After winning the final two games of their recent road trip, the Oilers will look to make it three in a row tonight as they return to home ice to take on the @Arizona Coyotes. While the Oilers weren’t the better team on Saturday in Pittsburgh, they found a way to get two points and that’s really all that matters at the end of the day. Tonight, they will go up against a Coyotes team that is currently firing on all cylinders. The ‘Yotes are 7-2-1 in their last ten games and have won three of their last four.
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This will be another tough test for Edmonton and considering the fact that they’re currently sitting atop the division and are going to be contending for a playoff spot this season, these divisional games are massive. Every single game against a Pacific Division opponent should be treated as a must-win.
Head Coach Dave Tippett is also throwing his forward lines into the blender ahead of this game and will go away from @Mike Smith between the pipes after the veteran was sensational Saturday. I went through all the lineup changes, the decision to go with Koskinen, and more in today’s Pre-Game Podcast!
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