Dustin Penner News

Oilers centre Patrick O'Sullivan slides to deny Phoenix Coyotes winger Shane Doan a chance to stuff the puck past Edmonton goalie Jeff Deslauriers in Monday night's game at Rexall Place.

After eking out just three wins in their last 14 games, after head coach Pat Quinn arranged a tete-a-tete with seven of his veterans, the Edmonton Oilers squared off against the perpetually beatable Phoenix Coyotes.

Christian Ehrhoff, Alex Burrows, Mason Raymond and Daniel Sedin scored in the first 8:25 to pace the Vancouver Canucks to a 7-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.

The San Jose Sharks have the most points in the NHL, but they certainly didn't look like it in their last game.

Dustin Penner was catalyst in the proposed trade for Dany Heatley this summer. However, the Edmonton Oilers winger was not considered on par with the Ottawa Senators two-time 50-goal scorer, so Ladislav Smid and Andrew Cogliano were thrown in the deal as well.

As bad as things are for the Edmonton Oilers after a 3-1 loss to Los Angeles Wednesday, their circumstances could still get worse before they get better.

The quick-witted Matt Greene is a master needler but the defenceman stuck the knife in and twisted it against his old teammates on Wednesday at Rexall Place.

That first matchup of Nikolai Khabibulin and Cristobal Huet -- the Blackhawks' well-paid goaltending tandem of last season -- still hasn't materialized.

Dustin Penner has easily been the Edmonton Oilers best hockey player this season.

Maybe it wasn't all Craig MacTavish's fault after all. A quarter of the way through the season, the Edmonton Oilers are starting to fall into some eerily similar patterns that plagued them last year.

If only walls could talk. Instead, it was up to a few of the Edmonton Oilers veterans to offer some insight as to what was discussed in a long Sunday morning meeting with head coach Pat Quinn.

Jonathan Toews scored a pair of goals and dished out an assist, as the Chicago Blackhawks won their sixth straight game with a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place.

Let's cut right to the chase. Yes, Dustin Penner has noticed. People are suggesting the big winger from Winkler be considered for a spot on the Canadian Olympic team.

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Sheldon Souray is tripped up by Atlanta Thrashers center Chris Thorburn at their NHL hockey game in the first period in Atlanta, Georgia, November 15, 2009.

One of the advantages enjoyed by the Oilers early on in the season was that they could roll any of their four lines and expect some level of offensive spark and defensive competence.

Oilers' slump continues in Columbus Edmonton Oilers' Ladislav Smid, left, of the Czech Republic, tries to score against Columbus Blue Jackets' Mathieu Garon, centre, as Rostislav Klesla defends during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, November 16, 2009.

They had been in town waiting around half a week for this contest. Yet the Edmonton Oilers were unable to exploit a quirk in the schedule and fell 3-2 to the Atlanta Thrashers, who were playing their third game in four days.

Edmonton Oilers' Andrew Cogliano, left, and Atlanta Thrashers' Eric Boulton fight for the puck during the first period on Sunday in Atlanta.

Edmonton left wing Liam Reddox was knocked out of the Oilers' 3-1 loss at Buffalo when he was rammed headfirst into the boards by Clarke MacArthur late in the third period.

ATLANTA a ' So, how are things going for the sick and lame Edmonton Oilers? They lost a player, Fernando Pisani, on Thursday.