Horcoff helps Oilers edge Avs

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01/17/2009 - Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shawn Horcoff's third period tally was the difference, and the Edmonton Oilers narrowly edged the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2, at the Pepsi Center.

Steve Staios and Tom Gilbert also scored for the Oilers, who have won three of four. Mathieu Garon made 37 saves, as Edmonton snapped a five-game road losing streak to the Avalanche.

Tyler Arnason and T.J. Hensick provided the offense for Colorado, which has lost three straight after a three-game win streak. Andrew Raycroft allowed all three goals on 37 shots to take the loss.

The Oilers got on the board quickly, as Staios notched his second goal of the season just 2:10 into the contest.

Colorado tied the score on Arnason's third of the year at 16:22, but Gilbert put Edmonton back ahead on a power-play goal with just 37 seconds to go in the opening period.

The Avs tied the game again in the second, as Hensick streaked down the right side of the ice and fired a wrist shot past Garon at the 12:28 mark.

A frantic sequence of events led to the Oilers' game-winning goal in the third. Raycroft came out to play a puck outside of the crease, but his pass went right to an Edmonton player. Raycroft quickly found himself out of position, and Horcoff scored from a wide angle with 6:35 left to play.

Raycroft was pulled with 1:13 left in an attempt to equalize the game, but several Colorado offensive chances were unsuccessful, and the Oilers skated away with the win.

Game Notes

Garon appeared in his 200th career NHL game...The season series is tied, 2-2...Colorado began an eight-game homestand Friday and will also host Calgary twice, Los Angeles, San Jose, Toronto, Anaheim and Dallas...Edmonton will begin a six-game homestand following Friday's game and will host Phoenix, Columbus, Buffalo, Minnesota, Nashville and Chicago...Raycroft has lost two straight starts after winning his previous seven.

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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&amp;M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6

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