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(Sports Network) - The Edmonton Oilers were able to snap a seven-game road losing streak last night, but were left with little to celebrate. First, the Oilers lost a pair of key players in rookie Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and defenseman Tom Gilbert. With their status unknown, Edmonton faces a quick turnaround on its road trip as it heads to Buffalo looking to best the Sabres tonight for the first time in over eight years. Playing the fourth test of a seven-game road trip, the Oilers picked up their first victory away from Edmonton since Nov. 25 courtesy of a 4-3 triumph in Chicago. Ben Eager netted the game-winner in a victory that came with a cost. Nugent-Hopkins, the NHLs leading rookie scorer with 35 points, left due to a shoulder injury suffered on an awkward fall into the boards, while Gilbert was driven face-first into the end boards in the second by Chicagos Daniel Carcillo, who picked up a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct. Taylor Hall and Ryan Smyth both scored during the long man advantage and Jordan Eberle had a pair of assists to give him eight points over his last seven games. "Whenever you see a hit like that and theres a five-minute penalty you want to capitalize on it," said Eager. "We were able to score two goals so it turned out to be a big point in the game but you never like to see teammates go down." Devan Dubnyk made 39 saves -- 22 in the third period -- as Edmonton won for just the second time in nine games overall. "Wins often do come with a price," said Edmonton head coach Tom Renney. "The guys that are healthy are the guys thatll work to make the difference for us moving forward. Well assess were we are with the injured fellas and move on." Renney would love for his team to rally and win against the Sabres for the first time since Oct. 16, 2003. They have lost five straight in this series since, including a pair of trips to Buffalo, where Edmonton hasnt won since March 4, 2002. The Sabres arent likely to be waiting with sympathy cards seeing as their 170 man-games lost already this season are 82 more than they had at this point a season ago. Among the seven skaters out for Buffalo, two were high-priced free agent pickups in forward Ville Leino and Christian Ehrhoff, while young rising stars Tyler Myers and Tyler Ennis are both out as well. Myers and Ennis did practice on Monday, but arent expected back for this game. Buffalo did get center Nathan Gerbe back on Saturday in a 3-2 shootout loss to Ottawa after he had missed the previous 10 games with a concussion. Brad Boyes snapped a 15-game goal drought in the setback and Paul Gaustad also scored for the Sabres, who have lost three in a row and eight of 10 (2-6-2). Jhonas Enroth stopped a career-high 44 shots to lose in his first start since Dec. 10. "I think our battle was there but we just came up short," said Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff. "We just have to keep grinding it out and well get our wins." Ruff is likely to go back to Ryan Miller in net tonight. Miller is a perfect 5-0-0 in his career versus the Oilers, posting a 1.40 goals-against average, a key reason that the Sabres have outscored the Oilers 22-7 over their current five-game series win streak. cheap jerseys from china . She was 30. The former British No. 1 died peacefully surrounded by family and friends, the Womens Tennis Association said on its website. The Kyiv-born Baltacha, who represented Britain at the 2012 London Olympics, was diagnosed with the illness in January, two months after retiring from tennis and only weeks after she married her long-time coach Nino Severino. nfl jerseys china . -- One game. After a season featuring more losses than wins, thats all that separates the New York Knicks and the final post-season spot in the weak Eastern Conference standings. http://www.cheap-nhljerseys.us.com/ . 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Gaffney ran 22 times for 145 yards and scored on runs of 4, 9 and 32 yards to highlight a slow offensive night for Stanford (7-1, 5-1 Pac-12). Stanford totalled 276 yards of offence as quarterback Kevin Hogan completed just 8 of 18 passes for 88 yards. Oregon State didnt top 300 yards either, held to 288 -- well off the Beavers season average of 515 yards. OSU quarterback Sean Mannion, the national leader in yards passing and touchdown passes, was 41 of 57 for 271 yards and one touchdown. Beavers receiver Brandin Cooks, tops in the nation in receptions and yards, finished with nine catches for 80 yards. "Defensively, I thought we played extremely well, against the No. 1 quarterback and the No. 1 receiver in the nation. To hold Cooks down was phenomenal," Stanford coach David Shaw said. Stanfords defence came up big in key situations, as it turned back Oregon State on downs four times inside the Cardinal 35. Stanford held Mannion to less than 350 yards passing for the first time this season, and sacked him eight times. It wasnt pretty for the Cardinal offence, and in particular, Hogan. The Beavers defence had him scrambling, and Hogan was able to complete only three passes longer than 10 yards. "We should have played better in the passing game. I cant tell you exactly why, or what happened new. One thing I knew is this is the most pressure we have faced," Shaw said. But Gaffney, who leads Stanford in rushing with 878 yards this season, picked up the slack. Gaffney, who often gained yardage after the first contact, was effective in the second half, when he ran for 79 yards and two touchdowns. "If you can just get those extra yards, its something I take on myself as a pride thing, and you know, I think Stanford football is about it," Gaffney said. The Beavers (6-2, 4-1) trailed 20-9 with less than 4 minutes remaining and neaarly forced overtime.dddddddddddd Down by eight, Oregon State drove to the Stanford 7 with 30 seconds remaining, but four consecutive incompletions stopped the rally and ended the Beavers six-game winning streak. The Cardinal win sets the stage for a showdown against No. 2 Oregon at home on Nov. 7. Last year, Stanford handed the Ducks their only loss of the season with a 17-13 win in Eugene. Twice during the first half and once in the third quarter, Oregon State coach Mike Riley decided to pass up field-goal attempts, and instead tried to convert a fourth-and-short. Stanford turned back each one. Cooks said the coach made the right call. "Thats what you have to do in big-time games. Its not on him. Weve got to make those plays," Cooks said. Stanford led 7-3 at halftime following a defensive struggle in the first half. Oregon State took a 3-0 lead early in the second quarter on Trevor Romaines career-best 50-yard field goal. The Beavers appeared that they would lead hold the lead into the break when a turnover on downs gave the Cardinal the ball on its own 34 with 46 seconds remaining in the second quarter. Stanford took advantage with a quick-striking drive, finishing when Gaffney bulled into the end zone from 4 yards out 7 seconds before halftime. The Cardinal capitalized on their momentum by forcing a fumble on the opening kickoff of the second half. Gaffney scored two plays later on a 9-yard run to put Stanford ahead 13-3. Oregon State bounced back with its best possession of the night, a 12-play, 90-yard drive ending on an 8-yard touchdown pass from Mannion to Brandin Cooks. But the Cardinal made it 20-9 just 3 minutes into the fourth quarter on Gaffneys 32-yard cutback run for a touchdown. Romaine had 39-yard field goal with 3:57 left to pull the Beavers to 20-12. 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