NHL | Edmonton nips Canucks
EDMONTON, Alberta - Shawn Horcoff’s shootout goal lifted the Edmonton Oilers out of the Western Conference basement with a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.
Horcoff, Tom Gilbert, Marty Reasoner and Dustin Penner scored in regulation as Edmonton snapped a two-game losing streak.
Alexandre Burrows, Brad Isbister, Alexander Edler and Markus Naslund had goals for Vancouver.
The win kicked off a crucial six-game homestand for Edmonton (8-12-1), which moved one point ahead of Phoenix and out of last in the West.
The Canucks had a two-game winning streak snapped but they have recorded points in their last seven outings. It was also just their second loss to a Northwest Division opponent in 10 games, the other a 1-0 shootout loss at home to Edmonton last Wednesday.
The Minnesota Wild will be without two of its top scorers, Pavol Demitra and Mikko Koivu, for tonight’s game against the Canucks.
Note
• Anaheim signed Ryan Getzlaf to a five-year extension for $26.625 million that runs through 2012-13.