St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers 4/1/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions
The St. Louis Blues will travel on the road to Canada to face off against the Edmonton Oilers on Friday for a puck drop time scheduled at 9 PM Eastern. This game will be available on ESPN plus and NHL center ice. The St. Louis blues come into this game with a record on the season of 37 – 20–9, and have won three out of their last five games coming twice against the Vancouver Canucks, and on the road against the Washington Capitals by the score of 5–2. The only two defeats for St. Louis came against Carolina, and Philadelphia.
The Edmonton Oilers come into this game with a record on the season of 38–25–5, and have also won three out of their last five games. Edmonton has been victorious against San Jose, Arizona, and at home against Los Angeles by the score of 4–3. The only two losses for Edmonton came on the road against Calgary by the score of 9–5, and on the road against Dallas by the score of 5–3.
Connor McDavid is the team leader for Edmonton in points hitting the century mark at 100, McDavid has 37 goals on the season and the team lead for Edmonton in assists with 63, 30 of those assists came on the power play as Connor McDavid also is a +18 on the season. Leon Draisaitl is the team leader for Edmonton and goals with 49, 20 of those came on the power play with 233 shots on goal this season.
Jordan Kyrou is the team leader for St. Louis in points with 62, to go along with 22 goals and the team lead in assists with 40, 11 of those came on the power play as Jordan Kyrou is a +8 on the year. Vladimir Tarasenko is the team leader for the St. Louis Blues in goals with 23, five of those came on the power play on 187 shots on goal this season.
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As a team, the Edmonton Oilers are scoring 3.43 goals per game which is near the top of the league however St. Louis is scoring 3.52 as a team to match the power. Edmonton is allowing their opponents an average of 3.22 goals per game while St. Louis is only averaging 2.85 with goaltenders Vince Husso and Jordan Binnington in the crease. No matter which goaltender starts for St. Louis, we see the Blues coming away with a victory on the road in Canada. Final Score Prediction: St. Louis Blues win 4-2.