The Edmonton Oilers (3-3-0) head to take on the St. Louis Blues (3-1-0) at Enterprise Center on Wednesday. Edmonton is playing their first of four games on the road coming off a high-scoring 6-3 win over the Penguins on Monday. The Oilers committed four penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal.
Six players found the net for the Oilers. Leon Draisaitl scored and provided two assists to lead the team in scoring. Jack Campbell had 32 saves in the win. St. Louis fell 4-0 to the Jets on Monday. Thomas Greiss had a great performance with 39 saves (.928%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Blues won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 2-0 victory on October 22. Torey Krug and Justin Faulk were on the scoresheet for St. Louis. Jordan Binnington saved 23 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
Edmonton is averaging 3.67 goals per game so far this season, seventh in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blues team that is allowing 2.25 goals a game (4th). Meanwhile, St. Louis has found the net 2.75 times a game on average, 24th in the league, and the Oilers are allowing opponents to score 3.33 goals per game (22nd).
St. Louis averages fewer shots (25.3) than most teams in the league, ranking 30th, though the team’s 10.9% shooting percentage is 11th. With an average of 34.2 attempts, Edmonton ranks ninth.
The Oilers’ third-ranked power play offense (35.00%) will be put to the test against the Blues, who are the league’s best penalty killing team (100.00%). St. Louis, meanwhile, has scored on 22.22% of their power play opportunities (15th), which the home team will be aiming to improve on against Edmonton’s 23rd-ranked 74.07% penalty killing rate.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 11 points this season, fourth-most in the NHL, Draisaitl is the top skater for the Oilers. He leads the league with eight assists and has added three goals of his own. In the net, Stuart Skinner (0-1-0) is Edmonton’s top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 1.68 GAA, fourth-best in the league, and a .944% save percentage, also fourth-best. Campbell (3-2-0) leads the Oilers in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 3.61 and a save percentage of .895%. Vladimir Tarasenko leads the Blues in scoring with six points. He has two goals and four assists in four games. Binnington (3-0-0) is the top goalie for St. Louis with a goals against average of 1.65, third-best in the league. He has a save percentage of .940%, fifth-best.
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