9:09 pm
December 18

Blues @ Oilers

Who will WIN this matchup?

St. Louis Blues (12-15-4)

@ Edmonton Oilers (18-13-3)

 

Starting Goalies:

Jake Allen (STL): Confirmed

Cam Talbot (EDM): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

St. Louis Blues: (+130)

Edmonton Oilers: (-160)

 

• Vladimir Tarasenko (nine goals, 20 points), whose averaged better than 37 goals and 34 assists over the last four seasons, hasn’t recorded a point in his last seven games. Ryan O’Reilly (team highs of 13 goals, 31 points) was kept off the scoresheet for the fourth time in six games Sunday. Jake Allen was pulled before the second period Sunday for the second time in four starts after allowing four goals on 16 shots in the first stanza, and is 2-2-0 with a 4.99 goals-against average and .854 save percentage during that span.

• Alex Chiasson (15 goals, 19 points) scored for the third straight game Sunday and continues to produce since joining McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on the top line. Draisaitl (16 goals, 42 points) had his five-game point streak snapped Sunday (three goals, 12 points). Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (31 points) scored Sunday and has five of his 11 goals this season in the last seven games.

• The Blues have lost six straight versus the Pacific Division (0-5-1).

5/10
Confidence
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Edmonton Oilers
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