St. Louis Blues and Edmonton Oilers brought a playoff-like atmosphere to Rink on Wednesday and the gloves were dropped early in their games.
Oiler’s right-wing Corey Perry was in front of blues goalkeeper Jordan Binnington as the online memorials emerged in front of the net. Binnington took a few swipes before the two players were separated.
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St. Louis Blues and Edmonton Oilers players are raising it in the first period of the NHL action in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Jason Franson/the Canadian press via AP)
Perry and Blue’s leftist Jake-Nabos took over from there and began to throw on each other. It had only been about nine minutes into the game.
Connor Brown scored a late goal to set Edmonton up 4-3. St. Louis couldn’t equalize in the last seconds, and Oilers took home the close victory.
“That’s what it’s all about. Gutters who are stepping up,” said Oilers star Connor McDavid after the game via the team’s site. “We’ve got different guys to go up throughout this kind of injury defects and disease errors, and many guys step up and play good hockey and contribute.
“It’s not been easy, but I’ve thought the guys have fought hard.”
St. Louis Blues -goalkeeper Jordan Binnington, #50, looks at as Edmonton Oilers’ Connor Brown, #28, and Adam Henrique, #19, celebrate a goal in the third period of an NHL game in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Jason Franson/the Canadian press via AP)
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Brown had two goals in the victory – both on assists from McDavid.
Blue’s head coach Jim Montgomery complained about not being able to get cover at McDavid.
“We didn’t do a good enough job of covering McDavid and we didn’t do a good enough job to protect our net front. The net front match was the difference tonight,” he said via NHL.com. “We’ve been shown here in ever since 4 nations that we’re a team that just wants to keep coming. And I love that about our group.
“I thought the Thomas line was really dynamic and they all got three goals for us. I thought ‘Buchey’ was really good and I thought the line was really good.”
St. Louis Blues ‘Justin Faulk, #72 and Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid, #97, Battle for the Puck in the second period of an NHL game in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Jason Franson/the Canadian press via AP)
Oilers moved two points over the blues in the playoffs. Edmonton is 45-28-5 in the season with 95 points. Blues are 43-30-7 with 93 points. Edmonton has four matches back on his schedule, and St. Louis has two.
