The Copper & Blue - Oilers Gameday - Wild In EdmontonA site for fans of the Edmonton Oilers. Someday we'll get to write about an Oilers playoff game. Hopefully sooner than later.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/13253/copper-fave.jpg2015-02-20T14:04:04-07:00http://www.coppernblue.com/rss/stream/76858982015-02-20T14:04:04-07:002015-02-20T14:04:04-07:00Wild @ Oilers Game 60 Preview
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<p>Red-hot Wild are 9-1-1 in their last 11. Can Edmonton throw a wrench in their playoff plans?</p> <p><a href="https://www.coppernblue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link"></a></p>
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<td style="text-align: center;"><b>29-21-7, 65 points, 1.142 p/g</b></td>
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<td style="text-align: center;"><b>17-32-10, 44 points, .724 p/g</b></td>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>7 PM MST - SNOL</b></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">The opposing view: <a target="_blank" href="http://hockeywilderness.com">Hockey Wilderness</a>
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<span>Martin Marincin's</span> Shootout Glory</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">Raise your hand if you had Martin Marincin in the shootout pool for this one.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">That's about what I was thinking.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Martin Marincin scored in the twelfth round of the shootout, while <span>Ben Scrivens</span> stopped a dozen <a href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Bruins</a> in the very same shootout to help eek out a 4-3 victory for the Edmonton Oilers. Boston served up 41 shots on goal to Edmonton's 30 (<a target="_blank" href="http://war-on-ice.com/game.html?seasongcode=2014201520857">they also led overall Corsi events 56-41</a>)), but some spectacular play by Scrivens in the shootout helped the Oilers walk away with two points. <span>Nail Yakupov</span> scored again, as did <span>Ryan Nugent-Hopkins</span> and <span>Teddy Purcell</span>. The Oilers actually had a 3-1 lead after Purcell scored nine minutes into the second period. As is tradition, Edmonton yielded two goals in just over a minute late in the second period. Ben Scrivens turns aside a dozen shootout attempts in the skills competition, then Martin Marincin <a target="_blank" href="http://oilers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2014020857">goes and does this</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Today, the Oilers face off against a red-hot <a href="https://www.hockeywilderness.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Wild</a> team. Let's see who's saying what.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.25em;">The Oilers are saying</b></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">"Yes, I do".</p>
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<p>That's Oilers defenceman Martin Marincin when asked if he's <a target="_blank" href="http://oilers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2014020857">"got this" in the shootout.</a> Marincin would go on to score the shootout winner. On his birthday, no less.</p>
<p>Coach Nelson went through eleven players before Martin Marincin, but it would be young Marincin who would provide the deciding goal for the Oilers. Not a bad gift on your birthday. Marincin turned a ripe 23 years young on the night he scored the shootout winner.</p>
<p><b style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.25em;">The Opponent is saying</b></p>
<blockquote>"Even that one extra point, it's huge, especially against a team that we're chasing (for the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl-playoffs" class="sbn-auto-link">Stanley Cup</a> Playoffs). Every point is very important and you need it all. We want to take as many as we can and move forward."</blockquote>
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<div>That's Wild forward <span>Mikko Koivu</span> on Minnesota's 3-2 OT victory over Calgary on Wednesday night.</div>
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<div>The Wild are doing pretty good as of late. They've gone 8-0-2 in their last ten games, taking eighteen out of a possible 20 points. They're still three points out of a wild card spot, but they've got three (!) games in hand over San Jose, who currently occupies the final spot. Gonna be a tight squeeze til the end.</div>
