EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
QUICK FACTS
Wednesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second of three games against St. Louis this season and the lone game in St. Louis. The next time these teams will meet is December 15th in Edmonton.
The last time these teams met was on October 22nd in Edmonton, with the Blues winning 2-0.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins leads the Oilers with 22 career points against the Blues and Tyson Barrie has played in a team high 35 career games against St. Louis.
NEW FACES – ACQUIRED IN OFF-SEASON
G Jack Campbell Free agent Toronto (NHL)
F Dylan Holloway In the system Bakersfield (AHL)
D Ryan Murray Free Agent Colorado (NHL)
G Stuart Skinner In the system Bakersfield (AHL)
SHOOTING GALLERY
The Oilers posted a franchise high 26 shots on goal in one period on October 24th vs. PIT. The previous record of 24 shots was done three times and most recently against Calgary on Feb. 1/20. Evander Kane also posted a team high nine shots against the Penguins and tied an Oilers record for most shots in a period by a player, recording eight shots in the second period. Taylor Hall co-holds the record, posting eight shots previously on Feb. 19/11 vs. ATL). Kane holds the league record of 10 shots in a period by a player, which he recorded on Nov. 1/18 against Columbus as a member of the San Jose Sharks.
ART ROSS MCDAVID
The 2021-22 campaign saw McDavid (44-79–123 in 80 GP) lead the League in points for the second straight season, giving him the opportunity to become the first player to win three consecutive Art Ross trophies since Jaromir Jagr (1997-98 – 2000-01). A 100-point campaign in 2022-23 would mark McDavid’s sixth, tying him with Sidney Crosby for the most among active players and trailing only Wayne Gretzky (15x), Mario Lemieux (10x), Marcel Dionne (8x), Peter Stastny (7x) and Mike Bossy (7x) atop the all-time list.
McDAVID HITS 700-POINT MARK WITH SEASON-OPENING HAT TRICK
With Edmonton trailing 3-0 midway through the second period, Oilers captain Connor McDavid factored on four of his club’s five consecutive goals, capping off the night with the NHL’s first hat trick of the 2022-23 season. McDavid (3-1—4) boosted his career totals to 242-459—701 (488 GP) and became the fastest active player to reach the 700-point milestone.
- The three-goal performance marked the second season-opening hat trick of McDavid’s career (also Oct. 4, 2017) as he became the third player in NHL history to record multiple hat tricks in season openers alongside Brendan Shanahan (2) and Cam Neely (2).
- The Oilers overcame a three-goal deficit to win a season-opening game for the first time in franchise history. Edmonton became just the ninth club in NHL history to do so and the first since Anaheim on Oct. 5, 2017. Coincidentally, the Ducks overcame a 3-1 deficit Wednesday night to record their second-ever multi-goal comeback win in a season opener.
OILERS IN OCTOBER
Overall – 442 GP, 205-190-33-16, 0.518
2022-23 – 6 GP, 3-3-0, .500
2021-22 – 7 GP, 6-1-0, .857
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaulated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaulated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 14
BLUES VS. OILERS
-This will be the 2nd of 3 matchups between the Blues and Oilers this season, with the last matchup coming on Dec. 15 in Edmonton
-The Blues shutout the Oilers, 2-0, this past Saturday, Oct. 22, in Edmonton, with Binnington earning the 11th shutout of his career
-The Blues are 6-2-2 in their last 10 games against Edmonton
-The Blues are 4-1-1 in their last 6 homes games against the Oilers
-The Blues have not allowed a power play goal to the Oilers in 5 of their last 6 matchups, going 10 for 11 on the penalty kill over that 6-game span (90.9%)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
10/27 – At Nashville
10/29 – vs. Montreal
10/31 – vs. Los Angeles
11/3 – vs. NY Islanders
11/7 – At Boston
BLUES HAVE HOT START TO SEASON
-The Blues won their first 3 games of the season for just the 7th time in franchise history, after setting a franchise record by winning their first 5 games of the season last season
-The Blues did not trail through their first 3 games of the season, the 2nd time in franchise history they did not trail through their first 3 games of the season (Did not trail in first 4 games of 2013-14)
-The Blues have allowed just 2.25 goals against per game so far this season, which ranks 3rd in the NHL (1. Vegas, 2.00 / 2. Dallas, 2.14)
-The Blues are 1 of 2 teams in the NHL to kill off all their penalties so far this season (9 for 9) (NYI, 22 for 22)
-The Blues have not allowed a power play goal in the first 4 games of the season, their longest streak of games to open a season without allowing a power play goal in franchise history
-The Blues have killed off all 9 of their penalties so far, 2 shy of matching their longest streak to begin a season (Longest is 11, 2x: Oct. 3 & 5 in 2013-14 / Oct. 1 & 3 in 1997-98) (Since 1977-78)
ROLLING OFFENSIVE SUCCESS FROM LAST SEASON
-The Blues have scored 11 goals in their 4 games this season, with 8 different players scoring so far
-The Blues were not shut out last season, just the 2nd time in franchise history the Blues have scored at least 1 goal in every game of the season (1981-82)
-The Blues streak of not being shutout ended on Monday at Winnipeg, a 4-0 loss, ending their streak of not being shutout at 108 straight games (reg. season) (Since Mar. 26, 2021), which was the 3rd longest streak in franchise history and was the longest active in the NHL (Last shutout on Mar. 25, 2021 at MIN)
-The Blues were also 1 of 2 teams in the NHL that had an active streak of at least 100 games without being shut out (Florida, 103) The Blues scored 309 goals in 2021-22, ranking 3rd in the NHL (1. FLA, 337)
-Their 309 goals last season were the 4th most in franchise history (1. 1980-81, 352)
-Their mark of 3.77 goals per game in 2021-22, was the 5th best in franchise history (1. 1980-81, 4.40)
-The Blues had 9 players score at least 20 goals last season, the most in the NHL and the 2nd most in franchise history (1. 10 20-goal scorers in 1980-81)
SPEICAL TEAMS A BIG FACTOR FOR BLUES
-The Blues have scored a power play goal in 2 of their 4 games so far this season, going 2-0-0 in the 2 games they scored a power play goal
-The Blues are 1 of 2 teams in the NHL this season who have killed off all of their penalties (9-9, 100.0%) (NY Islanders, 22-22)
-The Blues posted a franchise best 27.0% mark on the power play in 2021-22 (2. 24.6% in 1986-87)
-Their 27.0 power play percentage last season ranked 2nd in the NHL (1. TOR, 27.3%)
-Their penalty kill also ranked 5th in the NHL last season at 84.1% (1. CAR, 88.0%)
-The Blues posted a 37-12-5 record last season when scoring on the power play, as well as a 38-4-11 record when holding their opponent scoreless on the power play
