DUCKS' WOES MOUNT : EDMONTON 5 DUCKS 1.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Bill Guerin William 'Bill' Robert Guerin (born November 9 1970, in Worcester, Massachusetts) is a professional ice hockey right wing for the NHL's New York Islanders. Playing career Bill Guerin has played for the Dallas Stars, the Boston Bruins, the Edmonton Oilers, the St. and Tony Hrkac Anthony J. "Tony" Hrkac (born July 7, 1966, in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He was drafted in the second round, 32nd overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. each scored his first goals for Edmonton and Todd Marchant scored on a breakaway as the Oilers beat the Mighty Ducks 5-1 Friday night for their first victory in nine meetings with Anaheim. Rem Murray and Mike Grier also scored for the Oilers, who had gone 0-7-1 against the Ducks since a 3-2 triumph on Feb. 14, 1996 at Edmonton. The victory was their second in a row, following an eight-game winless streak that ended with five consecutive defeats. Joe Sacco scored for the Ducks, who have won only three of 13 games overall since Paul Kariya returned from a 32-game holdout hold·out n. One that withholds agreement or consent upon which progress is contingent. Noun 1. holdout - a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; "their star pitcher was a holdout for six . The Oilers needed only 14 shots to build a 3-0 lead against Guy Hebert, who sat out the third period of the Ducks' 3-2 loss against Buffalo on Wednesday night because of a mild concussion. Edmonton took the first seven shots of the game and scored on the seventh, with Murray getting his sixth of the season during a goalmouth goal·mouth n. The area directly in front of the goal, as in soccer or hockey. Noun 1. goalmouth - (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal scramble at 5:41 of the first period. |
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