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EDMONTON - It took a full-team effort from the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday to halt a six-game losing streak. J.J. Hardy Authentic Jersey . Five players had a multi-point performance and goaltender Ben Scrivens made 34 saves as Edmonton avoided a seventh straight loss by defeating the visiting Nashville Predators 5-1. "It was a good team win, all four lines and all six defence were rolling pretty good," said Edmonton defenceman Justin Schultz. "We got contributions from everyone tonight. Whether they were on the score sheet or not, everyone played well. It was nice to get a win." Ryan Smyth, Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Schultz had a goal and an assist apiece for the Oilers (16-32-7), who captured just their fifth win in the last 22 games, while Taylor Hall chipped in with two assists. Nail Yakupov added a single goal. "It was nice to get out to an early lead and I thought we carried momentum shift after shift in the first period," Smyth said. "We desperately needed a win, to build some confidence. Now we have confidence that we can win. We can come from behind if we need to, but it was nice to play with the lead." The Oilers have had five losing streaks reach five games or more this season, with six being their longest. David Legwand responded for the Predators (23-23-8), who have lost two in a row against a pair of Alberta teams that are both in the bottom three spots in the standings, blowing a lead in a 5-4 shootout loss in Calgary on Friday. "Im quite disappointed," said Nashville head coach Barry Trotz. "We had a game in Calgary the other day and let a point slip away and tonight we had it 1-1 late in the first and I thought we would be in good shape. We gave up a poor goal in terms of our structure, it was bad coverage by us. When they got the third goal it took a lot of steam out of our bench." Veteran Predators forward Paul Gaustad said the last two losses have hurt for a team trying to claw its way into the playoff picture. "Its obviously not the result we wanted," he said. "Every team in this league is a really good team, no matter what the standings always say. We need to find ways to get two points. We have to start making a move up, we cant go down in the standings right now. These last two games, we needed to find a way to get more points. Its something were not happy with." Edmonton started the scoring three minutes into the game as Jesse Joensuu saw Schultz streaking in from the point and hooked a pass to the defender for a hard shot that beat Predators starter Carter Hutton. Nashville tied the game up with four-and-a-half minutes to play in the opening period as Legwand elected to shoot it himself on a two-on-one break and picked the top corner past Scrivens. The Oilers went into the dressing rooms on a positive note after a goal with 12 seconds left in the first period as Hall sent a great pass through the legs of defender Roman Josi to give Eberle an easy redirection into the net from the doorstep. It was a significant goal, as the Predators came into the game with a 1-16-2 record when trailing after the first period. Nashville thought it had clawed even just 48 seconds in to the second period, but Taylor Beck was called for goalie interference for running over Scrivens as he chipped the puck in and the goal was disallowed. Edmonton went up by two goals midway through the second as Smyth picked up a rebound in the crease and hooked it past Hutton. It was Smyths 125th power-play goal as an Oiler, tying him for second spot on the teams all-time list with Wayne Gretzky and putting him one back of leader Glenn Anderson. "For Ryan, that was a special thing to do," said Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins. "Hopefully he can keep moving up the charts. Anything that has Mr. Gretzkys name on it and you can match it, its a great, great accomplishment." Smyth is also one goal back of hitting the top 100 list of all-time NHL scorers. Edmonton made it 4-1 with three minutes left in the second frame as Sam Gagner hit a trailing Yakupov on an odd-man rush and the 2012 first overall NHL draft pick sent home his 10th of the season. The Predators turned the third period into something of a shooting gallery at the Edmonton net and thought they had finally been rewarded on what looked to have been a Craig Smith goal, but once again Beck was called for goaltender interference as he was actually lying on top of Scrivens when the puck trickled across the line. "Ive never seen anything like that," Beck said. "On the first one I was just taking the puck hard to the net and my momentum kind of ran the goalie a little bit. I think the puck would have gone into the net regardless, but the ref called it no goal. On the second one I was getting hacked and whacked and ended up falling on the goalie and again it was disallowed. Those things happen, I guess. Hopefully next time it is called the other way." Edmonton put the game away for good with four-and-a-half minutes left to play after some quick passing on the power play led to Nugent-Hopkins 15th goal of the season. Scrivens was peppered with 35 shots on the night, 17 of which came in the third period. "Scrivens did an unbelievable job tonight, he was barking and talking and he was conducting the orchestra back there," Eakins said. "Ben was excellent directing traffic." The Oilers return to action on Monday night with a quick trip to Vancouver. The Predators conclude a four-game trip in Winnipeg on Tuesday. Manny Machado Authentic Jersey . Justin Upton homered and scored the tiebreaking run on Chris Johnsons eighth-inning single, and the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Tuesday night to end their seven-game skid. J.J. Hardy Orioles Jersey . The Dutch were knocked from top spot despite winning two European Championship qualifiers, including an 11-0 victory over San Marino. Germany stays third and Uruguay rises to a best-ever fourth.Got a question on rule clarification, comments on rule enforcements or some memorable NHL stories? Kerry Fraser wants to answer your emails at [e-mail]! Hi Kerry, I was watching the Oilers/Kings game last night, and one burning question Ive been wondering for a long time is why are there so many boneheaded calls made by back referees who are more than 100 feet away from a play going down in front of his partner. All three penalties against the Oilers were awful but the worst was the one that turned a great defensive play by Tuebert into a minor penalty. The lead ref saw and recognized Teubert knocking the puck away from Dustin Brown (I think?) well before minimum contact was made with Brown, who fell more because he was surprised by the poke and couldnt stop in time from crashing into the net. As clean a poke as you could hope for. The back referee a mile away makes the call.  