Things have gone from bad to worse for the Edmonton Oilers , who were crushed 8-3 by the Dallas Stars on home ice on Tuesday night. It's been a brutal start for the back-to-back defending Western Conference champions, who are now 10-10-5 and sixth place in the Pacific Division.

Head coach Kris Knoblauch shared a simple request after the embarrassing loss.

“Everybody has to step up,” he told reporters afterwards.

The Oil have now lost four of their last five games, and five of seven dating back to November 13. The defensive side of the puck hasn't been anywhere near good enough for a team of this caliber; Edmonton is allowing 3.72 goals against per game, which is 30th league wide.

They're also boasting a league-worst .868 save percentage, which isn't a recipe for any kind of success

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