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St. Louis Blues vs Edmonton Oilers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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Rogers Place
STLNHL · BN+
St. Louis Blues
Blues
1–1–0
@
Edmonton Oilers
Oilers
2–0–1
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STLNHL · BN+
St. Louis Blues
Away · Blues
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Connor McDavid has made a habit of hurting the Blues: 8 points in the last 4 meetings. But Joel Hofer has been a wall against Edmonton, a .947 save percentage on 38 shots.
Rogers Place
Edmonton Oilers
Home · Oilers
2–0–1
5 PTS
Blues
GOALIES
Oilers
Joel Hofer
Joel Hofer
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.921 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Devon Levi
Devon Levi
Expected
.810 SV% · 4.02 GAA · 2W
.850 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blues
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Oilers
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
BluesProjected lines
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
OilersProjected lines
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
Blues
INJURY REPORT
Oilers
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
BluesInjury report
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
OilersInjury report
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Blues lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Oilers have won 2 straight and are 2-0-1 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Connor McDavid has made a habit of hurting the Blues: 8 points in the last 4 meetings. But Joel Hofer has been a wall against Edmonton, a .947 save percentage on 38 shots.

The numbers behind it
Player
Connor McDavid has 8 points in his last 4 games against St. Louis. See the games →
(Edmonton)
8 pts, last 4 vs STL
Player
Robert Thomas has 5 points in his last 4 games against Edmonton. See the games →
(St. Louis)
5 pts, last 4 vs EDM
Goaltending
Joel Hofer has a .947 save % against Edmonton (38 shots).
.947 SV% vs EDM