Jeff Deslauriers News

Shawn Horcoff scored once in regulation and again in the shootout, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Monday night.

They should have been roadkill. When the Oilers left Edmonton thousands of air miles ago, they had just two wins to show for the 12 NHL games they had played away from Rexall Place.

Maybe winning in Detroit doesn't mean as much this year as it has the rest of this decade, but a road win over a playoff-caliber team is something the Edmonton Oilers will surely accept and celebrate.

Shawn Horcoff scored in the fifth round of the shootout to help give the Edmonton Oilers a rare road win over the Dallas Stars, 3-2 Saturday.

The results have been rather erratic - a shutout one night, a blowout the next, and just for good measure, Jeff Deslauriers, the Edmonton Oilers pinch-hitting goaltender, has turned out a few mediocre outings as well.

You can say it's a forgettable early-season blemish. You can write it off to an off-night or some freaky bounces.

Robert Nilsson is ready to return to the Oilers, and it's up to him to decide whether that's a positive or a negative.

With the Oilers opening a five-game road trip tomorrow in Detroit, goalie Jeff Deslauriers is looking to rebound after giving up four goals on 11 shots before getting the hook last week in Vancouver.

It wasn't ideal, but Devan Dubnyk will take it. After being in the minors for the past four years, the Edmonton Oilers goaltender was not about to get selective when it came to his NHL debut.

All Patrick Marleau did to put the Sharks in position to ultimately come away with a frenzied 5-4 shootout victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night was win a faceoff, dart to the net, take a pass from Joe Thornton and score.

The Canucks are takikng care of business at the Garage and lead 4-0 after less than nine minutes.

Goaltender Roberto Luongo won't have Ales Hemsky in his face Saturday night, or for the rest of the season because of the latter's shoulder surgery.

Canucks burn-up Oilers Vancouver Canucks Alexandre Burrows scores on Edmonton Oilers Jeff Deslauriers during first period NHL hockey action in Vancouver, British Columbia November 28, 2009.

The Vancouver Canucks will aim for their fourth win in five games when they host the Edmonton Oilers in tonight's Northwest Division battle at General Motors Place.

San Jose Sharks' Scott Nichol tries to tip a shot between Edmonton Oilers' Ryan O'Marra and Tom Gilbert while goalie Jeff Deslauriers makes the save during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Edmonton November 27, 2009.

Original Joe's Restaurant servers Cassie McBride, left, and Laura Wringe join manager Trevor Belsher at the Beat the Heat goal-tracker scoreboard in the entrance of the franchise's 109th Street location.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 9:38 p.m. / AP Edmonton Oilers' Jean-Francois Jacques, right, fights with Los Angeles Kings' Sean O'Donnell during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Wednesday, Nov.

Jeff Deslauriers' reward for patience and persistence couldn't have come at a better time for the Edmonton Oilers.

Edmonton forward Shawn Horcoff, right, and Los Angeles defender Jack Johnson battle in front of Kings goalie Jon Quick at Rexall Place.

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.