The Edmonton Oilers feel they are in a good position to end the Columbus Blue Jackets' 15-game winning streak. They are 4-0-2 in their past six games and have allowed two regulation goals or fewer in eight of the past nine. "We're happy with how we've been playing," forward Connor McDavid said. "We've been winning. And if we haven't, we've been in every game and still finding ways to get points. That's a good sign." There is incentive for the Oilers, who were the seventh win in the Blue Jackets' streak, a 3-1 home loss Dec. 13. "Motivation is trying to blow up the streak of, I guess arguably, but it's not much of an argument, the best team in the NHL right now," said Mark Letestu, a former Blue Jackets forward. "To beat them at the top of their game is something that motivates us. For me, there's two games I want them to lose every year: The ones they play us." Coach Todd McLellan said he's also looking forward to the challenge. "For us, this is a number of opportunities," he said. "One, an opportunity to put an end to a very impressive streak, and it is. But also for us it's to play in a [Stanley Cup] Playoff environment. I'm sure it will feel like that tonight in this building, all the intensity the opposition will bring. We have a number of players who haven't experienced that in their career, never mind lately."
