'Yeah, it's tough watching the standings because since it's a two-point league, it's always hard to catch up,' goalie Filip Gustavsson said. But they are only one point ahead of the Wild.)
Since then, the Oilers have lost only three times and are currently on a seven-game win streak. (Edmonton is in the same boat, sinking to 31st before firing its coach. Since replacing coach Dean Evason with John Hynes and ending a seven-game losing streak, they have picked up 10 points but have elevated only four slots to 26th place. We keep playing this way, we're going to win more times than not, and that's kind of our attitude right now.'Ĭlimbing back into contention wasn't going to happen overnight.Īfter all, the Wild did plummet to third-to-last in the league and trailed the final wild-card seed in the West by seven points.
We just know that we're playing some good hockey. 'Standings aren't really something that we pay attention to on a day-to-day basis. 'For sure,' defenseman Zach Bogosian said.
