Edmonton Oilers Vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Arena: Nationwide Arena
Time: Mon, March 15, 2010 at 7:00 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America
Last 10 matches: Edmonton 3-6-1; Columbus 4-4-2
Fourth and final meeting of the regular season. Columbus has taken two of the first three matchups, including the only one at Nationwide Arena, 3-2 on a Jakub Voracek goal in the fourth round of the shootout. Kristian Huselius of the Blue Jackets leads all scorers with three goals. Edmonton’s leading scorer, Dustin Penner, has a goal and three assists in the last two games. Andrew Cogliano has goals in consecutive games. Shawn Horcoff has a goal and two assists during a three-game points streak.
Voracek has two goals and two assists in his last three games, giving the Columbus rookie 40 points this season.
At this point it seems a pretty safe bet that the Oilers will finish last and have the best shot at winning the lottery for the No. 1 pick in the 2010 Entry Draft. They come into Monday nine points behind the Maple Leafs, the cellar dwellers in the Eastern Conference.
Add forwards Patrick O’Sullivan (hand) and Fernando Pisani (groin) to the Oilers’ laundry list of injuries. Goalie Nikolai Khabibulin (back), defensemen Sheldon Souray (hand) and Ladislav Smid (neck) and forwards Ales Hemsky (shoulder), Ryan Stone (knee), Jean-Francois Jacques (back) and Ryan Jones (torn MCL) are all on injured reserve and likely out for the season.
Huselius (upper body) and captain Rick Nash (lower body) have been battling injuries for the Blue Jackets. Forward Derek MacKenzie (sprained MCL) and defenseman Rostislav Klesla (groin) are on injured reserve. Results and goal’s highlights, will be available soon..