St. Louis Blues And the Edmonton Oilers brought the playoff vibe to the rink on Wednesday, dropping gloves early in the game.
As the netminder advanced in front of the net, Oilers right winger Corey Perry was in front of Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington. Binnington took several swipes before the two players were separated.
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St. Louis Blues and Edmonton Oilers players will troll it during the first period of the NHL action held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Jason Franson/Canadian media via the Associated Press)
Perry and Bruce’s left-wing Jake’s neighbors took over from there and began throwing punches at each other. It had only been about nine minutes since the game.
Conor Brown scored a late goal. Put Edmonton Up 4-3. St. Louis couldn’t be equal in the final seconds, and the Oilers regained a close victory.
“That’s what I’m trying to do. I’m stepping up,” Oilers star Conor McDavid said after the match. Team website. “Through these kinds of injury bugs and illness bugs, we have different people stepped up, and a lot of people stepped up, doing good hockey and contributing.
“It wasn’t easy, but I thought the guys fought hard.”
St. Louis Blues goalkeeper Jordan Binnington #50 celebrates Edmonton Oilers’ Conor Brown and Adam Henrique (#28) in the third period of the NHL game in Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Jason Franson/Canadian media via the Associated Press)
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Brown had two goals in the victory. Both were assists by McDavid.
Blues head coach Jim Montgomery lamented that he couldn’t get coverage with McDavid.
“We didn’t do enough work to cover McDavid. We didn’t do enough work to protect the netfront. The netfront fight tonight was a different thing,” he said. via nhl.com. “We have shown here from four countries that we are a team we are trying to keep coming, and I love it about our group.
“We thought Thomas’ line was really dynamic, so they got all three goals for us. “Boohhh” was really good. I thought the line was really good. ”
St. Louis Blues’ Justin Falk, #72, and Edmonton Oilers’ Conor McDavid, #97, fight for the pack in the second period of the NHL games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Jason Franson/Canadian media via the Associated Press)
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The Oilers moved 2 points above the Blues play off. Edmonton is 45-28-5 with 95 points in the season. The Blues were 43-30-7 with 93 points. Edmonton has four games left on the schedule, while St. Louis has two games.
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