After winning 6-1 against the Anaheim Ducks at home on Saturday, the Edmonton Oilers will play against the St. Louis Blues in Missouri on Monday night, aiming to extend their current three-game winning streak.
“Getting two points in the upcoming games is important,” said Oilers forward Adam Henrique after Saturday’s game, where he scored the opening goal against the team that traded him to Edmonton before this year’s NHL trade deadline.
“(I) feel more comfortable with the team dynamics and understanding the game-to-game and situational play,” he said about getting settled in with the Oilers. “(I’m) trying to build that chemistry and understanding. These guys have done a great job talking to us.”
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The Oilers (45-23-4) are currently in second place in the Pacific Division. They are six points behind the Vancouver Canucks but have also played two fewer games.
The Blues (39-31-4) are not currently in a playoff position, sitting five points behind the Los Angeles Kings, who currently hold the final wild-card spot in the NHL’s Western Conference.
This season, Edmonton has a 20-15-1 record on the road, while St. Louis has a 22-13-2 record in its home games.
Both the Blues and Oilers have a 7-2-1 record in their past 10 games. In those games, the Blues are scoring an average of 3.3 goals per game while giving up 2.4 goals per game, while the Oilers are scoring an average of 4.4 goals per game and also giving up an average of 2.4.
Monday night’s game is the first of a brief two-game road trip for the Oilers. They will be in Dallas to play the Stars on Wednesday night.
Oilers defenceman Cody Ceci didn't play on Saturday because of an illness.
“He’s feeling better,” said Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch over the weekend. “We anticipate he’ll be playing in St. Louis.”
Oilers captain Connor McDavid continues to score points at a rapid pace after starting the season slowly. He scored three more points against the Ducks on Saturday and is still in a close three-way race to become the NHL leader in points this season, along with the Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon and the Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov.
McDavid was in 114th place in NHL scoring on Nov. 10, but now has accumulated 125 points to challenge for the scoring lead.
The game on Monday night starts at 7 p.m. You can listen to the game live on 630 CHED, starting with The Faceoff Show at 5:30 p.m.
