St. Louis Blues vs Edmonton Oilers: Game preview, predictions and odds

St. Louis Blues vs Edmonton Oilers: Game preview, predictions and odds | April 9, 2025

Modified Apr 09, 2025 11:00 GMT

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The St. Louis Blues are on the road to play the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET. St. Louis (43-29-7) is coming off a 3-1 loss to Winnipeg. Edmonton (44-28-5) is coming off a 3-2 OT loss to Anaheim.

Blues vs Oilers: Head-to-head & key stats

St. Louis is 75-54-11-11 all-time against Edmonton
The Blues are averaging 3.01 goals per game
Edmonton is 21-16-2 at home
St. Louis is allowing 2.82 goals per game
The Oilers are allowing 2.9 goals per game
The Blues are 20-15-4 on the road
Edmonton is averaging 3.16 goals per game

St. Louis Blues vs Edmonton Oilers: Preview

St. Louis had its 12-game losing streak snapped last time out by Winnipeg, but the Blues are firmly in a playoff spot. Robert Thomas leads the Blues with 75 points, followed by Jordan Kyrou with 65, Pavel Buchnevich with 50 and Brayden Schenn with 48.

The Blues will start Jordan Binnington, who is 27-21-4 with a 2.69 GAA and a .902 SV%. In his career against Edmonton, he's 6-3-2 with a 2.90 GAA and a .902 SV%.

Edmonton, meanwhile, is on a two-game losing streak and is still without Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid. The Oilers are led by Evan Bouchard has 62 points, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 49 points, and Zach Hyman has 44 points.

The Oilers are set to start Calvin Pickard, who is 20-9-1 with a 2.64 GAA and a .902 SV%. In his career against the Blues, he's 1-2-1 with a 2.19 GAA and a .928 SV%.

Blues vs Oilers: Odds & Prediction

St. Louis is a +106 underdog while Edmonton is a -128 favorite. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Blues are entering the playoffs as one of the hottest teams in the NHL, while Edmonton has been struggling as of late. The Oilers are dealing with some key injuries, which will hinder their offense, as this is a good spot for St. Louis to get a road upset win.

Prediction: Blues 4, Oilers 2.

Blues vs Oilers: Betting Tips

Tip 1: St. Louis ML (+106)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-112)

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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