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| Oilers Beat Blackhawks to End 6 Game Slide |
CHICAGO (AP) -- Sam Gagner, Ales Hemsky and Jordan Hendry scored in a 1:09 span late in the first period, Gagner added an empty netter in the third and the Edmonton Oilers snapped a six game losing streak with a 7-4 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.
Rookie Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist, and Andrew Cogliano and Ryan Jones also scored for Edmonton, which was 0-4-2 after winning its first two games of the season. The Oilers improved to 3-23-3 in their last 29 road games dating to mid-December of last season.
Patrick Sharp scored a power-play goal and added two assists for the Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks in their third loss in four games. Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Jake Dowell also scored for mistake-plagued Chicago, and Duncan Keith had three assists.
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