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<li> <b>DEVAN DUBNYK AGAIN - </b>Dubnyk's been on fire since being dealt to the Wild. A .936 SV% isn't going to be sustainable forever, but it's what he's put out there in fourteen games (11-2-1). Who's hotter in the league right now? </li>
<li> <b>EVERYBODY IS INJURED - </b>Alright, pause. <span>Jeff Petry</span> is day to day (ribs), <span>Anton Lander</span> is probably out for the season (shoulder), and <span>Viktor Fasth</span> is out for a while with the knee injury he sustained in the overtime loss to Winnipeg on Monday night. Add that to the guys who've been out for a while like <span>Taylor Hall</span> and <span>Nikita Nikitin</span>, and you've got <span>Benoit Pouliot</span> playing centre. What?</li>
<li> <b>ACTION - </b>The Oilers have signed forward <span>Rob Klinkhammer</span> to a one year deal valued at 725K. That's 75K less than <span>Luke Gazdic</span> (800K) and one of those two can actually make a pass. Forward Ryan Hamilton was also inked to a two-way contract. </li>
<li>The Oilers have called up <span>Jordan Oesterle</span> (6-15-21 in 49 GP) from Oklahoma City. Expect him to fill in with Jeff Petry out tonight.</li>
<li> <b>NAIL - </b>Yakupov has seven points (2-5-7) in his last six games. <a target="_blank" href="http://oilers.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=37251#&navid=EDM-search">He's said that he's comfortable playing with Derek Roy, a veteran centre</a>. Let that good time feeling keep on rolling.</li>
<li> <b>THOUGHTS WITH MacT - </b>Some thoughts on today's presser - The Oilers are going to push to sign <span>Derek Roy</span>. I don't think anything's gotten better in Jeff Petryland, and he'll be gone in the next little while. MacTavish said that he expects to keep about "80%" of the team next year, hopefully he is able to coerce some nice defencemen to come and play. </li>
<li>I'd be five bucks that Todd Nelson is the permanent coach next year. He's won more games (10 in 28) than Dallas Eakins (7 in 32) and for that he deserves a look, but the Oilers should at least keep the door open to interview some other prospective (read: more experienced) candidates. I think we all know how this team operates, and if history repeats itself, Nelson will have the gig full time before too long.</li>
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https://www.coppernblue.com/2015/2/20/8074423/wild-oilers-game-60-previewJeff Chapman2015-01-27T18:30:02-07:002015-01-27T18:30:02-07:00Game Thread: Wild @ Edmonton - Back At It
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<p>The Oilers look to complete their second longest winning streak of the season.</p> <p>While Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is sitting at 3-0 in his last three games thanks to a win with Team Toews at the NHL's most pointless yearly affair—the All Star Game—the rest of the <a href="https://www.coppernblue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Oilers</a> are still stuck at 2-1. They'll try to make it three in a row tonight against the pesky <a href="https://www.hockeywilderness.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Minnesota Wild</a>.</p>
<h3>How To Tune In</h3>
<p>The puck drops at 7:30 PM MT on Sportsnet Oilers.</p>
<h3>What to Watch For From the Oilers</h3>
<p>Historically, games against the Minnesota Wild have been snooze-inducing, but the Oilers are flying as high as they ever have been in 2014-2015, going 5-4-1 under Interim Head Coach Todd Nelson. Maybe they'll make this one interesting?</p>
<p>Nah, I don't think so either.</p>
<h3>What to Watch For From the Wild</h3>
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<div class="blog-links-compact-container"> <h4> <span class="blog-links-star"><img src="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/assets/3608771/star.png"></span> More from our team sites <span class="blog-links-star"><img src="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/assets/3608771/star.png"></span> </h4> <div class="blog-links-compact-link-container"><a href="http://www.hockeywilderness.com?utm_source=sbnation&utm_medium=bloglinks&utm_campaign=blogs">Minnesota Wild blog Hockey Wilderness</a></div> </div>
<p>From the cats over at <a href="http://www.hockeywilderness.com/2015/1/27/7925059/preview-wild-oilers">Hockey Wilderness</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p><span>After a week off, Minnesota is healthy. Yes, all members of the Wild are healthy, (except Ballard) including, </span><span>Mikael Granlund</span><span>. Minnesota needs their centers to start producing, and Granlund will be on the top pairing tonight with </span><span>Zach Parise</span><span> and (shameless smiley face)</span><span>Thomas Vanek</span><span>. It will be interesting to see how much these lines stick...</span></p></blockquote>
