Edmonton Oilers look for third straight win with Blues in town

It was the low point of the Edmonton Oilers’ season.

On Nov. 21, they were crushed 8-3 in St. Louis. Their record sank to 7-12-2.

“I think that was one of our worst games last time that we played them,” centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins said.

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“That might have been actually a wake-up call for us.”

Since then, the Oilers have gone 8-5-0. On Thursday night, exactly one month after that blowout loss, the Oilers meet the Blues at Rogers Place.

“I think we improved after that shellacking. It was definitely a stiff slap in the face,” head coach Todd McLellan said. “We’ve done some things better since then. Still have to improve.”

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Andrej Sekera will make his season debut against the Blues. He hasn’t played since suffering a torn ACL in a playoff game in early May.

READ MORE: Edmonton Oilers defenceman Andrej Sekera ready to return from torn ACL

The Oilers expected lineup is:

Lucic – McDavid – Puljujarvi

Maroon – Nugent-Hopkins – Caggiula

Khaira – Draisaitl – Strome

Slepyshev or Cammalleri – Letestu – Kassian

Nurse – Russell

Sekera – Benning

Davidson – Larsson

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The Blues have lost four of their last five, including a 2-1 defeat Wednesday night in Calgary. The Oilers will be trying to win three straight for the first time all season. The Blues also beat the Oilers 4-1 in Edmonton on Nov. 16.

Catch the Oilers and Blues on 630 CHED with the Face-off Show at 5:30 p.m. The game starts at 7 p.m.