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VANCOUVER Youth Evgeni Malkin Jersey , B.C. — Ken Hitchcock is supposed to be retired, but the Edmonton Oilers are glad he isn’t.The Oilers (18-12-3) are enjoying a resurgence under Hitchcock as they get ready to visit the Vancouver Canucks (15-16-4) on Sunday. Edmonton is 8-1-1 in its past 10 games and has gone 9-2-2 since Hitchcock came out of retirement and replaced the fired Todd McLellan last month.Three other teams that made early-season coaching changes wish they could say the same. The Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues are sporting losing records under their new bench bosses.Article continues below ...But Hitchcock is not claiming to be a miracle worker. He credits McLellan for laying a solid foundation.“A lot of the work was done by (McLellan) and his staff,” Hitchcock, 66, told reporters. “We’re part of the same coaching tree. Todd, (Calgary coach) Bill Peters, (Toronto’s) Mike Babcock, myself. So the terminology was easy… and then I do what I do. It’s just concepts, it’s not Xs and Os. A lot of concepts (were), quite frankly, in place. … I didn’t have to touch anything.”Hitchcock entered retirement — for the second time — following the 2017-18 NHL season after lasting only one forgettable campaign in his second go-round with the Dallas Stars, the team that he coached to a Stanley Cup title in 1998-99. He was fired by St. Louis before the end of the 2016-17 season, which was supposed to be his last before retirement.The Edmonton native is enjoying good times with his hometown team after succeeding at the NHL, international and junior levels. But he claims not to be offering a new voice to the Oilers.“I think it’s the same stuff, but a different approach,” he said during his session with reporters. “I’ve learned over time that the pre-game preparation is one of the most overrated things in our sport – because you’re saying the same things over and over again. But post-game preparation is not. It’s really important. And Jake Guentzel Jersey Kids , how you move the train along the tracks is all in your post-game review.”Alex Chiasson has gotten back on track with Edmonton. He fired home his 14th goal of the season — a single-season career high — in his 27th game as the Oilers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Friday in the Alberta capital. Chiasson needed 79 games in his 2013-14 with Dallas to record his previous career high.He was essentially unwanted after helping Washington win its first Stanley Cup last season – and only obtained a contract from the Oilers after making good on a professional tryout offer.“When you win a Cup, it is a little surprising he didn’t have a deal or nothing,” Oilers captain Connor McDavid told reporters. “He came in on a PTO and worked hard and earned a job and has been having a great year. I couldn’t be happier for him.”While Chiasson helps the Oilers with their renaissance, Josh Leivo is rejuvenating his career with the Canucks, who have won four of their past five games. Leivo scored in Vancouver’s 5-1 win over the Flyers on Saturday night. He now has three goals and an assist in six games with the Canucks following his trade from Toronto on Dec. 3.“It’s a young group of guys, very light and fun in the room. So that was easy to come into,” Leivo told reporters Saturday morning. “And on the ice, everyone looks like they want to win.”Leivo, 25, became expendable in Toronto after the Maple Leafs re-signed holdout winger William Nylander. The Canucks sent prospect Michael Carcone to Toronto in return.After struggling to stay in the Leafs’ lineup, Leivo is now skating regularly on Vancouver’s first line with rookie sensation Elias Pettersson and sophomore sniper Brock Boeser.“We’re putting (Leivo) in a spot that we hope he can succeed in,” Canucks coach Travis Green told reporters. “It’s a pretty good opportunity when you’re playing with (Pettersson) and (Boeser). That’s a spot that I think a lot of people in the NHL would love to have.”So far, Leivo is earning it. DALLAS — The Calgary Flames and Dallas Stars meet Tuesday night at American Airlines Center in a game featuring clubs heading in different directions.Calgary (22-10-2, 46 points), which sits first in the Pacific Division, has won three straight contests, including a 7-2 win at St. Louis on Sunday.The Flames http://www.officialpenguinsproshop.com/authentic-adidas-justin-schultz-jersey , who are 11-7-0 on the road, are also 12-2-1 over their past 15 games.Article continues below ...“We’re starting to develop a confidence in ourselves individually and in the group collectively,” Calgary coach Bill Peters said after Sunday’s win. “They conduct themselves properly and they’re holding themselves accountable too.”Sunday’s victory, one which saw Calgary lead 4-0 after one period, marked the fourth time this season the Flames have scored at least seven goals, tying them with Tampa Bay for most in the NHL.Calgary, which averages 3.59 goals per game, fifth-best in the league, and allows 2.71 goals per game, third-lowest, is 2-0-0 on its current road trip and the Flames have outscored their first two foes 9-3.That potent Calgary attack is led by Sean Monahan, tied for ninth in the NHL with 20 goals, and Johnny Gaudreau, tied for sixth in the league with 45 points.Dallas (16-14-3, 35 points) is slogging through a four-game losing streak after a winless road trip, but this is a Stars team that has won four straight and six of their last eight against the Flames.The most recent of those victories came November 28 in Calgary when the Stars edged the Flames 4-3 in overtime.“We’d like to have a good start again (like we did in St. Louis). We know they have a good team,” Flames center Mikael Backlund told the team’s official website Monday. “We learned that the last time we played against them. We got to play our game-play hard Kris Letang Jersey , play fast.”The Stars last played Saturday, losing 6-4 at Colorado, capping an 0-4-0 road trip.“(I saw) a lot of good and a lot of areas we need to improve on,” Dallas rookie coach Jim Montgomery said of the road trip on Monday. “Offense got better on the trip, defense got worse.”And while Dallas has struggled away from the Lone Star State, the Stars have been a much different club at home, where they are 10-3-1.In practice on Monday, Montgomery had rookie forward Denis Gurianov skating on Dallas’ top line alongside the Stars’ top offensive duo of captain Jamie Benn and perennial All-Star Tyler Seguin.“Just his instincts, speed, ability to shoot in stride (are what we like),” Montgomery said of Gurianov. “He’s looking like he’s an NHL player. He’s not just a player that’s good in flashes. He just seems to be good all the time now. He’s looking dominant now.”Montgomery also said Monday he hopes to have injured defenseman John Klingberg (hand), out the past 17 games, back for Thursday’s game with Chicago but at the latest Klingberg will return for Saturday’s visit to Minnesota.Dallas will play seven of its next nine at home.