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The Edmonton Oilers were not only unable to bring a winning streak with them on their upcoming road trip, but they are missing two key players as well. The Oilers open a five-game swing on Tuesday night against the Philadelphia Flyers without forward Taylor Hall and defenseman Andrew Ference. Both players were lost in Saturdays 3-2 setback to the Vancouver Canucks. Hall suffered a sprained MCL in his knee after taking a hit while driving the net and crashing into the goal post. He is expected to miss 2-to-4 weeks. Ference, meanwhile, was suspended for three games due to a check he delivered to the head of Canucks forward Zack Kassian. He will miss games in Philadelphia, Boston and Buffalo before being eligible to return on Sunday against the New York Rangers. While the Oilers will only need to fill Ferences void for a few games, they will need a number of offensive players to step up for the foreseeable future as Hall has posted six goals and 10 points in 11 games this season. You have to fill that by committee. One guy cant pick up the slack, its got to be all of us. I think we did pretty well (against Vancouver). We kept the pace going, Edmontons Jordan Eberle told his clubs website. We feel a lot more comfortable, for sure. When a guy goes down like that you get an opportunity to play a little bit more. Eberle and David Perron scored versus the Canucks, who got the winning goal shorthanded when Derek Dorsett picked off a bad clearing attempt by goaltender Ben Scrivens before scoring at 4:05 of the third period. Im certainly not gonna stand here and crucify the guy, Oilers coach Dallas Eakins said of the play. Its easy to stand back and point fingers, but that kid kept us in the game at key points. Hell bounce back. Scrivens ended with 27 saves as the Oilers finished a seven-game homestand with a second straight loss. They had won four in a row before the defeats. The Flyers also have followed up a winning streak with consecutive setbacks, claiming three victories in a row prior to defeats against Tampa Bay and Florida. They were bested 2-1 by the Panthers on Saturday. Vincent Lecavalier prevented a shutout loss when he scored in the final seconds of the contest in his return from a seven-game absence caused by a left ankle injury, while Steve Mason yielded both goals on 30 shots faced. Im just trying to find some positives in a negative situation, said Mason, who is 0-4-1 on the season. I thought I played a pretty good game, but it could have been better. The Flyers will play four straight at home and are expected to debut defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo. Philadelphia signed the veteran to help out a banged-up blue line that is without Braydon Coburn and Andrew MacDonald due to lower-body injuries. Colaiacovo, who was signed on Oct. 30, has not played an NHL game since April 13 with the St. Louis Blues. I feel great. Im really excited and really looking forward to getting back in there tomorrow, Colaiacovo said on Philadelphias website following Mondays practice. For me its not so much getting into Xs and Os tomorrow its about keeping it simple, playing my game and moving the puck. The Flyers won both of their meetings with the Oilers last season after having dropped six of the previous seven encounters. Oilers (9PTS) at Flyers (10PTS) - 7PM PHI was 2-0-0 vs EDM last season PHI has won 2 straight at home vs EDM PHI (4-5-2): lost 2 straight, both on the road, 0/8 on PP only scored first in a game twice this season (1-0-1) Voracek (1G, 8A) 5 game PT streak EDM (4-6-1): lost 2 straight, both at home, outscored 7-3 0-2-1 on the road this season, 17GA Eberle (1G, 1A) past 2 games Kaleb McGary Falcons Jersey . QUARTERBACKS Carson Palmer (vs Colts)Last week: 30/42, 419 yards, 2 TDsWinners of their last three and now tied for the final wild card spot in the NFC, the Cardinals are worth keeping an eye on. Brett Favre Womens Jersey . On Wednesday night, they showed that stellar defence and a little small ball can get the job done too. With pinch-runner Kevin Pillar aboard after Dioner Navarro opened the bottom of the ninth with a single, Anthony Gose dropped down an excellent bunt along the first-base line. http://www.falconsrookiestore.com/Customized/ .com) - Thursday marks the official debut of a new dirt racing surface at Meydan Racecourse. Tony Gonzalez Falcons Jersey .com) - The Winnipeg Jets got over one hurdle by snapping their longest losing streak of the season. John Cominsky Womens Jersey . The Heat centre scored 10 of his 30 points early in the first quarter to silence the Toronto fans as Miami defeated the Raptors 113-101 on Friday night.Aged just 23, Juan Agudelo has already played with Thierry Henry, scored some incredible goals and seen a move to the Premier League collapse. The Colombian-American striker burst onto the scene with the US national team aged just 17, and after a brief stint in Europe two years ago, Agudelo is now looking for MLS Cup glory with New England Revolution.A product of New York Red Bulls academy, Agudelo moved on to the now-defunct Chivas USA before a switch to Stoke stalled