"If you're looking for positives — and not many are when a team is in 29th place of a 30-team league at this stage of the season — there were a few in the Oilers' 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Not a cause for a parade, any of them, but …

You should know that the Edmonton Oilers have now put points in the standings back-to-back-to back games — three consecutive games — for the first time since Oct. 28, 30 and Nov. 3.

"There was the All-Star break in the middle, I'm not sure that counts" said Devan Dubnyk, who was in goal for all three. He now has a 5-2 record at home this season, with an 8-11-1 record for the year including a 2.83 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage."