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Oilers at Flames: Coach looks for improved special teams play [Video]

It was their third loss in a row to start the season, but the Edmonton Oilers have put up more wins than defeats since that 4-1 Calgary Flames victory over them.

The Oilers are 5-2-1 since the Oct. 13 setback. The defending Western Conference champions put an end to the three-game jag two days later with an overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

And while Edmonton (5-5-1) is taking a .500 record into Calgary Sunday night at 6 p.m., just two points behind the Flames (6-4-1), Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch told media after the morning skate the team is still “finding” its game.

“I think there’s still a lot of work to do. I think it’ll be a big test,” Knoblauch said at the Saddledome.

The second-year coach, who joined the Oilers nearly a year ago after they …

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