The Edmonton Oilers are looking to move into second place in the Pacific Division after dropping to fourth, one point behind the Calgary Flames and Anaheim Ducks. Edmonton is playing the fourth (1-1-1) of a season-long, eight-game homestand. The Oilers lost 3-2 in a shootout against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday and did not have a morning skate Sunday. "It's exciting when Pittsburgh and Montreal, those types of teams come to town," coach Todd McLellan told the Oilers website Saturday. "We don't get to see them often and the energy around the building seems to go up a little bit." The Oilers, who have not made the Stanley Cup Playoffs since 2006, hold the first wild card into the playoffs from the Western Conference, four points ahead of the St. Louis Blues and seven ahead of the Los Angeles Kings. "There's talk about playoffs, but I think we're in a different phase right now, we're in a push to playoffs," McLellan said. "We don't even consider the tournament that will happen later, but this push is real important for us." Edmonton trailed 2-0 after the first period against Pittsburgh and is looking for a better start. "I look for a big battle again," forward Matt Hendricks said. "They had a tough night in Calgary [Thursday, 5-0 loss] and it's going to be much like the [New York] Islanders game [4-1 loss]. We can't sit around and let them dictate the pace."
