Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues
· National Hockey League
Robert Thomas scores with 9 seconds left in OT as the Blues beat the Oilers 3-2
The Blues trailed 2-0 midway through the third period but goals by Pius Suter with 7:38 to play and Cam Fowler with 3:46 left in regulation tied it at 2-all.
Fowler also had an assist and Joel Hofer made 36 saves to help St. Louis win for the sixth time in their last seven games. With the win the Blues pulled within five points of a wild-card playoff spot. Hofer is now 8-2-2 in his last 12 starts.
Kasperi Kapanen gave Edmonton the lead with 4:19 to play in the second period and Connor McDavid scored his 37th goal of the season to make it 2-0 9:56 into the third period. Connor Ingram had 22 saves.
The Oilers went scoreless on the power play in three chances.
The Oilers, in third place in the Pacific Division, finished a four-game road trip 2-2.
Thomas now has points in nine consecutive games.
The Blues had trouble generating shots early and went 19:48 without a shot from the first period into the second.
Leon Draisaitl had an assist on Kapanen's goal and now has an eight-game points streak (five goals, 11 assists). Evan Bouchard's nine-game point streak came to an end.
Edmonton's Ryan Nugent-Hopkins didn't play to deal with a personal matter, the team said.
Blues: Open a three-game road trip at Winnipeg on Sunday.
Regular Season SeriesSTL wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:41 | Kasperi Kapanen Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Leon Draisaitl (62), Vasily Podkolzin (15) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 9:56 | Connor McDavid Goal (37) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Savoie (16), Connor Ingram (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 12:22 | Pius Suter Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonatan Berggren (10) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:14 | Cam Fowler Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Oskar Sundqvist (11) |
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Goal | 4th Period 4:51 | Robert Thomas Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Cam Fowler (23), Jordan Kyrou (20) |
Statistics
 EDM |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
| 22 | Hits | 18 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 38 | Shots | 25 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 25 | Faceoffs Won | 24 |
| 51.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 49.0 |
| 14 | Giveaways | 18 |
| 1 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 2 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Kyrou, RW | Out | Apr 23 |
Edmonton Oilers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Henrique, C | Out | Apr 30 |
| Max Jones, LW | Out | Apr 29 |
| Mattias Janmark, C | Injured Reserve | Mar 6 |
Game Information
Enterprise Center
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
