Thu Oct 16 01:08:57 2008

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Edmonton keeps Anaheim winless

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Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - Mathieu Garon made 33 saves, as the Edmonton Oilers edged the Anaheim Ducks, 3-2, from Honda Center.

Shawn Horcoff, Sheldon Souray, and Lubomir Visnovsky tallied in the win for the Oilers, who have won their first two games of the season.

Kent Huskins and Rob Niedermayer scored for the Ducks, who have dropped their first four games of the season for the first time since they started with five straight losses to start the 2003-04 campaign. Jonas Hiller halted 25-of-28 shots in defeat.

The Oilers took the lead for good early in the final frame. Erik Cole set up Visnovsky for a one-timer from the right point 2:41 into the third. The puck found its way through defenders and into the net for a 3-2 Edmonton cushion.

Denis Grebeshkov lifted the puck into the zone from the blue line and it dropped in right by the goal with Horcoff positioned perfectly to knock home the rebound, giving Edmonton a 1-0 lead at the 4:20 mark of the first period.

Huskins answered with a slapper just over two minutes later to knot the contest up, 1-1. While skating in, Huskins blasted a shot from the left circle that found its way into the net via the top shelf.

After a scuffle by the right circle, Niedermayer came away with the puck and skated towards the slot before snapping a wrist shot into the back of the net for a 2-1 Anaheim advantage at the 4:10 mark of the middle stanza.

Souray answered with a wrister of his own, off of passes from Robert Nilsson and Andrew Cogliano, with 1:37 left in the second to tie the game, 2-2.

Game Notes

Jean-Sebastien Giguere allowed 13 goals through the first three games of the season, which gave Hiller his first start between the pipes this season...Anaheim is 0-for-13 on the power play so far this year...Edmonton, which went 18-18-5 on the road in 2007-08, won three of four versus Anaheim last year and has won nine of the last 13 in the series. The Oilers have also won three straight and five of their last seven at the Honda Center.