Blues Vs. Oilers Final Score: St. Louis Topples Edmonton 5-2

The St. Louis Blues secured their fourth straight victory on Wednesday night by going into Edmonton and defeating the Oilers 5-2. The win moves the Blues to 40-17-7 (87 points) overall, while Edmonton falls to 25-32-6.

St. Louis would race out to a 3-0 lead in the second period after forward Andy McDonald scored his second goal of the night off feeds from T.J. Oshie and Kevin Shattenkirk. Edmonton answered back with back-to-back goals to put the game at 3-2, but St. Louis took control in the third.

Shattenkirk scored a power play goal three minutes into the third period off assists from Alex Pietrangelo and Jason Arnott. Five minutes later, Chris Stewart connected on a penalty shot to make it 5-2, which is how the game would end.

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Blues Vs. Oilers Score Update: St. Louis Leads 3-2 Heading Into The Third

The St. Louis Blues entered their Wednesday night contest with the Edmonton Oilers as winners of three straight games, and through two periods, St. Louis has put itself in position to extend that streak one further. The Blues lead the Oilers 3-2 on the road Wednesday with a single frame remaining. The lead looked like it was going to be 3-1 at the end of the second, but Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his 15th goal of the season for the Oilers with under one minute left. Taylor Hall and Nick Schultz were credited with the assists.

Scott Nichol scored his third goal of the season two minutes into the second period to push the St. Louis lead to 2-0. Andy McDonald would make it 3-0 Blues five minutes later when he beat Edmonton goalie Devan Dubnyk for his second goal of the night and fifth of the year.

Edmonton's Corey Potter would start the scoring for the Oilers midway through the second when he found the back of the net for his fourth goal of the year.

Blues Vs. Oilers Score Update: St. Louis Leads 1-0 After First Period

The scoring started early in the St. Louis Blues vs. Edmonton Oilers game on Wednesday night, and then it stopped completely. The Blues are fine with that. Less than a minute into the contest, St. Louis' Andy McDonald would beat Edmonton goalie Devan Dubnyk for his fourth goal of the season to get the Blues out to a 1-0 lead. That's all the scoring the first period would see.

T.J. Oshie and David Backes were credited with assists on McDonald's goal. It was the 28th helper of the year for Oshie, and the 26th of the season for Backes.

The action at each end was fairly even. While the Blues dominated faceoffs in the first period (9-2), St. Louis only outshot Edmonton by one (8-7) and hits were even at eight a piece.

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Blues At Oilers: Blues Look To Continue Road Win Streak In Edmonton

The Blues've won three games in a row on the road, bringing their away record to 13-13-3. They're playing an Edmonton team with some fight in them, and who've gotten some solid goaltending from Devan Dubnyk.