Goals: Tarasenko (11,12), Jaskin (2), Schwartz (11), Schenn (9,10), Upshall (3) and Stastny (5)
Record 16-5-1
My thoughts on Tonight's Game
- Wow! Is this team fun to watch when they play their game?!
- Which would you have been more surprised at the start of the season? St. Louis with all the injuries to be where they are, leading the Western Conference 22 games in, or Edmonton to be as bad as they are, given the way they looked last year with Connor McDavid in the playoffs.
- The NBC announcers said the Oilers looked like a Jr Hockey team against an NHL team in the Blues tonight. They were definitely giving the Blues a LOT of love. No complaining tonight from Blues fans that nobody gives us any respect. We made it hard for them to ignore us tonight. Way to go, boys!
- Tarasenko nearly had a hat trick, but settled for the Gordie Howe hat trick instead. For those who don't know, a Gordie Howe hat trick is a goal, an assist and a fight all in one game. (Gordie Howe was known for his brawn as well as his skill and ability to score.)
- 12 points for the line of Schenn, Schwartz and Tarasenko tonight.
- All four offensive lines scored tonight.
- Parayko got 2 assists, and fellow defensemen Bortuzzo and Pietrangelo added assists as well.
- I predicted after last game that #91 and #17 had been silent too long and would get things going soon. They each added 4 points a piece tonight.
- I saw some criticism of Tarasenko on social media that he wasn't giving 100% at times. I wondered if he maybe was nursing some soreness. (Remember, he left practice early a week or so ago and could have some lingering issue) You never know what's going on unless you're in the locker room and at the practices. We shouldn't be so quick to be so critical.
- Vladi showed tonight that he is a teammate and he will do whatever he has to do to help his team. He dropped the gloves and went at it with Matt Benning after Benning put a hard check on Schenn. I've seen 91 do more forechecking, blocking shots and he proved to me tonight he's a team player. And for Pierre McGuire to say that Benning is a lot smaller than Vladi I give you this: Tarasenko 6' 225 lbs, Benning 6'1" 204 lbs. How is this a mismatch, Pierre?
- This team just doesn't give the opponents much space to operate. It must be frustrating trying to find space and control the puck when you play against the St. Louis Blues.
- Jaskin's goal was due to hard work, not giving up and just a great shot that beat Cam Talbot in the upper right corner and nearly hit Talbot in the head as he squatted trying to react to the shot.
- Edmonton pulled Talbot after the Blues scored 2 goals on just 3 shots.
- Other goals were total team efforts with some great passing and teamwork. It was a fun night to be a Blues fan.
- Blues outshot the Oilers 40-29, but Edmonton only had 7 shots on goal in each of the first 2 periods.
- Blues had 18 takeaways combined with only 2 giveaways. Great defense and excellent puck possession.
- Great start to the 5 game homestand. Blues are the only NHL team off Wednesday night but have back to back games Friday and Saturday against Nashville and Minnesota.
#AllTogetherNowStL #LGB #SpreadArisLight
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