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SAN JOSE SHARKS (0-0-0) at EDMONTON OILERS (0-0-0)7:08 p.m. MDTRogers Sportsnet West 630 CHED, Oilers Radio Network and online at edmontonoilers.com. Tonight's game insert Entire magazine segment NOTE TO FANS ATTENDING TONIGHT'S GAME: A pair of Oilers will be making their NHL debuts tonight. Andrew Cogliano has had a whirlwind past few months. After being selected sixth overall by Edmont game football on, he was named MVP of the Super Series with 15 points in the eight-game series. He followed that up with a solid training camp that saw him land a spot on the team-s 23-man roster- Shawn HorcoffSan Jose's rookie will have to wait another day to make his NHL debut. 20-year-old right winger Devin Setoguchi had an impressive pre-season with five goals and seven points in seven games. He fired 27 sh game football ots on goal, averaging almost four shots a game but will not play tonight due to an ankle injury. Taking his place in the lineup is Jeremy Roenick, who makes his Sharks debut- In a change from last season, the Sharks will start this year with its three top players on the same line: Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Jonathan Cheechoo- Centre Joe Pavelski had an impressive finish to 2006-07 with 14 game football goals and 28 points in 42 games and picked up right where he left off in September by leading the Sharks in pre-season scoring with nine points in six games. ROSTER UPDATES: Since joining the NHL in 1979-80, the Oilers have compiled a record of 14-9-4 (.593) in season-opening games. The Oilers are 12-5-3 (.675) when their season opener is at home and 2-4-1 (.357) when the season opener takes place game football on the road- Heading into tonight-s game, the Oilers are unbeaten in their last seven home openers and last four season openers. Last season, the club opened with a 3-1 win over Calgary at Rexall Place. Overall, Edmonton is 15-7-5 (.648) in home openers through 26 seasons The Oilers have opened their season against San Jose three times and have won on each occasion. Most recently, the Oilers defe game football ated San Jose 5-2 on October 9, 2003 in Edmonton. - and Sam Gagner...more Pre-Game PodcastComments from Penner, Hemsky, Gagner, Cogliano, Jacques and MacTavish. Comments from Souray, Stoll, Gagner and MacTavish prior to tonight's game vs. San Jose. Click here for tonight's Oilers and Sharks Game Notes The Other Side - ...moreOilers Photo BlogWith a new season comes a new edition of Morl game football ey Scott's Edmonton Oilers Photo Blog brought to you by Bell. In this edition, Morley visits Oilers Rookie Camp in Yellowknife as well as pre-season stops in Calgary and Phoenix. ...more - Listen - . game football
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