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(Sports Network) - The red-hot Edmonton Oilers aim to extend their season-high winning streak to seven games when they resume a six-game road trip tonight against the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing. jersyes nfl wholesale .com Arena. The Oilers made it six wins in a row with Thursdays 3-0 win at Los Angeles, as Ryan Smyth scored in his return to Staples Center. Smyth, a longtime Oiler, was traded back to Edmonton in the offseason and spent his first 12 seasons in the league with his current team. Nikolai Khabibulin recorded his 45th career shutout with 19 saves, while Lennart Petrell and Corey Potter also scored for Edmonton, which has allowed just six goals during its six-game stretch. Khabibulin is now 6-0-2 and leads the NHL with a 0.98 goals-against average and .963 save percentage. "We didnt give them much tonight, we blocked a lot of shots. It always helps when the defensemen and forwards eliminate the second and third chances," Khabibulin said. The Northwest Division-leading Oilers last won six straight games from March 14-26 in 2002 and will also visit the Canadiens, Bruins, Red Wings and Blackhawks on the swing. They are 2-1-1 as the guest this season. Oilers defenseman Cam Barker (shoulder) is probable for tonights game. Edmonton last won seven straight during a nine-game run back in 2001. Phoenix will resume a three-game homestand and is in the midst of playing nine of 11 games in the desert. The Coyotes opened the homestand with Thursdays 3-0 loss to Nashville and saw their season-high winning streak stop at three games. Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne celebrated his birthday and a new contract by making 35 saves. Coyotes netminder Jason LaBarbera stopped 29-of-31 shots that went his way. "You know teams are going to come in hard when theyre on the road," said LaBarbera. "I mean, I know we played last night, but thats no excuse and Pekka played a great game tonight." LaBarbera hadnt started in the crease since Oct. 18 against Chicago. Coyotes center Martin Hanzal did not play against Nashville because of a lower-back injury suffered in Wednesdays game at Colorado and is considered day-to-day. The Coyotes will close out the homestand Nov. 10 versus Montreal. Phoenix took three of four meetings with Edmonton a year ago and has won seven of the past nine matchups between the two clubs. Edmonton is 9-8-1 in its last 18 trips to the desert. wholesale nfl jerseys . Though the Jets have not confirmed any updates to Scheifeles status, TSN Hockey Analyst Aaron Ward says early reports indicate he suffered an MCL injury and will likely out 6-8 weeks. nfl jerseys china . You watch the game live on TSN at 7pm et/4pm pt or listen live on TSN Radio 690 Montreal. The Canadiens have won three straight and six of their past seven games, pushing them two points ahead of Tampa Bay for second place in the Atlantic Division.The Russian mens hockey team got a little more push back than they anticipated, but they eventually pulled away and defeated Slovenia 5-2 on Thursday in Sochi. Forward Evgeni Malkin led the Russian attack with a goal and two assists. Alex Ovechkin opened the scoring and added an assist. Ilya Kovalchuk, Valeri Nichushkin and Aton Belov also scored for Russia. Ziga Jeglic got Slovenia their only two goals of the game. Russian goaltender Semyon Varlamov was rarely tested, making only 12 saves. Slovenias Robert Kristan made 30 saves on 35 shots. The Russians looked like they were going to run Slovenia right out of the building. It began early when Alex Ovechkin roofed a laser over the right shoulder of Kristan.jerseys from china. Russia struck again more than two minutes later when Malkin broke in alone to make it 2-0. But Slovenia answered back in the opening two minutes of the second period as Jeglic took a drop pass and fired a shot by Varlamov. Kovalchuk added a power-play marker from the high slot with 2:12 remaining in the second after a feed from Malkin, who was stationed behind the Slovenian net. It only took Slovenia 1:04 to get that goal back when Jeglic scored his second goal of the game as he raced in alone and clipped the puck by Varlamov. However, Russia put the game away in the third period with insurance goals from Nichushkin and Belov. wholesale jerseys cheap jerseys ' ' '
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