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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- Second chances are rare in the NHL. So
Shawn Horcoff made sure to take advantage of his Wednesday night.
Horcoff put in the winning goal midway through the third period
to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win over the Chicago
Blackhawks, scoring on a play similar to a rush the rookie winger
failed to capitalize on.
"I was in a similar situation earlier in the game, but I shot
low and he saved it," said Horcoff, who beat rookie goalie Michel
Larocque 8:54 into the third to put Edmonton up 3-2. "So I shot
high. When I looked up, it was in the net."
Horcoff took a cross-ice feed from Anson Carter, raced down the
left wing and slapped a shot over Larocque's right shoulder for his
fifth goal in 22 games.
"He made an outstanding pass -- tape to tape," said Horcoff.
"It helped me stay in stride and keep my step on the
defenseman."
Ethan Moreau and Mike Comrie also scored for the Oilers, who are
undefeated in their last five home games (3-0-2-0) and 5-2-2-0 in
their last nine.
Dean McAmmond and Blair Atcheynum found the net for the Hawks,
1-4 after going six games without a loss.
Tommy Salo, playing in his league-leading 48th game, made 23
saves, including several key stops with Chicago pressing in the
first period.
But Oilers winger Rem Murray made the biggest save of the night,
blocking Steve Sullivan's drive during a scramble in front of Salo
in the dying seconds of the third.
"Tommy was on the ground and I just tried to get behind him and
get in the way of the puck," said Murray. "I don't think Sullivan
got much on the shot. I think he'd like to have that one back."
Sullivan, who leads the Blackhawks with 47 points, said, "I
just tried to get it on the net. When I looked the first time, it
was empty. Then I saw a stick come across to stop it."
After playing 26 minutes of scoreless, back-and-forth hockey,
the teams scored three goals in less than three minutes in the
second period.
Moreau put the Oilers in front with a shorthanded goal at 6:09.
With Murray serving a double-minor for high-sticking, Igor Ulanov
picked off a pass in the Edmonton zone and hit Moreau with a lead
pass. Moreau beat Larocque with a wrist shot from the circle, his
seventh goal and first shorthanded this season.
McAmmond pulled Chicago even 63 seconds later, scoring a
power-play goal during Murray's second penalty.
Comrie made it 2-1, but Atcheynum beat Salo 4:58 into third to
make it 2-2.
Game notes
Jocelyn Thibault was slated to start in net for Chicago,
but was relegated to back-up duties with a slight neck strain. ...
The Oilers assigned defenseman Scott Ferguson to the AHL Hamilton
Bulldogs after the game for a brief conditioning stint. He was
called up by Edmonton on Jan. 19 and played in one game. Ferguson
will play twice for Hamilton, on Feb. 2 and Feb. 4, then will
rejoin the Oilers after the NHL All-Star break.
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