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The Edmonton Oilers scored five unanswered goals in a span of just over 17 minutes to erase a three-goal deficit in St.

Do the math. Ryan Stone is good for the Oilers. But the 24-year-old winger gets a little sheepish when anyone suggests he's a key to their fortune.

Love 'em or hate 'em, shootouts are becoming a matter of course for the Edmonton Oilers.

The Detroit Red Wings played absolutely dreadful hockey against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, deflecting two pucks into their own net and all but rolling over in a 4-1 loss on Thursday.

The sky is falling in Edmonton, or at least that's what fans, writers, and popular opinion around the city seems to suggest.

Eventually you just get sick of being beaten up all the time. And after just four wins in a miserable 18-game stretch that dropped them into last place, there weren't enough drugs in all of Daryl Katz's pharmacies combined to ease the pain of a season going horribly wrong.

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Lubomir Visnovsky raises his arms and celebrates a goal by Oilers Patrick O'Sullivan against Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard as Red Wings Derek Meech and Todd Bertuzzi watch during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Detroit, Michigan on Dec.

The Edmonton Oilers will be shooting for their first winning streak in more than six weeks when the injury-plagued club pays a visit to the American Airlines Center for an afternoon tilt with the Dallas Stars.

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

Edmonton Oilers Patrick O'Sullivan shoots the puck past Detroit Red Wings defenceman Brad Stuart to score his second goal of the game during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Detroit, Michigan on Dec.

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.

Oiler Dustin Penner scores on Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov as the Edmonton Oilers play the San Jose Sharks at Rexall Place in Edmonton, November 27, 2009.

Jeff Deslauriers has been through enough adversity in his career to know that's it's not about how often you get knocked down, but how many times you bounce back up.

EDMONTON OILERS CENTRE PATRICK O'SULLIVAN: A strong work ethic, but stone-cold hands so far this season.

Also See Oilers' Hemsky out for rest of season SAN EDM 5:23 1 0 SAN EDM 11:03 Ryan Potulny Unassisted 1 1 SAN EDM 2:07 1 2 4:09 1 3 5:55 2 3 8:28 3 3 14:57 3 4 18:34 4 4 OT SAN EDM No scoring this period 4 4 Shootout Summary Shootout attempt by Patrick O'Sullivan SAVED by Evgeni Nabokov Shootout attempt by Patrick Marleau MISSES wide of net ...

Photograph by: Bruce Edwards, The Journal, Edmonton Journal The NHL season and the Olympics are a sore spot now for Ales Hemsky.

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.

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.

When GM Steve Tambellini and Kevin Lowe were forced to let Craig MacTavish go due to after a few seasons with little to know success, many in the organization looked like they were ready to ask the tough questions.