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Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues

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Brown scores in OT as Oilers rally to beat Blues 3-2

Leon Draisaitl scores a one-timer to tie the score late in the 3rd

Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist for Edmonton, which has won four of its last six games. Stuart Skinner made 20 saves.

Jordan Kyrou and Colton Parayko scored and Jordan Binnington stopped 35 shots for the Blues, who lost for the fifth time in six games.

In the extra period, Brown scored on a one-timer off a pass from McDavid for the win.

McDavid’s power play goal at 5:50 of the second period gave the Oilers a 1-0 lead.

Kyrou scored on the power play at 5:12 of the third to tie it at 1-all and Parayko gave the Blues the lead at 8:58.

Draisaitl’s goal, with Skinner pulled for the extra attacker, tied it 2-2 with 2:14 left.

Takeaways Oilers: Forward Kasperi Kapanen played his 500th career game against his former team and defenseman Mattias Ekholm returned after missing a game due to illness. Kapanen played 106 games for St. Louis before being claimed off waivers by Edmonton on Nov. 19.

Blues: St. Louis activated defenseman Nick Leddy from injured reserve after missing the last 49 games with a lower body injury. With his return, the Blues' six defensemen against Edmonton have played a combined total of more than 4,500 games.

Key moment Trailing 1-0, the Blues had a golden opportunity to even the game midway through the second period as Jake Neighbours found himself in all alone on a breakaway, but Skinner turned him away with a stick save.

Key stat McDavid extended his points streak against the Blues to seven games. McDavid has at least one point in 10 of his last 11 games against St. Louis (seven goals, 12 assists).

Up Next Oilers play at Chicago on Wednesday, and Blues host Florida on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

EDM leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 5:50 Connor McDavid Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Evan Bouchard (32), Leon Draisaitl (42)
Goal 3rd Period 5:12 Jordan Kyrou Goal (23) Backhand, assists: Brayden Schenn (19), Dylan Holloway (23)
Goal 3rd Period 8:58 Colton Parayko Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Robert Thomas (26), Pavel Buchnevich (22)
Goal 3rd Period 17:46 Leon Draisaitl Goal (37) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (47), Mattias Ekholm (16)
Goal 4th Period 2:33 Connor Brown Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (48), Evan Bouchard (33)

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 14
13 Hits 28
6 Takeaways 6
39 Shots 22
1 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 1
33.3 Power Play Percentage 100.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
17 Faceoffs Won 30
36.2 Faceoff Win Percent 63.8
18 Giveaways 16
1 Total Penalties 3
2 Penalty Minutes 6

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: Saint Louis, MO
Attendance: 17,485 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Edmonton 34 17 72 4
Vegas 33 17 72 6
Los Angeles 29 17 65 7
Vancouver 26 18 63 11
Calgary 26 21 60 8
Anaheim 24 24 54 6
Seattle 24 29 52 4
San Jose 15 35 37 7

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 39 14 81 3
Dallas 35 18 72 2
Minnesota 33 19 70 4
Colorado 33 22 68 2
Utah 24 23 57 9
St. Louis 25 26 55 5
Nashville 19 28 45 7
Chicago 17 31 41 7
Full Standings