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Originally published February 2, 2012 at 9:57 PM | Page modified February 2, 2012 at 10:50 PM
Oilers' Gagner has 4 goals, 4 assists
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.
EDMONTON, Alberta — 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.
Gagner fell two points shy of matching the mark of 10, set by Toronto's Darryl Sittler on Feb. 7, 1976, but Gagner tied the club record of eight that is held by Wayne Gretzky and defenseman Paul Coffey.
Gagner, 22, had only five goals this season.
Canucks lose shootout
Pavel Datsyuk and Jiri Hudler scored in the shootout, and the Detroit Red Wings padded their lead over the host Vancouver Canucks in the Western Conference standings with a 4-3 victory.
Both shooters beat goalie Roberto Luongo on the stick side to give the Red Wings a 6-0 record this season in shootouts. Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard smothered Alex Edler's close-in shot, and Mason Raymond lost control of the puck in the tiebreaker.
Drew Miller, Hudler and Dan Cleary gave the Red Wings one-goal leads.
Ryan Kesler, Alex Burrows and Raymond forced overtime for the Canucks, who were outshot 43-25 before the shootout.
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