It’ll
be another chance for the St. Louis Blues to clinch a playoff spot on
Wednesday.
The
Blues (43-29-7), who had their franchise-record 12-game winning
streak end on Monday in a 3-1 loss against the Winnipeg Jets, will
get a second chance at clinching in the second of a season-ending
three-game road trip against the depleted Edmonton Oilers (44-28-5)
at 9 p.m. (TNT, TruTV, MAX, ESPN 101.1-FM).
Just
like the scenario on Monday, the Blues can clinch Wednesday with a
regulation
win
against the Oilers
and
the Calgary Flames lose to the Anaheim Ducks in regulation.
In
the process, the Blues are also trying to stay ahead of the Minnesota
Wild for the first wild card in the Western Conference.
The
Blues lead the Wild by two points, and the
Wild, who host the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, have a game in hand.
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The
Blues appear to be making a couple tweaks to the lineup for
Wednesday.
Jordan
Kyrou and Jimmy Snuggerud look like will be swapping spots on right
wing, while Dalibor Dvorsky, the No. 10 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft,
will play in his second NHL game.
Jordan
Binnington, who has won seven straight starts, will get the nod in
goal on Wednesday.
The
Oilers, on the other hand, have been decimated with injuries and will
be playing without stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl along with
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Mattias Ekholm, starting goalie Stuart Skinner
and St. Louis native Trent Frederic, among others.
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Blues
Projected Lineup:
Pavel
Buchnevich-Robert Thomas-Jordan Kyrou
Jake
Neighbours-Brayden Schenn-Jimmy Snuggerud
Dalibor
Dvorsky-Oskar Sundqvist-Zack Bolduc
Alexey
Toropchenko-Radek Faksa-Nathan Walker
Cam
Fowler-Nick Leddy
Philip
Broberg-Justin Faulk
Ryan
Suter-Tyler Tucker
Jordan
Binnington will start in goal; Joel Hofer will be the backup.
Healthy
scratches include Matthew Kessel and Mathieu Joseph. Colton Parayko
(knee), Dylan Holloway (lower body) and Alexandre Texier (upper body)
are out. Torey Krug (ankle) is out for the season.
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Oilers
Projected Lineup:
Vasily
Podkolzin-Adam Philp-Viktor Arvidsson
Zach
Hyman-Adam Henrique-Corey Perry
Jeff
Skinner-Mattias Janmark-Connor Brown
Max
Jones-Kasperi Kapanen
Jake
Walman-Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse-Troy Stecher
Brett Kulak-Ty Emberson
Calvin
Pickard will start in goal; Olivier Rodrigue will be the backup.
The
Oilers have no healthy scratches. Leon
Draisaitl (lower body), Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed), Evander Kane
(hip, knee), John Klingberg (undisclosed), Connor McDavid (lower
body), Alec Regula (knee), Stuart Skinner (concussion), Trent
Frederic (ankle) and
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (illness) are out.
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