The Edmonton Oilers (17-13-0) and their clutch power play offense play host to the St. Louis Blues (13-15-1), one of the league’s worst penalty killing teams, at Rogers Place on Thursday. St. Louis is embarking on a five-game road trip coming off a 1-0 overtime win over the Predators on Monday.
The Blues committed four penalties in the game, though they held Nashville without a power play goal. Brayden Schenn scored the only goal for the Blues. Jordan Binnington had a great performance with 25 saves to earn his second shutout of the season, third-most in the league. Edmonton beat the Predators 6-3 on Tuesday.
Zach Hyman was the leading goal scorer for the Oilers, netting a hat trick. Leon Draisaitl had two goals and three assists to lead the team in scoring. Jack Campbell had 29 saves.
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams have split their two meetings this season, the most recent of which was a 3-1 victory for the Oilers in October. Hyman led Edmonton with two points (1G 1A). Ryan O’Reilly scored St. Louis’ only goal. Stuart Skinner got the win, saving 37 of 38 shots (.973%).
FACING OFF
St. Louis is averaging 2.90 goals per game for the season, 24th in the NHL, and they are taking on an Oilers team that is allowing 3.40 goals a game (22nd). Meanwhile, Edmonton has found the net 3.63 times a game on average, fourth in the league, and will be looking to capitalize on the Blues’ weak defense, which is allowing opponents to score 3.72 goals per game (29th).
The Oilers will be seeking to add to their No. 1-ranked power play percentage of 32.41% against the Blues, who are the league’s second-weakest penalty killing team (67.69%). St. Louis, meanwhile, has scored on 21.52% of their power play opportunities (20th), which the visiting team will be aiming to improve on against Edmonton’s 26th-ranked 73.28% penalty killing rate.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Robert Thomas (25 points), Jordan Kyrou (23), and Vladimir Tarasenko (21) have been the top skaters this season for the Blues. Tarasenko has also been an offensive leader for St. Louis, scoring eight and assisting 13.
In the net, Binnington (10-11-1) is St. Louis’ top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 3.23 GAA and a .894% save percentage.Connor McDavid leads the Oilers and the league in scoring with 59 points.
His 26 goals and 33 assists are both league bests. Skinner (9-7-0) has the best goals against average for Edmonton at 2.76. He has a save percentage of .919%.
HOME AND AWAY
St. Louis is 7-8-0 away from Enterprise Center this season. Edmonton is 9-7-0 at home this season.
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