In Edmonton, the visiting Calgary Flames came to town looking to continue their most recent streak, and left town with a 6-3 win and three-game streak on Saturday.
Noah Hanifin hit for a double for the Flames, increasing his market value ahead of the NHL draft deadline.
Dan Vladar made 32 saves in the win.
The Flames moved to 28-25-5.
The Flames took a 3-0 lead in the opening stanza.
Nazem Kadri got the Flames offense rolling at 2:02 for a 1-0 lead to Calgary.
Martin Prospisil pushed the advantage to 2-0 at 9:11.
Hanifin picked up his first of the game at 15:53, to balloon the lead to 3-0.
Zach Hyman scored off the power play with 1:31 left in the first to trim the deficit to 3-1 headed to the middle frame.
The Oilers dropped to 33-20-2.
Hyman collected his double at 4:34 of the middle frame to get the deficit to one goal at 3-2.
Calgary replied with a strike by Dryden Hunt at 11:47 of the second for a 4-2 lead.
Hanifin picked up his double off the power play at 14:09, for a 5-2 advantage.
Calgary added insurance on a Blake Coleman empty-net marker at 12:51 of the third for a 6-2 lead.
The Oilers added one more to the scoreboard when Mattias Janmark hit at 16:16 for the 6-3 final count on the scoreboard. 
Stuart Skinner made 25 saves in the loss
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