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(Sports Network) - Two teams will square off for the first time in exactly three years tonight when the Edmonton Oilers host the Atlanta Thrashers at Rexall Place.

The Thrashers and Oilers last met on February 11, 2004 in Edmonton. On that day, the Oilers recorded a 5-1 win and are 2-0-1 (one tie) in their last three meetings with the Thrashers.

Edmonton is 4-2-1 (one tie) all-time against Atlanta and that includes a 2-1-1 (one tie) home mark.

The Oilers were last in action on Friday when they edged the Blackhawks 2-1. Shawn Horcoff had a goal and an assist and Raffi Torres also scored. Dwayne Roloson allowed just one goal on 33 shots for the Oilers, who have won two of their last three games.

Tonight's meeting wraps a three-game homestand for Edmonton, which is 1-1 so far on the stand. After that, the club begins a seven-game road trip Tuesday in Boston.

The Oilers, who are eight points out of a playoff spot, are 17-11-2 at home this year.

Atlanta fell to 1-1 on its season-long six-game road trip after losing to the Canucks on Saturday, 3-2. Jon Sim and Ilya Kovalchuk provided the markers for the Thrashers, who have dropped four of their last five games and had a three- game road winning streak halted. Kari Lehtonen made 30 saves in a losing effort.

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First Period Summary

ATLANTA 1 @ EDMONTON 1 1ST

SCORING

05:15 ERIC BELANGER, Slap Shot - Assists: none

09:40 PPG - RYAN SMYTH, Wrist Shot - Assists: SHAWN HORCOFF and PETR SYKORA

PENALTIES

09:16 MCCARTHY, S. : Hooking - 2 min

09:54 STORTINI, Z. : Roughing - 2 min

12:37 LARSEN, B. : Interference - 2 min

15:15 KOVALCHUK, I. : Hooking - 2 min

SHOTS ON GOAL

Atlanta 8 - Edmonton 12

REFEREES & LINESMEN

Referees: Tom Kowal, Brad Watson

Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Andy McElman

 

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Second Period Summary

ATLANTA 1 @ EDMONTON 4 2ND

SCORING

07:33 MARC-ANDRE BERGERON, Slap Shot - Assists: ALES HEMSKY and PETR SYKORA

11:10 MARC-ANTOINE POULIOT, Slap Shot - Assists: ALES HEMSKY and MARTY REASONER

12:24 JOFFREY LUPUL, Wrist Shot - Assists: PETR SYKORA and MATT GREENE

PENALTIES

04:05 SMITH, J. : Roughing - 2 min

08:09 SUTTON, A. : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min

18:45 HORCOFF, S. : Roughing - 2 min

18:45 HORCOFF, S. : Cross checking - 2 min

SHOTS ON GOAL

Atlanta 9 - Edmonton 10

REFEREES & LINESMEN

Referees: Tom Kowal, Brad Watson

Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Andy McElman

 

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Third Period Summary & Final Score

ATLANTA 1 @ EDMONTON 5 - F

SCORING

15:38 PPG - RAFFI TORRES, Backhand - Assists: MARC-ANTOINE POULIOT and JOFFREY LUPUL

PENALTIES

03:36 HOLIK, R. : Interference - Goalkeeper - 2 min

03:36 ROLOSON, D. : Diving - 2 min

05:56 HORCOFF, S. : Slashing - 2 min

08:12 BOULTON, E. : Interference - Goalkeeper - 2 min

13:46 MELLANBY, S. : Hooking - 2 min

17:26 METROPOLIT, G. : Interference - Goalkeeper - 2 min

17:26 BOULTON, E. : Roughing - 2 min

EDMONTON: 17:26 GREENE, M. : Roughing - 2 min

EDMONTON: 19:15 NEDVED, P. : Hooking - 2 min

SHOTS ON GOAL

Atlanta 12 (29) - Edmonton 10 (32)

REFEREES & LINESMEN

Referees: Tom Kowal, Brad Watson

Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Andy McElman

 

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Sykora and Oilers slide past Thrashers

Canadian Press
2/11/2007 11:29:04 PM

EDMONTON (CP) - Petr Sykora set up three goals as the Edmonton Oilers won their second in a row with a 5-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday night.

Ryan Smyth, Marc-Andre Bergeron, Marc Pouliot, Joffrey Lupul and Raffi Torres scored for Edmonton while Eric Belanger had the lone response for Atlanta.

The Oilers (28-24-4) have now won five of their last seven games to move to within six points of both the final playoff spot in the Western Conference and top spot in the Northwest Division.

Atlanta (30-20-9) has lost two in a row and five of its last six.

The Thrashers kicked off the scoring just 5:15 into the first period as Belanger scored in his first appearance in the Atlanta lineup, flicking a shot through the legs of Oilers starter Dwayne Roloson.

The Oilers tied the game 1-1 with a power-play goal just before the halfway point of the first. Shawn Horcoff picked up the puck during a scramble in the crease and slid it to Smyth, who tucked his 28th of the year under the pad of Atlanta goalie Johan Hedberg.

Edmonton took the lead 7:30 into the second period as Ales Hemsky found Bergeron creeping in to the high slot, and he unleashed a rocket that beat Hedberg glove side to give the Oilers the 2-1 advantage.

Edmonton stretched that lead to 4-1 with two quick goals just past the halfway point of the second. Rookie Pouliot got the first one when he sent a wrist shot through a maze of players into the Thrasher net and Lupul followed up just over a minute later when he beat Hedberg in a race to the puck behind the Atlanta net and banked a shot off the netminder's pad.

Edmonton made it 5-1 with just under five minutes to go when Torres salted the game away on the power play.

Roloson stopped 29 of 30 shots for the win.

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