Oilers in playoff mode while Ducks finish out season

The Edmonton Oilers are showing they can win in a variety of ways, a recent trait that should provide them a boost heading into the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Edmonton Oilers are showing they can win in a variety of ways, a recent trait that should provide them a boost heading into the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Oilers will carry a nine-game point streak into their matchup against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.

The Oilers (44-23-9, 97 points) beat the visiting Los Angeles Kings 2-0 on Thursday night to overtake them for second place in the Pacific Division and pull within two points of the first-place Vegas Golden Knights.

Two days earlier, Edmonton outscored the Golden Knights in a 7-4 win in Las Vegas.

"Good thing for our team is we're learning how to win different types of games," Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft said. "If you were to compare the game in Las Vegas, compared to (Thursday) night's game, two completely different games. The most important thing is we found a way. At this time of year, that's all that's important."

The superstars for Edmonton also continue to perform at a meteoric level.

Connor McDavid scored on a short-handed breakaway against the Kings to extend his point streak to 10 games (seven goals, 13 assists).