this final itself should be motivation

EDMONTON - When your name is being mentioned alongside Hall of Famers Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey, you know its been a special night. cheap jerseys from china . It was a spectacular evening for Sam Gagner who scored four goals and four assists to tie a club record and lead the Edmonton Oilers over the Chicago Blackhawks 8-4 on Thursday. Gagners eight-point game tied the club record held by Gretzky and Coffey and fell two points shy of matching the league mark of 10, set by Torontos Darryl Sittler on Feb. 7, 1976. The 22-year-old came into the game with five goals on the season. "I didnt think I would ever be mentioned in the same breath as Gretzky or Coffey," said Gagner, who was named all three stars of the contest. "You never expect to do something like this. "Its a great lesson to never set limits. The great players who played here never did that. It was just one of those games where everything went in and just a great feeling." Taylor Hall, Ryan Whitney, Jordan Eberle and Cam Barker had the other goals for the Oilers (20-26-5), who have gone 3-0-1 in their last four games to move into a tie for 28th in the NHL with Anaheim. Hall, who set a career high of his own with four points in the game, only wanted to talk about Gagners night. "I feel like a bit of a pigeon with four points tonight," he said. "It was just a crazy night. Every time we got the puck in the offensive zone, especially in the third period, it ended up on Sams stick and he made a great play with it. Im really happy I was able to be on the ice with him. Its a really cool moment." It was the second time this season that the Blackhawks have given Edmonton fans plenty to cheer about. Chicago lost 9-2 to the Oilers at Rexall Place in November. "It was really fun for our fans to see something like that tonight, " said Oilers head coach Tom Renney. "Sam was having the time of his life and so were his line-mates and the entire team. "Its been one of those years where you are looking for things to hang your hats on and feel good about and it doesnt get much better than this. It puts a smile on your face in a tough year. "People will remember this game for a while." Patrick Sharp had a pair of goals while Jamal Mayers and Dave Bolland also scored for the Blackhawks (29-16-7), who have now lost four straight. "We really got away from our game plan and opened it up a little and they really made us pay," Sharp said. "We need to be better in a lot of areas and were obviously not happy at all. Weve gotten away from what makes us a good team. "We got caught up in scoring goals and playing on the wrong side of the puck. It wasnt good enough as a team. We need to play defence first and well get out chances from there." The Blackhawks started the scoring six minutes into the game as Mayers fluttered a long shot from above the circle that fooled Oilers goalie Devan Dubnyk. Chicago kept pouring it on but hit a pair of posts -- a long blast from the point by Brent Seabrook and another from in close by Andrew Shaw. Just 40 seconds into the second period Chicago made it 2-0 when Patrick Kane fed it to Sharp who found a clear lane to beat Dubnyk. The Oilers responded less than two minutes later as Gagner earned his first point of the night. With a long pass Gagner sprung Hall who chipped in his 18th of the year past Chicago goalie Corey Crawford. Hall has scored in three straight games. Gagner then tied it just over seven minutes later when he picked up his own rebound, circled behind the net, and scored on the wraparound. The Oilers took a 3-2 lead with seven minutes remaining in the second as Whitney ripped a shot from the point while on the power play for just his first of the season. Gagner earned the assist. Chicago tied it two minutes later on a short-handed 2-on-1 as Dubnyk gave up a rebound to Sharp who buried his second of the night. Gagner made it 4-3 two minutes into the third with his second goal of the night. Whitneys shot sailed over the net but bounced in front for Gagner to put past Crawford. The Oilers chased the Chicago goalie two minutes later when Barker fluttered a shot from the point that Crawford waved at as it went into the top corner. Gagner earned his third assist and Ray Emery replaced Crawford. The Blackhawks got a goal back six minutes into the third as Bolland made a no-look backhand swat at a puck that squirted past Dubnyk. Gagner completed the hat trick 30 seconds later to make it 6-4, as Hall spun around and found Gagner streaking for his sixth point of the game. But he wasnt done yet. Eberle and Hall did terrific tic-tac-toe passing to get Gagner the puck, and he slapped his fourth of the game into a wide-open net as Emery slid to keep up with the play. With their hats already thrown on to the ice earlier in the period, one fan resorted to throwing a shoe after the goal. "I was hoping that would be the end of it because if he scored another one we might have seen other paraphernalia that we didnt want to see," Renney said with a laugh. Gagner then added his eighth point of the game by making a prefect feed to Eberle, who scored his 20th of the season with four minutes left. It was the first eight-point game in the NHL since Pittsburghs Mario Lemieux did it on Dec. 31, 1988, against New Jersey. Dubnyk finished the game with 43 saves on 47 shots. Crawford let in five goals on 28 shots while Emery allowed three goals on 13 shots. The Blackhawks are in Calgary on Friday while the Oilers next return to action on Saturday when they host Detroit. Notes: It was the fourth and final meeting between the two teams. Edmonton won two of the first three, including a huge 9-2 win over the Hawks during Chicagos last trip to Rexall Place back in November... Edmontons once lengthy list of injured players continues to slowly erode as defenceman Cam Barker came back from an ankle injury suffered in November. Rookie scoring leader Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is back skating with the team and is expected to rejoin the lineup on Saturday while blue-liner