St. Louis 4, Edmonton 0
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 24, 2011
Where: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Referees:
Ghislain Hebert, Chris Lee
Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey, Ryan Galloway
Attendance:
19150
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T.J. Oshie collected a goal and an assist and Jaroslav Halak only needed to turn aside 12 shots as the St. Louis Blues breezed to a 4-0 home triumph over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.
Chris Stewart netted his 10th goal with his new team, Matt D'Agostini scored for the fifth time in seven contests and Adam Cracknell also tallied as St. Louis (33-32-9) snapped a two-game losing skid with its second win in six outings.
Halak secured his sixth shutout of the season and 15th career by stopping five shots in the first and second periods and two in the third. The 25-year-old Halak improved to 2-0-1 in three career starts against the Oilers.
Oshie opened the scoring with 92 seconds remaining in the second period. D'Agostini and Stewart netted power-play tallies just over six minutes apart in the third period to essentially seal the win.
Nikolai Khabibulin finished with 26 saves for NHL cellar-dwelling Edmonton (23-41-10), which has mustered just seven goals during its eight-game losing skid (0-6-2).
Top Game Performances
Edmonton |
|
St. Louis |
N/A |
Points |
T.J Oshie 2 |
N/A |
Goals |
T.J Oshie 1 |
N/A |
Assists |
T.J Oshie 1 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Matt D'Agostini 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Nikolai Khabibulin .867 |
Save Percentage |
Jaroslav Halak 1.000 |
Nikolai Khabibulin 26 |
Saves |
Jaroslav Halak 12 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Edmonton
|
12 |
0 |
0-4 |
4-6 |
29 |
26 |
St. Louis
|
30 |
4 |
2-6 |
4-4 |
25 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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St. Louis will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Blues have a W/L % of .562 after a win and .341 after a loss.
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Edmonton will play their next game at home against Calgary. The Oilers have a W/L % of .348 after a win and .280 after a loss.