Colorado - Edmonton Post-Game: Win Big, Lose Stupid
The Edmonton Oilers latest game was boring even when Edmonton was winning. When they lost, it was boring and annoying.
| Final - 11.26.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Oilers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
The Edmonton Oilers latest game was boring even when Edmonton was winning. When they lost, it was boring and annoying.
The Colorado Avalanche have had trouble scoring lately, especially on home ice. Only 4 forwards have more than one goal at the Pepsi Center this year. Three of those players - Matt Duchene, P...
A preview of tonight's game between the Oilers and Avalanche.
Photo courtesy Doug Pensinger, Getty Oh yeah, and maybe some talk about Stefan Elliott
Oh bother. The Avalanche are in action again tonight, and yes it's a darn shame that I almost put the word action in quotes. It is kind of hard to love this team right now. They've played 22...
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Colorado | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Edmonton Goal - Ladislav Smid, from Sam Gagner and Ryan Jones at 2:59. 2, Colorado Goal - Jay McClement (3), from Chuck Kobasew and Matt Duchene at 4:35. Penalties - Kyle Quincey, Colorado (Cross checking), 17:40. |
| Second Period |
| - 3, Edmonton Goal - Ryan Jones (6), from Eric Belanger and Sam Gagner at 2:24. Penalties - Paul Stastny, Colorado (Hooking), 3:55; Ryan Jones, Edmonton (Hooking), 18:37. |
| Third Period |
| - 4, Colorado Power-Play Goal - Shane O'Brien, from Ryan O'Reilly and Milan Hejduk at 6:06. 5, Colorado Goal - Stefan Elliott, from Ryan O'Reilly at 8:03. 6, Colorado Goal - Jan Hejda (2), from Chuck Kobasew and David Jones at 16:19. 7, Colorado Empty Net Goal - Paul Stastny (7), from Milan Hejduk at 18:07. Penalties - Matt Duchene, Colorado (Tripping), 1:11; Ryan Whitney, Edmonton (Holding), 3:12; Jeff Petry, Edmonton (Slashing), 4:46. |