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Oilers hand Avalanche first home loss of season

Associated Press

Sunday, November 8, 2009

DENVER -- The Edmonton Oilers went back to basics after losing five straight on the road and three in a row overall. "Keep things simple," Oilers right winger Dustin Penner said. Ryan Potulny and Penner scored two of Edmonton's four power-play goals and also had assists, and the Oilers handed the Colorado Avalanche their first home loss of the season, 5-3 on Sunday night. "The two things we did were simple," Potulny agreed. "We simplified our game and got puck at the net." Patrick O'Sullivan ...

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