Tom Gilbert should be back sometime early next week... Chicagos Andrew Brunette left Thursdays game with an upper body injury and did not return... Chicago centre Brendan Morrison played in his second game with the team since being traded to the Hawks by Calgary during the all-star break. wholesale nfl jerseys . The teams president and chief executive officer announced Tuesday the CFL club had an overall operating profit of $726,930 last year wiped out mainly because of delays in building the new $200-million Investors Group Field. jerseys from china . But watching Leafs goalie James Reimer go down Thursday night after taking a blow to the head brought back painful memories of something more serious. http://www.chinajerseys.cc/ . The game will be nationally televised on MLB Network. It will highlight a series of activities, including the MLB Beacon Awards luncheon, a baseball and civil rights movement roundtable discussion and youth baseball and softball games.DORTMUND, Germany -- Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp is well aware that most people expect Bayern Munich to win the teams all-German Champions League final. All he wants is for his players to make the most of their chance. "Bayern are very sure of themselves and they feel confident of beating us for various reasons. After losing the final so many times it creates huge will to win," Klopp said Wednesday, referring to Bayerns two near misses in three years. "We dont think well win just like that. We think we have the chance to. That has to do us." Bayern will be the favourite at Wembley on May 25, especially after dismantling Barcelona 7-0 on aggregate in the semifinals, but Klopp pointed out that there have been many upsets in football before. He especially referred to West Germanys win over the famed Hungarian team at the World Cup in 1954, and German coach Sepp Herbergers words before the final. "He didnt say, Were going to win this game. He said, We can win this game. And Im sure the Hungarians thought differently." No matter what happens, Klopp is determined to make sure his team enjoys the occasion following an "incredible journey" to make it to Wembley. "Its still extraordinary," said Klopp, whose side overcame Spanish giant Real Madrid 4-3 on aggregate to reach the final. "You almost forget who we left behind. Such huge teams with such rich traditions. Were enjoying the moment and well enjoy the final." Dortmund came within minutes of being eliminated in the quarterfinals, only to score two goals in injury time to defeat Malaga 3-2. The improbability of that escape and the manner of Dortmunds 4-1 win over Madrid in the first leg of the semifinals has fans in this football-mad city dreaming of winning the title for the second time. Klopp, speaking before about 160 assembled journalists and 32 camera teams, was keen to downplay the euphoria and contain the excitement. "I dont pay attention to the stuff going on around the club. I dont see how others get into a frenzy," he said. "Its great how everything is cast in a better light. But really, it remains just a football game." Not just any game, though. Even Klopp gets excited when he allows himself to think about lifting the most prestigious trophy in European football. "If you want to achieve something, you really have to do your best and reach out the window, to be ready to dream," he said. "Its the only chance for us and the only thing I want -- that this team can take this cup and put it in the club museum, to show how extraordinary this is. Thhats all. cheap nfl jerseys. Were ready to try everything." A Dortmund win would ruin an otherwise perfect season for bitter rival Bayern, which ran away with the Bundesliga title in record fashion and is also the overwhelming favourite against Stuttgart in the German Cup final on June 1. Mario Goetze is recovering from the left hamstring injury sustained against Madrid, but Klopp was confident the 20 year-old will be fit. "Goetze is running again. We will intensify the training program toward the end of the week. The plan is for him to start training with the team next week. Then well see. Its all gone according to plan so far," Klopp said. It would be Goetzes last game for Dortmund before his eyebrow-raising switch to Bayern. The attacking midfielder is considered Germanys top prospect and Bayern is parting with (euro)37 million to activate his buy-out clause. "We didnt want it but we have to accept it," said Dortmund sports director Michael Zorc. "We wont have these clauses anymore even if it means we lose one or two players." If Goetze doesnt recover on time, German teammate Ilkay Gundogan will be expected to take his position behind Polish striker Robert Lewandowski. "I dont think its that difficult. I played there in the youth teams and know whats required of the position. I know what I have to do," Gundogan said. Lewandowski, who has 10 goals in the competition so far, is reportedly another transfer target for Bayern. The Polish striker has refused to sign a new deal at Dortmund and Bayerns interest has inflamed further tension between the sides. "All of us, Robert included, are totally concentrated on this game," Klopp said. "Afterward we can worry about such things. Its a big if (he leaves). Im presuming that he stays. Im not even thinking about him leaving." Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, a former Bayern player, said the recent bad blood between the clubs provided no added incentive to win. "Just reaching this final itself should be motivation enough for us," Hummels said. Dortmund beat Juventus 3-1 to win the trophy in 1997, its only previous appearance at this stage, and Klopp was keen to draw parallels in the challenge facing his side. "Juve were probably the best team in the world at the time, with (Zinedine) Zidane and all those players. Dortmund had no chance before the game and look how that turned out. Of course its an inspiration," Klopp said. "We want to make our parents proud. If we win, were not the best team in the world, but well have beaten the best team in the world." ' ' '