2/25/2013
The Oilers begin a marathon 9 game, 17 day road trip in Chicago tonight with a date against the best team in the NHL. The Blackhawks are 15-0-3 to start the season and have established a new NHL record for longest streak to open a regular season without a regulation loss. Last season, the Oilers played the 'Hawks very well, earning wins in 3 of 4 meetings. The Oilers scored an impressive 24 goals in those matches, including an 8 point performance by Sam Gagner in a 9-2 victory in Edmonton. Here are the line combinations for tonight's game:
Ryan Smyth - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Jordan Eberle
Magnus Paajarvi - Sam Gagner - Ales Hemsky
Nail Yakupov - Chris VandeVelde - Lennart Petrell
Ben Eager - Eric Belanger - Ryan Jones
Nick Schultz - Justin Schultz
Ladislav Smid - Jeff Petry
Mark Fistric - Corey Potter
Nikolai Khabibulin
Devan Dubnyk
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