The Edmonton Oilers (3-3-0) take on the St. Louis Blues (3-1-0) Wednesday at Enterprise Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Oilers vs. Blues odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
These teams met Saturday in Edmonton, and the Blues came away with a 2-0 victory. Edmonton continued its slumber as it got down 3-1 to the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday, but the Oilers rattled off 5 unanswered goals to take it 6-3. The Oilers have lost 6 of their last 9 against St. Louis.
The Blues played a phenomenal checking game to defeat the speedy Oilers. It must have taken its toll because they were worked by the Winnipeg Jets 4-0 Monday.
St. Louis is already dealing with injuries to key players as LW Pavel Buchnevich (lower body) and LW Brandon Saad (upper body) were inactive Monday. Buchnevich was placed on IR, and he’ll be out for at least a week.