Petr Sykora News

Petr Sykora and Joffrey Lupul scored on breakaways exactly two minutes apart late in the third period to pace the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. Just minutes after Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk scored on a brilliant individual effort to knot the game at 1, the Oilers cued the comeback. First Sykora beat Red Wings starter Dominik Hasek stick-side on a breakaway, and then exactly two minutes later Lupul blazed ...

Petr Sykora and Ryan Smyth each scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers cracked Colorado's stellar special teams defence in a 4-3 win over the Avalanche on Saturday night. Smyth deflected Jason Smith's shot from the right point past Jose Theodore for his second goal, breaking a 2-2 tie just 20 seconds into the third period. Less than four minutes later, Sykora's wrist shot from the slot dribbled between Theodore's pads. Colorado pulled to 4-3 when Milan Hejduk ...