Oilers v. Coyotes - Mark 4:21-23
by Scott Reynolds on Dec 15, 2011 4:30 PM MST
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PrintThen Renney asked them, "Would anyone light a lamp and then hide it under a bowl or a basket? Of course not! The lamp is put in a high place where it shines brightly and is accompanied by sirens and music. So I will make no secret about using my best offensive players in the offensive zone, and I will be open about the hard work that I entrust to my veterans so that all of them can be celebrated. They are all connected, so to rejoice over one of them is to rejoice over all of them. Let any who have ears to hear listen and understand."
Edmonton Oilers (14-13-3) @ Phoenix Coyotes (15-11-3)
Jobing.com Arena, 7:30 p.m. MST
Television: Sportsnet Edmonton
More analysis after the jump...
Home Team Scouting Report:
The Phoenix Coyotes have surprised me so far this season, but a huge portion of the difference is coming between the pipes. Mike Smith has started the vast majority of the team's games and so far has an even strength save percentage of .926. That compares very favorably to the .912 even strength save percentage he'd registered from 2007-08 to 2010-11. Over the 631 shots that Smith has faced so far this season, it's a difference of nine goals, which translates to about three points in the standings. And that's in just over a third of the season. For me, this raises the question of how much of Smith's success with the Coyotes is the team having excellent pro scouts (i.e. Smith has always been technically sound but was getting unlucky and/or the Lightning allowed more chances per shot than average), excellent coaching (whether that's goalie coaching or chance per shot suppression), excellent luck, or some combination of all three.
Expected Lineups:
Edmonton Oilers (14-13-3):
Hall - Horcoff - Hemsky
Gagner - Nugent-Hopkins - Eberle
Smyth - Belanger - Jones
Eager - Lander - Petrell
Smid - Gilbert
Whitney - Petry
Peckham - Potter
Dubnyk
Phoenix Coyotes (15-11-3):
Whitney - Hanzal - Vrbata
Torres - Langkow - Doan
Korpikoski - Gordon - Pyatt
Boedker - Turris - Chipchura
Yandle - Morris
Ekman-Larsson - Aucoin
Schlemko - Rozsival
Smith
By the Numbers:
- The Coyotes took a pretty big chance in acquiring Daymond Langkow, but it has paid off handsomely. Langkow isn't consistently taking on the toughs or eating up defensive zone starts, but he's second on the team in even strength ice time and is driving the puck into the right end of the ice: the team has a Corsi of +10.9 per sixty minutes of five-on-five ice time with Langkow on the ice, which is one of the best rates on the team.
- With Taylor Hall back in the lineup, the Oilers have pushed Ryan Smyth down to the third line in order to keep Sam Gagner with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle. It's an interesting choice considering Smyth's offensive output so far this season (he has 26 points in 30 games), but one that will hopefully see Gagner flourish.
- Corey Potter is also making his return to the lineup tonight. I think he can make a big difference in several ways, but one of the most important is discipline. Potter is one of just thirty-five defensemen in the NHL (including Ryan Whitney) who have played at least ten games and registered no more than two minor penalties.
- Magnus Paajarvi will sit out for the second straight game and might be on his way Oklahoma City. At the start of the season, it would have been awfully hard to imagine an Oilers' lineup that included Anton Lander alongside a Barons' lineup that included Magnus Paajarvi. Of course, it also would have been hard to imagine that Paajarvi would have exactly zero goals a third of the way through the year.
- In Edmonton's last game against the Flames, Ryan Smyth played in his 800th career regular season game with the Oilers, good enough for fourth on the Oilers' all-time list, 237 games behind Kevin Lowe. He's also just two points behind Doug Weight for sixth on the Oilers' all-time scoring list. If Smyth can manage three more seasons after this one, he's got a pretty good shot at first in games played and fifth in points (passing Paul Coffey). I hope he makes it.
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Eager on 4th line, so he didn’t even last one game there. Maybe local media will stop talking him up after having one decent game on top of many bad ones.
He’d still be there if not to hall’s return.
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by OilLeak on Dec 15, 2011 7:10 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I’ve never cared for pre-game ceremonies. I can live with them when the game is some sort of event (home opener, playoffs, Winter Classic, etc), but the rest of the time I’d just as soon they get on with it.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 15, 2011 7:47 PM MST up reply actions
This Smyth-Belanger-Jones line is all kinds of squirrely.
