Oilers using last games before playoffs to make final improvements

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The Oilers won't begin their playoff run until next week. Until then, every guy on the roster has something he’s trying to improve on. (SportsnetSpec)

had become. A Habs team that hasn’t had many teams’ numbers this season has certainly had Edmonton’s, and this two-game set is one last chance for the Oilers to dispose of that., who closed this game out on an overtime breakaway, collecting two points in a 4-3 win. “They came out of the gates really hot, came into Edmonton and beat us pretty good . But we have three wins against them. Not our best record, but we’ve played them hard.

It’s a playoff series that will begin in the middle of next week — we’re hearing Thursday. But until then, every guy on the Oilers roster has something he’s trying to improve on. "That was the next step for our group, for Leo and I to take that responsibility on. To grow into that 200-foot game. Leo has done an amazing job, and I’m continuing to work on it each and every day.”

“The third goal, I wouldn’t even classify it as a scoring chance,” said head coach Dave Tippett. “You look at Connor and Leon’s plus-minus, they defend very well.”Veteran sniper James Neal scored again Monday, his second goal in six games and his second straight game with a point.

“It’s hard for sure,” he said of the climb. “Being an older guy, a guy who has played a lot of hockey and been around a while — it’s hard. There’s no way around it. You just have to put your head down and do the work.

 

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