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And now … it’s finally magic number time.

After Saturday night’s 2-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks, the magic number for the Edmonton Oilers is eight.

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That’s any combination of Edmonton wins and Los Angeles Kings regulation time losses totalling eight and the Oilers will officially have clinched their first playoff position in 11 years.

Isn’t this any fun now?

Defeat the Kings here Monday in regulation and the Oilers magic number would drop to six.

Make that five if the Kings lose in regulation in Calgary Sunday.

Or do it the other way.

With “loser points” involved from overtime and playoff games, the magic number is now 15 points.

Any combination of Oilers points won and Los Angeles points not gained totalling 15 and Edmonton is in. And the Monday game against the Kings is truly a four-point game that way. An Edmonton win over Los Angeles and the points magic number would drop to 11. (Or nine if Calgary defeats L.A. on Sunday.)