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We’re up 3-0, Peckham has a goal and an assist.
by eddy the lip on Dec 15, 2011 7:55 PM MST up reply actions
Smid is awesome….I think getting punched in da troat was the best thing that ever happend to ladi’s career….Hey stat nerds….run a comparison of smid’s advanced stats before and after that punch i bet you find something conclusive.
Torres should be hurt….Imo he abused the privelidge of wearing the oildrop on his chest
by One_Roy_Save_On_The_Calendar on Dec 15, 2011 7:54 PM MST reply actions
Not sure how many times we have to write that he’s always been very good with puck-moving defensemen for that to sink in.
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JUST RUN THE DATA MAN!!!!
by One_Roy_Save_On_The_Calendar on Dec 15, 2011 8:01 PM MST up reply actions
Bro….I’ve ran <10 multiple regressions in my life…all 6 years ago in community college…..you’d shoot down my methodology so fast…you’ve got way more xp than me….If you run it…and i’m wrong….i’ll use my real name here at C&B
by One_Roy_Save_On_The_Calendar on Dec 15, 2011 8:09 PM MST up reply actions
It’s your belief that though we have data showing Smid’s level of pay increases with puck-moving d stretching back a number of years, it was a punch in the throat, not a regular assignment with Tom Gilbert that is the source of his play? Even though this was his game at the beginning of the year?
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Ok i re-read the article…how about this…..run only the stats that apply to Smid when the Oil aren’t in possession of the puck
by One_Roy_Save_On_The_Calendar on Dec 15, 2011 8:21 PM MST up reply actions
So what you’re really saying is “Since being punched in the face, Ladislav Smid is more physical,” correct?
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Yes that’s what i’m saying..secondly i’ll ask…have you ever been punched in the face? AFter my first good face-punch i realized it wasn’t so bad….which is when the fear starts to dissapear
by One_Roy_Save_On_The_Calendar on Dec 15, 2011 8:36 PM MST up reply actions
Smid had been punched in the face multiple times prior to that. Why was that so special?
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Smid was totally soft until five days ago.
by eddy the lip on Dec 15, 2011 8:46 PM MST up reply actions
Oilers really having trouble getting the puck clear.
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Yeah, that’s not been promising. A couple of sloppy turn overs by Phoenix, but that’s not the sort of thing you want to count on.
by eddy the lip on Dec 15, 2011 8:05 PM MST up reply actions
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It’s nice to see guys getting knocked down in front of our net…not used to seeing that sadly
by One_Roy_Save_On_The_Calendar on Dec 15, 2011 8:03 PM MST reply actions
Duby didn’t even flinch there ready to stop 2 pucks with no mask….he’s for real
by One_Roy_Save_On_The_Calendar on Dec 15, 2011 8:04 PM MST reply actions
I always forget how big Pyatt is. He’s the less-talented version of Chris Gratton.
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Brutal turnover by Whitney along the boards. Not sure how he missed both lurking Coyotes there.
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There have been some ugly turnovers and both ends while you were away.
by eddy the lip on Dec 15, 2011 8:10 PM MST up reply actions
So the power outage was better viewing?
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Much sloppiness to be had.
Mine was out for the Colorado game from 0-0 to 4-1. Refused to go out during the Calgary game, though.
by eddy the lip on Dec 15, 2011 8:18 PM MST up reply actions
That wasn’t just Peckham, that was a fire drill by everyone.
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funk that, eberle…the high forward was back in time to poke the puck and make it available to peckham…..then theo thought his name was Beckham and chose to use his 100 lbs of leg instead of his 3/4 lb hockey stick and missed the puck
by One_Roy_Save_On_The_Calendar on Dec 15, 2011 8:28 PM MST up reply actions
And Belanger allowed himself to be tucked into Korpikoski’s hip pocket…
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so we agree that belanger sucks at everything but faceoffs?
by One_Roy_Save_On_The_Calendar on Dec 15, 2011 8:30 PM MST up reply actions
scratch that belanger has average skill here and there
by One_Roy_Save_On_The_Calendar on Dec 15, 2011 8:37 PM MST up reply actions
My prediction of Teubert not playing AHL still has life….maybe they’ll trade peckham for a 5th round pick tonight
by One_Roy_Save_On_The_Calendar on Dec 15, 2011 8:12 PM MST reply actions
Wooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwww, Eberle the wide open net on the wrap. Who was that D who got it?
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Heh – look how many Oilers fans are down close.
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https://twitter.com/OilOnWhyte/status/147514962078732288/photo/1
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Lander to jones to lander was sick
by One_Roy_Save_On_The_Calendar on Dec 15, 2011 8:16 PM MST reply actions
Something has to shake them out of the NyQuil haze.
