The underachieving Edmonton Oilers have fired coach Todd McLellan and replaced him with Ken Hitchcock.
Despite Connor McDavid having another stellar season, the Oilers are 9-10-1 and in sixth place in the Pacific Division. After making a run to the conference finals in 2017, they missed the playoffs last season.
In three-plus seasons with the Oilers, the 51-year-old McLellan is 123-119-24 but made the playoffs just once. He also coached San Jose from 2008-2015.
Hitchcock has the third-most wins as a coach in NHL history, behind Joel Quenneville — who was fired by Chicago this season — and Scotty Bowman.
Hitchcock has coached the Stars, Flyers, Blue Jackets, Blues and, most recently, the Stars. He lasted one season in Dallas after a six-year run in St. Louis where he made the playoffs five times.