Brule, Penner help Oilers beat Blues

APNews | Dec 11, 2009

Gilbert Brule scored twice, Dustin Penner had a goal and three assists and the Edmonton Oilers won their fifth straight road game, beating the St. Louis Blues 5-3 on Friday night.

Jeff Deslauriers made 30 saves for the Oilers. He has played all five games during the streak while Nikolai Khabibulin recovers from a back injury.

Pennner assisted on the first three goals, the first two from Brule, and added his 18th goal of the season with just under 3 minutes left in the game.

Sam Gagner and Shawn Horcoff also scored in the Oilers' four-goal third.

David Backes scored twice and T.J. Oshie added a goal for the Blues.

(This version CORRECTS APNewsNow. Oilers 5, Blues 3. RECASTS 2nd graf to REMOVE INcorrect reference to franchise-record road winning streak.)

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