Oilers Team Report
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:06:25 PST)

Sam Gagner's incredible hot streak continued Saturday.

A day after notching four goals and four assists in an 8-4 Oilers victory, Gagner picked up right where he left off Saturday against the Detroit Red Wings, factoring in on Edmonton's first three goals in a 5-4 victory.

He scored two goals and assisted on another in the first period, giving him 11 points on 11 straight Oilers goals.

Then, for good measure, Gagner scored in the shootout.

"My first chance was a quality one and I was able to put it in," said the 22-year-old winger, whose amazing run had him trending worldwide on Twitter. "After that, I just wanted to get to the net and create as much as I could around there.

Oilers blow 3-1 lead but top Red Wings in shootout
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:03:47 PST)
Sam Gagner showed the top team in the NHL that his breakout game was no fluke. Gagner had two goals and an assist, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers beat the league-leading Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Saturday night. Gagner followed up on his eight-point game in Edmonton's 8-4 win over Chicago.

Gagner has another huge night for Oilers
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:01:03 PST)
EDMONTON - Sam Gagner showed the top team in the NHL that his breakout game was no fluke.

NHL Capsules: Another huge game for Gagne
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:00:19 PST)
TAMPA, Fla. - Sam Gagner showed the top team in the NHL that his breakout game was no fluke.

Saturday’s Three Stars: Reimer, Vokoun post shutouts; St. Louis nets hat trick
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:12:19 PST)
No. 1 Star: James Reimer, Toronto Maple Leafs Two straight starts and two straight shutouts for the 23-year old Reimer. After blanking the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night, Reimer followed that up with a 49-save performance during a 5-0 win … Continue reading ?

Cogs wishes he’d been here for Gags’ big night (The Edmonton Journal)
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:07:10 PST)
In 2008, Sam Gagner had a front row seat for Andrew Cogliano’s record setting run that started on March 7 and ended a hard-to-fathom three overtime games later. When the tables turned this week, and Gagner was the talk of the NHL, Cogliano was keeping tabs from his new home in Anaheim.

Leafs lay a licking on reeling Senators (The Ottawa Citizen)
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:15:00 PST)
The Battle of Ontario turned decidedly blue on Saturday.

Ivanans still fighting after punch sent career reeling (The Vancouver Sun)
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:26:14 PST)
One punch was all it took. Rai-tis Ivanans instantly went from willing combatant to lying on his back, dazed and confused, with linesman Darren Gibbs standing over him, waving frantically for help to come from the Calgary Flames bench.

Instead of rebounding, Blackhawks keep plummeting
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:25:10 PST)
It was a game Stan Bowman hoped would showcase his team's ability to respond to one of its most embarrassing losses of the season. What the Chicago Blackhawks general manager watched was another lackluster performance as the Hawks' struggles hit a new low in a 3-1 loss to...

Oilers crank it to full throttle (The Edmonton Journal)
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:22:45 PST)
Stringing together wins in consecutive games was such an undertaking for the Edmonton Oilers that they hadn't won two in a row since November.

Gagner trying to stay 'even-keeled' (The Edmonton Journal)
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:22:36 PST)
NHL game time -- RED WINGS at OILERS

Karlsson making noise in return to ice (The Calgary Herald)
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:20:22 PST)
All is back to normal down at the Scotiabank Saddledome when it comes to the volume level at practice for the Calgary Flames.

Gagner's dad believes the best is yet to come
(Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:44:09 PST)
Sitting at home watching his son make an unlikely assault on the NHL's single-game scoring record, Dave Gagner wasn't getting caught up in the numbers that would leave the hockey world talking.

Oilers' Gagner still in awe of his 8-goal night
(Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:26:28 PST)
Sam Gagner was still having trouble Friday believing his name is in the Edmonton Oilers record book alongside the likes of Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey. Gagner moved himself into such lofty company after registering a club record-tying eight points in Edmonton's 8-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.

Gagner still stunned about eight-point effort
(Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:37:41 PST)
EDMONTON - Sam Gagner was still having trouble Friday believing his name is in the Edmonton Oilers record book alongside the likes of Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey.

Puck Headlines: Jimmy Howard’s injury; top 50 players; drinking beer out of hockey skate (yuck)
(Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:04:27 PST)
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • From reader Johnny Smyrl Jr.: "I saw the hockey stick coffee … Continue reading ?

Sittler marvels over Gagner's 'magical' night
(Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:48:34 PST)
Darryl Sittler knows exactly how Sam Gagner felt. "Everything falls into place," he said. "Every shot you take pretty well goes in or you make a pass and the guy completes it. It's magical those types of nights. They don't happen very often." Gagner finished with eight points -- four goals, four assists -- in Edmonton's 8-4 victory over Chicago on Thursday night.

MacKinnon: Magic returns to Rexall Place (The Edmonton Journal)
(Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:43:58 PST)
For one unforgettable night a little 1980s magic was back at Rexall Place, most of it being made by Sam Gagner. Make that a lot of magic, actually, a dazzling eight-point show for the likable forward, who finished with a five-point third-period flourish. Both the eight points in a game and the five-point period tied franchise records.

Gagner breaks out as Oilers thump Blackhawks (The Edmonton Journal)
(Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:43:47 PST)
In the end, Sam Gagner’s legs gave out before his sizzling hot hands. After the forward etched out a place in the Edmonton Oilers’ record book alongside the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri and Paul ­Coffey, after he’d scored four goals and registered four assists in an 8-4 victory over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday, his teammates were urging him to get back on the ice.

Gagner has NHL's first 8-point game since 1988
(Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:42:38 PST)
Wayne Gretzky, Paul Coffey and ... Sam Gagner? The Edmonton Oilers forward matched a franchise record held by two of the NHL's all-time greats Thursday night when he had eight points in an 8-4 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Gagner, who entered with five goals all season, broke loose for four goals and four assists -- the first eight-point game in the NHL since Pittsburgh star Mario Lemieux...

Oilers’ Ryan Smyth interested in joining Rangers?
(Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:55:26 PST)
Edmonton Oilers left wing Ryan Smyth was drafted by Glen Sather and worked under him for five years before Sather left to join the New York Rangers. Now that the Rangers are at the top of the chart in their … Continue reading ?

Record-tying night for Oilers' Gagner
(Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:25:17 PST)
Sam Gagner turned in a game for the ages on Thursday, tying Hall of Famers Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey for the biggest night in Edmonton Oilers history. Gagner had a hand in all eight goals in Edmonton's 8-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Thursday’s Three Stars: Gagner’s great 8; Subban destroys Larsson; Dan Boyle’s embarrassing gaffe
(Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:28:08 PST)
"Wait, no, I said *drop* the gloves …" No. 1 Star: Sam Gagner, Edmonton Oilers As you may have heard, he had somewhere between nine and seven points for the Oilers in their 8-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. His … Continue reading ?

Gagner's record night leads Oilers to victory
(Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:22:48 PST)
EDMONTON - When your name is being mentioned alongside Hall of Famers Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey, you know it’s been a special night.

Gagner has 4 goals, 4 assists in Oilers' win
(Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:18:39 PST)
When your name is being mentioned alongside Hall of Famers Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey, you know it's been a special night. It was a spectacular evening for Sam Gagner who scored four goals and four assists to tie a club record and lead the Edmonton Oilers over the Chicago Blackhawks 8-4 on Thursday night.

NHL Capsules: Oilers' Gagner has eight-point game
(Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:55:28 PST)
EDMONTON - Sam Gagner had four goals and four assists in the NHL's first eight-point game in 23 years, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 8-4 on Thursday night.