Blues 3, Oilers 0: Alex Steen recorded a goal and an assist while Jaroslav Halak made 19 saves as visiting St. Louis posted its fifth straight win over Edmonton.
Chris Stewart and T.J. Oshie also scored and Halak registered an assist for the Blues, who are 1-1-0 on a three-game road trip that concludes Sunday in Calgary.
Halak turned aside four shots in the first period, eight in the second and seven in the third en route to his 25th career shutout and third this season. The 27-year-old improved to 7-1-1 lifetime against the Oilers.
Stewart gave Halak all the support he needed just 3:20 into the game when he beat Nikolai Khabibulin to the stick side with a snap shot from the top of the left faceoff circle. Steen doubled the lead less than three minutes into the third and Oshie capped the scoring with a nifty backhander from the doorstep with 8:51 remaining.
Khabibulin made 22 saves in his first appearance since Feb. 25 as Edmonton had its five-game point streak snapped.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Oshie was back in the Blues' lineup after missing three games with a rib injury. ... The Oilers, who visit St. Louis on Tuesday, went 1-1-2 on their four-game homestand. ... LW David Perron committed all three of St. Louis' penalties. ... Edmonton C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins sat out his second straight game with the flu.
St. Louis | Edmonton | |
Alexander Steen 2 | Points | N/A |
Alexander Steen 1 | Goals | N/A |
Alexander Steen 1 | Assists | N/A |
N/A | Power Play Goals | N/A |
N/A | Short Handed Goals | N/A |
Jaroslav Halak 1.000 | Save Percentage | Nikolai Khabibulin .880 |
Jaroslav Halak 19 | Saves | Nikolai Khabibulin 22 |
Team | Shots | Goals | Power Play | Penalty Kill | Penalty Mins | Face Offs Won |
St. Louis | 25 | 3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 20 |
Edmonton | 19 | 0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 19 |