from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,

Six straight wins and in control of second place in the Pacific. Who’d have seen this coming two months ago for Edmonton?

If how your team is playing is more important than what seed it is when the playoffs begin — and it is, as long as you’re a top-eight team — then the suddenly defensively sound Edmonton Oilers are peaking at the right time.

In a battle for second place in the Pacific Division, Edmonton walked into Los Angeles and beat the Kings 3-2 in regulation to move three points clear of L.A. with a game in hand. In a game they never trailed, it was the Oilers' sixth straight win — and the first time in franchise history they’ll fly home from a California road trip on Friday morning having swept the Ducks, Sharks and Kings.

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