Edmonton Oilers (31-17-1, third in the Pacific Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (28-22-2, fourth in the Central Division)
St. Louis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers visit the St. Louis Blues after Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals in the Oilers' 8-4 win against the Detroit Red Wings.
St. Louis has a 28-22-2 record overall and a 15-9-1 record in home games. The Blues are 8-5-0 in games they score at least one power-play goal.
Edmonton has a 14-11-0 record on the road and a 31-17-1 record overall. The Oilers have conceded 138 goals while scoring 172 for a +34 scoring differential.
Thursday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Neighbours has scored 18 goals with five assists for the Blues. Jordan Kyrou has five goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Connor McDavid has 21 goals and 56 assists for the Oilers. Zach Hyman has six goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 7-3-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.7 penalties and 10.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
Oilers: 8-2-0, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.4 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.2 penalty minutes while giving up 1.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blues: Scott Perunovich: out (lower body), Justin Faulk: out (lower body).
Oilers: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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