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9. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins passed a legend on Saturday. Career game 972 passes Ryan Smyth for second in franchise history. Barring something unforeseen it is just a matter of time before The Nuge also passes Hall of Famer Kevin Lowe who is at 1,037.

8. You would probably wish Vasily Podkolzin to score just a bit more (one in 13 GP). But he consistently impacts the game. The guy is +6 on the season. He leads the club in hits with forty-six and hunts pucks like a damn. Yet, he is 15 th in ATOI.

7. The Oilers scored first on Saturday against Chicago. That was only the

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