<p>Also, this:</p>
<blockquote><p><span>Lots of connections tonight too. <span>Devan Dubnyk</span> was selected 14th overall by the Oilers in the '04 draft. </span><span>Kyle Brodziak</span><span> was acquired from Edmonton in a trade (6/27/09) and recorded 59 points (26-33=59) in 175 games during four seasons with the Oilers. </span><span>Benoit Pouliot</span><span> is with his 6th team since Minnesota drafted him fourth overall in 2005. Former Blaine native and St. Cloud State Husky, </span><span>Matt Hendricks</span><span> is in his 2nd season with Edmonton too. Check back at 8:15 for the gamethread and Go Wild!</span></p></blockquote>
<h3>Final Thought</h3>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p>As if we needed more evidence. Everything about the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oilers?src=hash">#Oilers</a> is hilariously awful. <a href="http://t.co/RDWePyjZTq">http://t.co/RDWePyjZTq</a> <a href="http://t.co/lMvJv1aB3G">pic.twitter.com/lMvJv1aB3G</a></p>— Romulus' Apotheosis (@RomulusNotNuma) <a href="https://twitter.com/RomulusNotNuma/status/560077918454685696">January 27, 2015</a> </blockquote>
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https://www.coppernblue.com/2015/1/27/7925447/game-thread-wild-oilers-back-at-itCurtis LeBlanc2015-01-27T10:00:00-07:002015-01-27T10:00:00-07:00Predict The Final Score: Oilers v Wild
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<p>Not this guy again...</p> <h3 align="left">
<a href="https://www.coppernblue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Oilers</a> vs <span class="sbn-auto-link"><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.hockeywilderness.com/">Wild</a></span>
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<p id="paragraph2" class="pgh-paragraph"><b>Today's Goaltenders:</b></p>
<p id="paragraph3" class="pgh-paragraph"><span class="sbn-auto-link"><span>Ben Scrivens</span> </span>(1,948 mins <b>ESSvPct</b>: .901 <b>SvPct</b>: .895) vs. <span>Devan Dubnyk</span> (1,240 mins <b>ESSvPct</b>: .930 <b>SvPct</b>: .914)</p>
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<h3>Please <b>put your prediction in the subject line</b> like this: Oilers n - <span class="sbn-auto-link">Wild </span>n</h3>
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<p id="paragraph5" class="pgh-paragraph">Please list the Oilers score first, regardless of the team being home or away.</p>
<p id="paragraph6" class="pgh-paragraph">Make your own prediction and do not comment on anyone else's prediction. <i><b>Any comments that are not in the format above, or in response to someone else's comment will be deleted.</b></i></p>
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<p id="paragraph7" class="pgh-paragraph"><b>Points distributed as follows:</b></p>
<p id="paragraph8" class="pgh-paragraph">Predict both teams correctly: <b>5 points</b></p>
<p id="paragraph9" class="pgh-paragraph">Predict the Oilers score correctly: <b>2 points</b></p>
<p id="paragraph10" class="pgh-paragraph">Predict the opponent's score correctly: <b>1 points</b></p>
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<p id="paragraph11" class="pgh-paragraph"><i>Your prediction must be submitted by game time. Submissions posted after game time will be deleted.</i></p>
<p id="paragraph12" class="pgh-paragraph">Points will be tallied throughout the season, and at season's end, we'll award a prize package to the winner. The prize package consists of:</p>
<p id="paragraph13" class="pgh-paragraph" align="center"><i><span class="sbn-auto-link"><span>Jeff Petry</span></span> autographed puck<br>Edmonton Oilers puck-shaped rug (pictured below)<br> A set of (4) Edmonton Oilers draught glasses<br> Edmonton Oilers reversible knit hat<br> A set of (2) Edmonton Oilers knit can koozies</i></p>
<p id="paragraph14" class="pgh-paragraph">*Official rules for this contest can be viewed by <a target="_blank" href="http://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/2332192/The_Copper_n_Blue_Predict_the_Final_Game_Score_Contest.0.pdf">clicking on this link</a>.</p>
<p>Good Luck, Go Oilers!</p>
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<h3>Current standings:</h3>
<p>updated soon!</p>
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