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The streak comes after the team posted eight straight wins before a brief three-game skid, giving the team a 19-3-0 record since Nov. 24. Since replacing head coach Jay Woodcroft with Kris Knoblauch, the Oilers are 21-6-0, rising from the bottom of the NHL standings to into the playoff picture in the Western Conference.

“We’re enjoying it, absolutely,” Knoblauch said of the streak after Tuesday’s win, per NHL,com. “We’d be ignorant to say it’s not on our minds, and it’s not something we feel good about. But I think what’s more important is when we look at the standings, we’re in the playoff picture right now, we have a wild-card [spot] and see teams right behind us, and if we take a couple of games off, we’re going to be out of the playoff picture again.

“However at that point we’re likewise taking a gander at groups above us, we’re inside striking distance and we can pass those folks. The streak is great, yet the standings is more significant.”

After a 3-9-1 start under Woodcroft, it seemed unlikely that the Oilers would finish second in the Pacific Division, but they could even begin to challenge the Vancouver Canucks for first in the future.

With 49 points from 40 games, the Oilers are currently in the Western Conference’s top wildcard spot. Edmonton has a one game close by on the Los Angeles Rulers, who are third in the Pacific with 50 places, and four games close by on the runner up Vegas Brilliant Knights, who have 55 focuses.