Edmonton Journal Parked in his stall in the Edmonton Oilers locker-room, two games removed from the end of another trying NHL season, Devan Dubnyk looked depleted on Wednesday. He had just spent 59 minutes and six seconds fending off one odd-man rush after another in a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. And it’s not that Dubnyk hasn’t seen a lot of shots in many of the games he has played this season.
Edmonton Oilers April 25, 2013Edmonton Journal Edmonton Oilers goalie Devan Dubnyk didn’t get an assist on Ales Hemsky’s dazzling game-winner on Thursday night, but if he didn’t rob Cam Atkinson 10 seconds before Hemsky rolled up the ice, the Oilers would have been toast against the Columbus Blue Jackets. “Changed the game,” said Oilers captain Shawn Horcoff.
Edmonton Oilers March 28, 2013Edmonton Journal Chicago - It was a tough night for Edmonton Oilers goalie Devan Dubnyk who was bowled over by teammate Teemu Hartikainen immediately after stopping Marian Hossa on a short-handed breakaway. He left the game with a stinger, but expects to be back by Tuesday.
Edmonton Oilers March 10, 2013Edmonton Journal Oilers goalie Devan Dubnyk acrobatically kept the Oilers in the one-sided game through 40 minutes with the shots 29-7 and the visitors managing nary a shot on goalie Nicklas Backstrom in the second period, but the Wild predictably broke through in the third for a 4-2 victory. In the last 20 meetings here, the Wild is 19-1, and Backstrom, who always looks like Ken Dryden in the net, is 17-0 and has a 1.30 goals-against average and a .950 save percentage.
Edmonton Oilers March 3, 2013Ottawa Citizen Edmonton Oilers coach Ralph Krueger says his intuition told him to play veteran Nikolai Khabibulin against the Blackhawks in Chicago on Monday rather than return to Devan Dubnyk, who is supposed to be their No. 1 goalie.
Ottawa Senators February 26, 2013Edmonton Journal Edmonton Oilers’ coach Ralph Krueger says it was gut feeling to play goalie Nikolai Khabibulin against the jugggernaut Blackhawks in Chicago Monday night when everything screamed for a return to Devan Dubnyk, who is supposed to be their No. 1 guy. Krueger might have been sick to his stomach if Khabibulin was digging pucks out of the net against the Hawks, the NHL’s greatest team from the start of a season, while Dubnyk sat. But, the 40-year-old Khabibulin is no virgin to big games, and he gave his club a chance to win until they deserted him in OT.
Edmonton Oilers February 26, 2013Edmonton Journal Mention the words “severed Achilles” to any hockey player and he becomes squeamish.“Yeah, just the thought of it makes me sick,” said a wincing Edmonton Oilers goalie Devan Dubnyk. Hearing about the skate blade of Pittsburgh Penguins winger Matt Cooke slice through the tendon of Ottawa Senators defenceman Erik Karlsson last Wednesday night was gruesome stuff for the entire hockey community.
Edmonton Oilers February 17, 2013Edmonton Journal Edmonton Oilers goaltender Devan Dubnyk, who had all the answers Sunday in a master-ful 39-save performance at Columbus, Ohio, was asking questions after a 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday as he gave up two wild and wacky goals. Q: How did that goal by Brenden Dillon in the second period go into the net?
Edmonton Oilers February 12, 2013Edmonton Journal COLUMBUS – This wasn’t the way it was supposed to play out for the Edmonton Oilers, not with their roster of young, skilled forwards, and all those pre-season questions about the goaltending.But, once again, the team left the game in the hands of Devan Dubnyk, who responded with a 39-save performance — and this time, his work was not wasted.
Edmonton Oilers February 10, 2013Dallas Stars Blog | Dallas Morning News The Edmonton Oilers have three players taken first overall in the NHL draft. Taylor Hall, Nail Yakupov and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins were each deemed the best player in his respective draft. Mix in Jordan Eberle (22nd overall) and Sam Gagner (sixth … Continue reading →
Dallas Stars February 6, 2013Dallas Stars Blog | Dallas Morning News Stars at Edmonton Oilers 9 p.m. today, Rexall Place, FSSW+, KTCK-AM (1310) Key matchup: Jamie Benn vs. Devan Dubnyk Stars center Benn has eight goals among 12 points in 10 career games against the Oilers, while Edmonton goalie Dubnyk has … Continue reading →
Dallas Stars February 6, 2013Edmonton Journal We're six games into the NHL season and the Oilers finally have a conundrum. Do they keep riding goalie Devan Dubnyk, or do they throw Nikolai Khabibulin to the wolves and give him a start Thursday in San Jose?
Edmonton Oilers January 31, 2013