Edmonton 3, Vancouver 2
When: 9:30 PM ET, Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Where: Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees:
Don VanMassenhoven, Mike Leggo
Linesmen:
Michel Cormier, Vaughan Rody
Attendance:
16839
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Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers scored three times in a 5:02 span of the second period to chase Roberto Luongo en route to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.
Jordan Eberle and Shawn Horcoff scored the first two goals of the outburst – each their first of the season – and Nikolai Khabibulin made 35 saves as the Oilers (4-2-2) avenged a 4-3 loss to the Canucks on Oct. 15. Eberle also had an assist.
Luongo was replaced by Cory Schneider after Hall’s goal at 6:55 of the second period. Luongo faced 14 shots.
Schneider robbed Eberle with a diving glove stop along the ice with 6:29 left in the third to keep it a one-goal game.
Cody Hodgson and Alexandre Burrows scored for the Canucks (4-4-1), who had their two-game winning streak snapped.
David Booth, who was acquired in a trade from Florida over the weekend, took three shots and played 15:49 in his Canucks debut.
Top Game Performances
| Vancouver |
|
Edmonton |
|
Alexandre Burrows 1 |
Points |
Jordan Eberle 2 |
|
Alexandre Burrows 1 |
Goals |
Jordan Eberle 1 |
|
Alexander Edler 1 |
Assists |
Jordan Eberle 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Cory Schneider 1.000 |
Save Percentage |
Nikolai Khabibulin .946 |
|
Roberto Luongo 11 |
Saves |
Nikolai Khabibulin 35 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Vancouver
|
37 |
2 |
0-3 |
3-3 |
6 |
27 |
| Edmonton
|
22 |
3 |
0-3 |
3-3 |
8 |
22 |
Upcoming Games
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Edmonton will play their next game at home against Washington. The Oilers have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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Vancouver will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Canucks have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .750 after a loss.
