Shawn Horcoff's Role Change On The Oilers Power Play
Shawn Horcoff understands what it takes to make a power play successful. Imitate Ryan Smyth and create space for his wings.
| Final - 10.17.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Predators | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Shawn Horcoff understands what it takes to make a power play successful. Imitate Ryan Smyth and create space for his wings.
Once again, the Nashville Predators were out-shot against Edmonton, and the advanced statistics break down how that played out at the individual level.
The Preds put forth another poor effort tonight in Edmonton.
A preview of tonight's game between the Oilers and Predators.
The Preds kick off a Western Canada road trip against a quartet of young stars in Edmonton.
Can Barry Trotz use a week-long road trip to forge a more cohesive team? The Nashville Predators face three tough tasks in Edmonton, Vancouver and Calgary.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Edmonton | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - No scoring. Penalties - Shea Weber, Nashville (Boarding), 3:30; Ladislav Smid, Edmonton (Roughing), 5:55; Nick Spaling, Nashville (Hooking), 11:59; Taylor Hall, Edmonton (Hooking), 12:26. |
| Second Period |
| - 1, Nashville Goal - Sergei Kostitsyn, from Kevin Klein at 1:58. Penalties - Jonathon Blum, Nashville (Holding), 3:34; Linus Omark, Edmonton (Too many men/ice - bench), 5:52; Linus Omark, Edmonton (Hi-sticking), 9:08; Ryan Suter, Nashville (Slashing), 19:13. |
| Third Period |
| - 2, Edmonton Power-Play Goal - Taylor Hall, from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Shawn Horcoff at 5:29. 3, Edmonton Goal - Ryan Smyth (2), from Shawn Horcoff at 7:31. 4, Edmonton Empty Net Goal - Ryan Jones, from Shawn Horcoff and Ryan Smyth at 19:20. Penalties - Ryan Suter, Nashville (Holding), 5:07; Andy Sutton, Edmonton (Tripping), 13:47. |