on their .500 trip record so far. Author: Ryan Dittrick | edmontonoilers.com football pictures
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