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THRASHERS LOSE 3-2 TO THE OILERS
(Edmonton - CP)
The Atlanta Thrashers finally played a game Wednesday afternoon in Edmonton against the Oilers after a week off from the ice. The Oilers got the best of the Thrashers in a 3-2 victory for the home team that saw the Thrashers drop their record to 8-2-0. Jeff Carter's 3rd period goal turned out to be the winner for the Oilers. Carter took a pass from Shane Doan and slapped one through the pads of Marc Denis right after the Thrashers had come back to the tie the score at 2 goals apiece. Mark Cullen had scored only 32 seconds earlier on a nice passing play with Scott Walker and Steve Sullivan to tie the game. Carter's goal deflated the Thrashers after they worked hard to tie it up.
Shane Doan of the Oilers was the star of the night potting 2 goals for the Oilers. Peter Forsberg had the other Thrasher goal.
"That short handed goal with 13 seconds to go in the 2nd really hurt us. We were going into the 3rd down a goal rather then tied on our PP. Cullen tied it up for us but then even more deflating then the shorty was the Carter goal less then a minute later. This will be a good learning experience for us. I don't think we played our best game tonight and didn't get enough shots on Brodeur. We have some things to work on, especially our powerplay, but the Oilers are a very good team over on the other side. Good thing we get right back at it tomorrow night vs Anaheim" - Thrashers GM Sutaria
Shots:
Thrashers 23
Oilers 28
Power Plays:
Thrashers 0 for 4
Oilers 0 for 2
3 Stars:
1st - Shane Doan (Oilers)
2nd - Peter Forsberg (Thrashers)
3rd - Sergei Samsonov (Oilers)
Goaltenders:
L - Marc Denis (Thrashers) 8-2-0, 25 saves
W - Martin Brodeur (Oilers) 6-4-0, 21 saves