The Edmonton Oilers have fired head coach Dave Tippett, according to TSN's Darren Dreger.

Jay Woodcroft will take over as head coach, reports Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Additionally, Edmonton also fired associate coach Jim Playfair, according to Dreger.

Tippett was in the middle of his third season as the Oilers' bench boss. Despite a hot start to the campaign, Edmonton sits five points behind the Calgary Flames for the last Western Conference wild-card spot with a 23-18-3 record after losing 16 of its last 23 games.

The Oilers also lost their first two contests after the All-Star break while being outscored 8-1.

Overall, Tippett held a 95-62-14 mark with Edmonton. Though the Oilers made the postseason twice under his tenure, they never made it past the first round.

Despite boasting two of the NHL's top point-getters in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton has had difficulties achieving consistent success. McDavid is now set to play for his fourth coach during his first seven NHL seasons.

Woodcroft has been the head coach of the AHL's Bakersfield Condors since 2018. He piloted the team to a 105-71-21 record.

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