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.
“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.”
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.
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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.