Edmonton Oilers vs St. Louis Blues Prediction: They continue to battle for the playoffs

Prediction for the NHL Edmonton Oilers vs St. Louis Blues match which will take place on February 29th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton has a fantastic regular season. The Oilers had a terrible start. Even their main stars couldn't play at their usual level, and as a result, Jay Woodcroft was soon retired. Chris Knobloch was brought in to fill the vacancy, and in no time, he began to fix the team's problems. In November, they started a winning streak that reached eight games. They didn't stop there, as they went on a 16-game winning streak at the turn of December and January, which became the best in club history. Since then, the Canadian team has faltered but is still in sixth place in the Western Conference standings.

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis is historically one of the most stable teams in the NHL, which very often made the playoffs but was limited, as a rule, participation in the first and second rounds of the Stanley Cup. Last season, even this was not possible, as they could not make it to the Cup Eight and simultaneously decided to organize a local personnel restructuring. The regular season is difficult for them, so Craig Berube was fired, and now Drew Bannister is working in his place. Under his leadership, St. Louis made dramatic progress but then started to drop points again and are now ninth in the Western Conference standings.

Expert Betting Tips

Edmonton and St. Louis continue to battle for the playoffs. Their chances of making it were small a while ago, but both teams changed coaches. The Oilers had a powerful run, winning a club-record 16 games in a row. Since then, they have tapered off a bit but are still playing very well and are now the favorites. 

The confrontation between Edmonton and St. Louis often spoils us with spectacular high-scoring hockey. In the past 11 meetings, the competitors have put 73 pucks on each other (an average of 6.64 per game) - an excellent result for such a long distance. Even more eloquent are the recent statistics of the Oilers, who turn every game into a concert: In the past eight meetings, they have recorded 69 shots on goal (an average of 8.63 per game) - a significant number.