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  • Blues' Dylan Holloway: Scores against former team

    Holloway scored a goal on five shots in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Oilers.

    Holloway was booed throughout the night by the Oilers' faithful -- an expected response after the 23-year-old signed an offer sheet in August to join the Blues. The winger was able to get the Blues on the board in the third period, but the comeback effort fell short. Holloway is still doing well with his new team. He's on a six-game point streak (five goals, four assists), and he's at a total of 17 points, 64 shots on net, 49 hits and a plus-7 rating over 28 appearances.

  • Blues' Jake Neighbours: Scores on power play in loss

    Neighbours scored a power-play goal on two shots, added three hits and blocked two shots in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Oilers.

    Neighbours' tally came just after a 5-on-3 expired, bringing the Blues within a goal. Troy Stecher answered just over a minute later to cut off the visitors' comeback effort. Neighbours has five goals and two assists over his last 10 contests while filling a top-six role. He's up to nine tallies, 14 points, 57 shots on net, 69 hits, 22 PIM and a minus-7 rating through 28 appearances, with four of his goals coming on the power play.

  • Blues' Jordan Binnington: Falls to Oilers

    Binnington surrendered four goals on 22 shots in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Oilers.

    A bad line change and a turnover led to the Oilers' first two goals, and they scored their third on the power play. That was too much for Binnington and the Blues to come back from, though their third-period effort was a good attempt. Inconsistency remains the theme with Binnington -- he's 4-3-1 over his last eight outings, allowing three or more goals four times in that span. He's now 8-10-2 with a 2.93 GAA and an .897 save percentage through 21 starts, numbers far too similar to his 2022-23 performance rather than his much better 2023-24. The Blues will wrap up their four-game road trip Tuesday in Vancouver.

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    Oilers' Jeff Skinner: Puts up assist in win

    Skinner logged an assist in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blues.

    Skinner helped out on Troy Stecher's insurance tally in the third period. The 32-year-old Skinner continues to look improved lately -- he has four points over his last four contests. The winger is up to 11 points, 71 shots on net, 18 hits and a minus-8 rating through 27 appearances this season. His upside remains limited in a third-line role, but he could move up to the top six if he continues to play well.

  • Oilers' Darnell Nurse: Produces assist in win

    Nurse notched an assist, four hits, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blues.

    Nurse snapped a four-game slump when he set up Corey Perry on the opening tally. Through 24 outings overall, Nurse has contributed three goals and eight assists while seeing top-four minutes. The 29-year-old blueliner has added 63 shots on net, 46 blocked shots, 43 hits, 18 PIM and a plus-6 rating.

  • Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Two helpers in Saturday's win

    Draisaitl logged two assists, including one on the power play, and three shots on goal in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blues.

    Draisaitl had a hand in tallies by Corey Perry and Zach Hyman in this contest. This was Draisaitl's second multi-point effort in a row to make up for the two-game slump that came before it. The 29-year-old center is up to 19 goals, 17 helpers, nine power-play points, 75 shots on net and a plus-13 rating over 27 appearances. While his 25.3 shooting percentage will likely recede a bit, Draisaitl has enough talent to continue his push toward a fourth straight 100-point campaign.

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    Oilers' Troy Stecher: Adds insurance tally

    Stecher scored a goal, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blues.

    The goal was Stecher's first as an Oiler. The 30-year-old has started to get into a groove lately, earning a goal and three assists over his last six contests, though his playing style doesn't lend itself to keeping this hot stretch going for long. Those four points account for all of his offense through 23 appearances this season, and he's added 22 shots on net, 28 blocked shots, 15 hits, 11 PIM and a minus-3 rating while filling a bottom-four role.

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    Oilers' Corey Perry: Pots goal in Saturday's win

    Perry scored a goal in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blues.

    Perry made the Blues pay for a bungled line change in the first period. The winger has four points over his last seven contests, a steady but likely unsustainable level of offense for a fourth-liner. For the season, he's at five goals, three helpers, 24 shots on net, 10 hits, 16 PIM and a minus-3 rating through 27 appearances.

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    Oilers' Zach Hyman: Buries power-play goal

    Hyman scored a power-play goal on six shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blues.

    Hyman received a threaded pass from Connor McDavid and made no mistake, putting the Oilers ahead 3-0 at 14:37 of the second period. This was Hyman's third goal over two contests since he returned from an undisclosed injury. The 32-year-old winger is up to six tallies, 11 points (four on the power play), 62 shots on net, 19 hits and a plus-3 rating over 22 appearances. He continues to play on the top line and top power-play unit, and his play since his return from injury is a good sign that his season is heading in the right direction.

  • Oilers' Connor McDavid: Collects two points in win

    McDavid scored a goal on two shots and added a power-play assist in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blues.

    McDavid picked up his first goal in the last four games, though he also has six assists in that span. The 27-year-old center did his damage in the second period, scoring off a turnover before setting up Zach Hyman's tally, which was the game-winner. McDavid is up to 13 goals, 37 points, 10 power-play points, 86 shots on net and a plus-7 rating through 24 outings overall.

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