Honestly, this happens a lot. I was taught my first year of reffing to defer to lead ref unless you observe that an infraction was out of his line of view. In the NHL, too many refs try to be heroes and make a call they have no business making and by virtue, undermine their partner. Why hasnt this been addressed since the two ref system was instituted? David Schaefer, Toronto ----- Kerry, Watching the Oiler game against L.A. and Colten Tuebert gets called on a tripping call as Dustin Brown was cutting into the slot for a shot. Tuebert slides, hits the puck first with his stick and Brown crashes into the net. But wait, theres a penalty for tripping from the back official! Give me a break, what view does this guy have....none! This is another looooonnnnnngggg line of terrible and non-calls by your society. Please let them hear this. Steve Laughlin ----- Dear "Society Members": I provide you with a performance evaluation/critique offered by David Schaefer and Steve Laughlin as expressed from their game observations. I cannot defend the tripping penalty called on Colten Teubert. David also offers some sound advice that he learned early in his officiating career that could prove beneficial as some of you move into playoff competition next week. I am sure that everyone who reads this column will join me in wishing each one of you the very best of luck. David and Steve, when properly executed, the two-referee system is an art form similar to synchronized swimming where movements are fluid and transitions of coverage are made seamlessly without any gaps. You expect the same performance from one to the other. A marginal or poor call made from a long distance disrupts the game flow process. It is like throwing an anchor to both swimmers and watching them sink to the deep end of the pool at the same rate. As individuals, each ref must trust his partners ability and judgment. Trust is especially crucial when the closest referee to the play, in his primary area of coverage, has an unobstructed view and can be seen looking directly at the play. When one member of the team steps outside this box and imposes himself from a long distance away, he better make absolutely sure that his call can be defended through a replay.Adam Jones Orioles Jersey. It annoyed me greatly when I had a good sightline on a play (sometimes as close at 15 feet away) and deemed that no infraction had been committed, only to hear a whistle blow from 100 feet away. I usually moved my feet in advance to gain a good sightline and felt my judgment was pretty solid most of the time, similarly to the low ref last night that judged the Teubert poke-check perfectly. Whenever a phantom call was made in my area of coverage, I would have a productive conversation at a commercial stoppage or between periods. If long distance calls began to happen more consistently with certain individuals, I initiated a discussion prior to games we were assigned together. I started such pre-game conversations by saying, "When I am the back referee and I see you looking directly at a play that is in your area of coverage, I am going to trust your judgment to make the right decision. I will lay off the call unless it is something major that I know you could not have seen properly. On the other hand, when I am looking directly at something, please trust my judgment and you step up only if you believe it is major and must be called from your perspective. Know that the replay will always be our check and balance as to what we call or dont!" When I worked games with colleagues such as Bill McCreary, Dan Marouelli, Don Koharski, Rob Shick and current referees Kelly Sutherland and Wes McCauley, the game was officiated like synchronized swimmers from one end of the rink to the other. Last night in the Staples Arena, there was absolutely no reason for the back referee to impose himself by making an incorrect long distance judgment on Colbert Teuberts great defensive play. First of all, he should have seen that his partner down low was in good position with an unobstructed view and focused on the action/puck carrier as was his primary responsibility. Secondly, when Teubert dove and lunged forward with his stick, it would be difficult (if not impossible) for the back referee to accurately determine if Teubert had contacted the puck with his stick prior to any degree of contact with Dustin Browns skate/leg. From this deficient position, a guess would have to be made as to whether Teubert had made contact with the puck first. If you have to guess as a referee, you are better off not raising your arm! Phantom long distance calls such as this one must be avoided by the back referee as the game moves into the final week of the regular season and into the playoffs. It is far better to "trust" the judgment of your fellow referee if he has a closer perspective and better sightline. The two-referee system is required in todays game and can work very effectively when properly synchronized. Its always best when the referee makes a call with his head above the water. For a personally autographed copy of Final Call from TSN hockey analyst and former NHL referee Kerry Fraser, visit The Book Keeper website. For a regular copy of Final Call from TSN hockey analyst and former NHL referee Kerry Fraser, visit here. wholesale jerseyscheap jerseys ' ' '