PHILADELPHIA -- After four disturbing losses that had much of Edmonton wondering what happened to their beloved up-and-coming team, the Oilers arrive in Philadelphia with restored confidence following Thursday night's 2-1 overtime victory in Chicago.

"When you start losing three or four games it's very easy to get frustrated and almost a little panicked," Oilers defenseman Oscar Klefbom told the Edmonton Journal after Mark Letestu's overtime goal against the Blackhawks gave the Oilers (2-4-0) their second win of the season. "But the way we played last year and the way we had the same positive feeling in the room, it was just a matter of time before we were going to play some better hockey. There was no better time than to do it."

After opening the season with a convincing 3-0 win over the Flames, the Oilers dropped four straight games by a combined score of 19-8. However, goaltender Cam Talbot (1-3-0, 3.96 GAA) helped quiet some of his critics with a strong 30-save performance in Chicago.