Smid being to generous, sharing out the pain meds?
by eddy the lip on Dec 15, 2011 8:20 PM MST up reply actions
That was one of Hemsky’s better power plays as far as attempting shots goes. It’s too bad everyone stood around him waiting for the puck.
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Langkow had 7 SOG in the first period
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Nice awareness by Gagner on that last Phoenix rush. He had the low man and spun high to deflect the shot.
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wow peckhams having a rough nite
by One_Roy_Save_On_The_Calendar on Dec 15, 2011 8:38 PM MST reply actions
wow peckhams having a rough nite season
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by Derek Zona on Dec 15, 2011 8:38 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Gilbert’s beginning to enjoy that hit where he gets to pick off the forward coming up the boards just as the forward turns to him.
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Two offensive zone penalties back to back by Smyth and Lander. Really bad penalty.
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The Oilers have found their inner Moreau.
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by Derek Zona on Dec 15, 2011 8:45 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
They don’t even realize it’s been recalled.
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In completely unrelated news, Pronger is out for the rest of the season with post-concussion symptoms.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 15, 2011 8:51 PM MST up reply actions
I read somewhere that it might all be related to that nasty eye injury he suffered. Very worrying, in any case.
Definitely. I’m not Pronger’s biggest fan, but I don’t wish injury on anyone.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 15, 2011 8:57 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Ew. I forgot about the eye thing. They were throwing around the phrase “career ending” pretty easily during the intermission.
Which means squat, but….
by eddy the lip on Dec 15, 2011 8:57 PM MST up reply actions
I was wrong about this Jones – Smyth line. Squirrely is not the correct word.
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Nice look by Hemsky to Hall there. One decent chance.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AsId-qVIb4#t=01m24s
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Coyotes’ broadcast currently features an 11-year old “kidcaster”
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If he had a deeper voice, you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between him and Debrusk or Milbury or any of the other goons.
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The Coyotes problem is that they come out strong and wear down at the end and get tired.
He loves Shane Doan because Doan takes charge. Once a Coyotes player was cheapshotted and there was no whistle. At the next faceoff, Doan came out and hit the other guy as hard as he could.
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Do they pay him with ice cream and candy?
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by OilLeak on Dec 15, 2011 9:37 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Really good forecheck by Hopkins and Eberle there.
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Wow. That’s a ridiculous break for the OIlers. Potter should be in the box.
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29-13 on the shot board. CLose one.
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Yep, 4-2 final.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 15, 2011 9:30 PM MST up reply actions
I like to see Nugent-Hopkins shooting off of the rush. He needs to get more pucks on net.
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Sooooo are the coyotes running our show?
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by OilLeak on Dec 15, 2011 9:35 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Come on cannonball, one more time.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AsId-qVIb4#t=01m24s
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Need another power play. Sure wish Hordichuk was out there.
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He’s got to keep up with RNH!
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 15, 2011 9:41 PM MST up reply actions
Peckham was a light year behind Whitney on that rush.
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Why in the world is the 4th line on the ice in the 3rd period of a tie game?
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It’s mystifying. They were lucky to escape without a real chance for PHX there.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 15, 2011 9:47 PM MST up reply actions
I thought it was Whitney. It was Peckham. What was he doing there? He just went for a walk.
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Wow. Can we get some goaltending like it was in the 1st half of the year? This blows. Another wasted night watching uninspired hockey. And to a team with 1/5 capacity in the rink. A joke. Ashamed to even wear my hat or jersey. Fuck.
I’m only watching for the Alvin and the Chipmunks commercials.
by eddy the lip on Dec 15, 2011 10:01 PM MST up reply actions
Eddy, I think I’m going to have you killed.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 15, 2011 10:03 PM MST up reply actions
There’s a reason I don’t use my real name :)
by eddy the lip on Dec 15, 2011 10:04 PM MST up reply actions
Curses! Foiled again!
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 15, 2011 10:05 PM MST up reply actions
No result, but good pressure at the end there.
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The game had it’s moments, just too few and too far between. Dubnyk looked good for most it, too.
by eddy the lip on Dec 15, 2011 10:06 PM MST up reply actions
Most of it, but he let in a couple of really unfortunate goals.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 15, 2011 10:07 PM MST up reply actions
I’m only going to be upset about that last one. I thought the first three (sigh) were lost before it got to him.
by eddy the lip on Dec 15, 2011 10:10 PM MST up reply actions
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