“We’ve got things turned around” – Dave Tippett comments on Oilers’ six-game point streak
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The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Wednesday in their recent National Hockey League (NHL) match to enter the All-Star break on a six-game point streak. With this triumph, the Oilers have climbed back up the standings with a 5-0-1 record in their past six games.
However, they earlier had a disastrous stretch which saw the team win just two of 15 games between December 3 and January 30. Meanwhile, head coach of the Edmonton Dave Tippett, team leapt praises for his side, particularly goaltender Mikko Koskinen. The Finnish ice hockey player allowed just three goals on 27 shots, posting a .897 save percentage to end a stretch of four straight games with a save percentage above .900.
“We’ve got things turned around. We’re finding enough goals to win,” Oilers coach Dave Tippett said after Wednesday’s win. “(Mikko) Koskinen has played real solid for us in [his past] five games, and we feel like we’re back going in the right direction.”
“Continuing to climb in the standings will be no easy feat”
Edmonton currently sits three points back of the Calgary Flames for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference as the league pauses for the All-Star festivities in Las Vegas. Tippett further went on to admit that the Oilers will definitely have to put a lot of effort to climb up in the charts.
“We struggled for a while, and now we feel we’ve got all our players back,” Tippett said. “We feel like we’re back going in the right direction. We’ll take a little rest here. Our schedule gets real hectic in February. We’ll need everybody to make sure we’re ready.
“It’s only half the season, but it feels like the stretch run already. That’s what we’re going to gear up for.”
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