St Louis Blues vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/28/2024

Game Time: 8:30 pm ET, Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Venue:  Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Blues +205, Oilers -250; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Blues +205, Oilers -250; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Blues +205, Oilers -250; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

St Louis Blues:  30-25-2 (5th place, Central Division)

Edmonton Oilers:  34-20-2 (3rd place, Pacific Division)

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St Louis Blues:  5-5-0 last 10

Edmonton Oilers:  5-4-1 last 10

The Blues are entering this game with 62 points, a 30-25-2 record overall, and they are 13-14-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Detroit Red Wings in their last game, losing that one on the road 6-1, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Winnipeg Jets still to be played on Tuesday night. In their game against the Red Wings, Zachary Bolduc scored 1 goal for them in that game. Brandon Saad and Nathan Walker each led the team in assists with 1 while Colton Parayko led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Jordan Binnington was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 14 shots with 10 saves and a .714 save percentage before getting replaced by Joel Hofer who allowed 2 goals on 20 shots with 18 saves and a .900 save percentage. Their offense has scored 167 goals this season averaging 2.9 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 178 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game.

The Oilers are entering this game with 70 points, a 34-20-2 record overall, and they are 18-8-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Los Angeles Kings in their last game, winning that one at home 4-2. Evan Bouchard, Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and Zach Hyman each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Connor McDavid led the team in assists with 2 while Leon Draisaitl led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Stuart Skinner was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 40 shots with 38 saves and a .950 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 201 goals this season averaging 3.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 168 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Oilers listed as a big favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Oilers have looked really good in their games this season with their 34-20-2 record overall which has them in 3rd place of their division in the West and holding down their playoff spot right now. They have looked great on home ice this year with their 18-8-2 home record and they just got a much needed win in their last game against a red hot Kings team so they have some momentum coming into this one now. Meanwhile, the Blues haven't looked great in their games this season with their 30-25-2 record overall which has them in 5th place of their division in the West and outside of a playoff spot right now. They are trying to get themselves into a Wild Card spot since they are right on the cusp but they have been really up and down lately with their 5-5-0 record in their last 10 games. Not only have they not been a very consistent team, but they have also looked bad in their road games this year with their 13-14-1 road record. The Blues are also in a terrible situation here since they lost their last game but are also playing this game on a back-to-back with a game against the Jets the night before, the Jets being one of the best teams in their division right now. The Oilers haven't been great lately with their 5-4-1 record in their last 10 games but they have been the more consistent team all season and have looked so good on home ice too. The Oilers got a much needed win in their last game too and will have some momentum coming into this one at home. The best way to place a bet here is on the Oilers to win this game and on the puckline.

Blues Oilers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, February 28, 2024 (8:30 pm ET start time) is Oilers 6 Blues 2.

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St Louis Blues: 30-28 (+8.8 units) on the moneyline in all games. 25-20 (+8.8 units) on the moneyline after allowing 4 goals or more 2 straight games. 22-9 OVER when playing on back-to-back days. 39-21 OVER after playing 2 consecutive road games. 

Edmonton Oilers: 74-48 (-4.9 units) on the moneyline in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 76-57 (-7.5 units) on the moneyline after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game. 38-24 OVER off a home win scoring 4 or more goals. 18-8 OVER off a home win against a division rival.

St Louis Blues:  J. Faulk (D) Ques Tues - Lower Body.

Edmonton Oilers:  None.

“Binner was under siege right there. It had nothing to do with Binner at all. All the goals were a result of turnovers, odd man rushes. He had no chance on any of them.” - Drew Bannister after his team’s loss against the Red Wings in their game on Saturday.

“I think this was good for us, having a victory against a quality opponent and especially a team we were tied with going into it.” - Kris Knoblauch after his team’s win against the LA Kings in their game on Monday.

LW Buchnevich, Pavel

C Thomas, Robert

RW Kyrou, Jordan

LD Leddy, Nick

RD Parayko, Colton

G Binnington, Jordan

LW Draisaitl, Leon

C McDavid, Connor

RW Hyman, Zach

LD Ekholm, Mattias

RD Bouchard, Evan

G Skinner, Stuart

Points: R. Thomas (65)

Goals: P. Buchnevich (22)

Assists: R. Thomas (46)

GAA: J. Hofer (2.80)

Points: C. McDavid (91)

Goals: Z. Hyman (38)

Assists: C. McDavid (70)

GAA: C. Pickard (2.53)

Coaches:

St Louis Blues: Drew Bannister (Interim)

Edmonton Oilers: Kris Knoblauch (1st season)