Oilers in fine feather against Falcons

Springfield Falcons vs Edmonton Oilers 1-10 (0-3, 0-2, 1-5) 

Edmonton absolutely dominated their affiliate, as expected, and won comfortably. In what was more of a scrimmage, Ales Hemsky's line was on fire, setting Olivier Roy ablaze on a number of occasions. The defense was effective at moving the puck quickly to the wings who could use their speed and size to gain the zone. Of all the 12 forwards, only Axelsson was left without a shot in the game.

On the Falcons, Hartikainen, Karamnov and Pääjärvi had decent games, but the team was obviously too light to put up a proper fight.

General manager Morgan Kowalski stated he was pleased with the pre-season and that the team was shaping up well before the season opener. "We still have some roster issues, players that have to go through waivers that have not earned a spot on the team. I will be looking for deals for a player or two, but I won't be forced to take anything less than market value, we do have the possibility of rotating a few forwards too".

Scoring Summary
1st period:
EDM - Hemsky (Penner, Gagner)
EDM - O'Sullivan (Penner, Laich) PP
EDM - Hemsky (Penner, Gagner)

2nd period: 
EDM - O'Sullivan (Cogliano, Tangradi)
EDM - Penner (Hemsky, Gagner)

3rd period:
EDM - Gilbert (Laich) SH
EDM - Fowler (Gilbert, Penner)
SPR - Hartikainen (Eberle, Krysanov)
EDM - Smid (Laich)
EDM - Cogliano (Fowler, Tangradi)
EDM - Hemsky (Tangradi, Fowler) PP

Lines:
Penner - Gagner - Hemsky
Tangradi - Cogliano - O'Sullivan
Moore - Laich - Hall
Axelsson - Falardeau - Brule

Babchuk - Visnovsky
Fowler - Gilbert
Smid - Plante

Hiller
(Khabibulin)