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Rangers look to avoid three-game skid

Jan 5, 2008 - 3:04 PM NY Rangers (20-17-4) at Edmonton (17-21-4) 10:00 pm EST

EDMONTON, Alberta (Ticker) - The New York Rangers are not enjoying their trip through Western Canada.

The Rangers will try to end their futility against the Western Conference opponents when they visit the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.

New York has suffered back-to-back road losses to the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. The club is a miserable 0-5-1 against teams from the Western Conference this season.

Scott Gomez, who had his 13-game point streak snapped in Thursday's 3-0 setback to the Canucks, leads the club with 29 assists and 38 points this season.

The Oilers also have struggled recently, losing seven of their previous eight contests. The team has not won a game in regulation since December 2, going 5-7-3 over that stretch.

Shawn Horcoff leads Edmonton with 16 tallies and 35 points this season, but has no goals and just one assist over the last eight games.

The Oilers, who are just 8-11-1 at home this season, reside in the cellar of the Northwest Division with 38 points.