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44-25-9, 97 points, 1.244 p/g	Ranks	37-34-7, 81 points, 1.038 p/g
Pacific DIvision - 2nd		Pacific Division - 5th
9th	Points per Game	21st
12th	Special Teams	10th
8th	Shots on Goal	5th
7th	Goals Against per Game	3rd

Closing In On 100

Edmonton's 3-2 overtime victory over the Ducks put them in first place in the Pacific Division, albeit for a brief moment.  Connor McDavid connected with Leon Draisaitl for an overtime winner that sent Edmonton into the stratosphere, though the Ducks would end up back on top of the Pacific after defeating Calgary the next night.

There are four games remaining for the Oilers this season.  The Oilers control their own destiny as far as what position they finish in.  Can they run the table en route to a Pacific Division crown?

Let's go to the tape.

The Oilers are saying

"Going into the season many of us thought we could be battling for one of the wild-card spot not the division lead so it's been a little better than I expected"

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That's Milan Lucic after Edmonton's 3-2 overtime victory over the Ducks

It's a lot better than anyone expected.  I had them in the low 80s.  They very well could be 20 points better than that.

The opponents are saying

"I'm not going to talk about the season, I'm still looking ahead.  We are going to evaluate some of our players."

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That's Kings head coach Darryl Sutter after his team's 2-1 loss to the Arizona Coyotes.  The loss officially put the Kings outside of the playoff chase.

It's obvious that the season hasn't gone the way that the Kings would have liked, but to be eliminated from the postseason by Arizona?  Back slowly away.

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Jeff Carter leads the Kings in points with 62 (32-30-62) in 78 games.

Connor McDavid's three point outburst against the Ducks gives him 94 on the year (29-65-94).  While the Oilers are knocking on 100 points, so is McDavid.  He's got four more games to get six points.  Incredible.

Cam Talbot will look to break Grant Fuhr's single season win total tonight.  A victory over the Kings would give him 41 on the year, and that's not half bad.  (40-21-8, .921 SV% / 2.36 GAA / 7 SO).  Look for Jonathan Quick (6-5-1, .927 SV% / 2.00 GAA / 2 SO) to likely start for LA.

The Oilers will be without Tyler Pitlick (knee).  The Kings will be without defenceman Matt Greene.

Oilers are firing on all cylinders right now, going 9-1 in their last ten.  A win tonight will do wonders for their Pacific Division title chances, as the Ducks will have to roll through the Flames, Blackhawks and Kings before the regular season concludes.

#GOILERS