due to work permit problems. After a short spell in the Netherlands, Agudelo is back in the States and aiming for MLS glory. We caught up with him to find out more about his whirlwind journey, ahead of his sides clash with New York City this weekend - live on Sky Sports.What was it like playing and training with Thierry Henry at the New York Red Bulls aged 18? Agudelo (R) played and trained with Thierry Henry at New York Red Bulls at the age of 18 I learnt so much from him. The first day he got there I couldnt believe he was right next to my locker. Im an 18-year-old kid just coming into practice and then Ive got Henry next to me!He talked to me and gave me a couple of tips on how to improve my game and complementing it.It was huge for boosting my confidence, telling me that I could be a good player and that I could play in England one day.Your move to Stoke City in 2014 didnt work out after signing a pre-contract agreement, why was that? Stoke boss Mark Hughes tried to sign Agudelo for Stoke in 2014 It was down to work permit reasons. It got denied.I just fell short of my national team appearances to automatically qualify and be automatically eligible to play in England. I had to go through a court process and it didnt work out.How did the transfer originate?Mark Hughes saw I had a couple of caps with the national team since I was 17, at a young age, and I scored a goal.When Hughes was at Manchester City at the time I heard that he had interest in me and then he went over to Stoke.I guess he talked to their scouts and told them to keep an eye on me and then eventually when my contract was running out in MLS they wanted to pull the trigger [and sign me].Growing up watching these teams like Chelsea and Arsenal, its crazy to think that I almost played in that league because thats the league I look up to. Thats the league I would have loved to play in.You played for Utrecht in the Eredivisie for four months in 2014, what were the differences between MLS and the Dutch league?I would say it was a little bit less athletic but very, very technical and the technical ability is class.If you were to set an example, the crossing was a lot better because the players were more consistent but the athleticism was a little bit less than MLS.You have 20 caps for USA but youre not in the international setup at the moment - have you had any dialogue with Jurgen Klinsmann over your international future? Agudelo last appeared for the US national team in 2015 against Germany He has been telling me that he understands that Im young and I need to prove myself outstandingly in my club and try to make the team of the month in MLS.He wants me to stand out at my club.You scored a superb bicycle kick against DC United in the play-offs last year, was it the best goal youve ever scored? Juan Agudelo scored an amazing overhead kick for New England Revolution against DC United in the play-offs last year I felt like it was one of those moments where I saw it but I couldnt really believe it.ddddddddddddt was definitely the best goal that Ive scored because I didnt believe I was going to be able to achieve it when it was in mid-air.I managed to get contact on it and it went in so definitely the best goal Ive ever scored!New England are without a win in their first three matches this season - why is that? Philadelphia made it back to back wins after a 3-0 win over New England Revolution last weekend I think we maybe just need to be a little bit sharper in the final third, including myself. Collectively, we need to be sharper and finish the chances that weve created or make that extra pass in order to put us in a better position to score a goal.What is the aim this season?Every single weekend were going to try to get three points and hopefully make the play-offs - then everything is fair game in the play-offs.You see a lot of teams that arent even in the right form going to play-offs and go on to win the MLS Cup, so I think everybody has a chance of winning.Of course, with our home record, it would be big for us to have home-field advantage because of the play-offs as were pretty good at home.How do you aim to approach New York City FC with all their star names? Agudelo will be up against the likes of Andrea Pirlo and David Villa on Saturday Weve all watched NYCFC, theyve got a new top-class manager now.They play a little bit differently now with some young, class guys out wide with Andrea Pirlo pulling the strings and David Villa trying to get on the end of things.At the weekend, just like the manager tells us, weve got to play our own game and not focus too much on the opponent. If we do our job then well get our first three points of the season.Are you excited to play against the likes of David Villa and Andrea Pirlo on Saturday? Any time I see a fixture on my phone, I see the logo of the team and pick out two or three players that Im going to say wow, Im going to play against those guys!It doesnt even have to be a player. With Patrick Vieira as head coach its crazy that Im going to be going up against a coach like him, so Im very thankful for that. Its always fun! 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