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THIRD PERIOD

0.0: PLAY TARZAN BOY! The Oilers defeat the reigning Stanley Cup champs 4-2 on Third Jersey Friday! Draisaitl tallied two, Nugent-Hopkins added a pair of helpers and Koskinen made 30 saves!

1:41: EMPTY-NET ARCHIE! The winger busts up ice and dumps the puck into an empty net shorthanded. He has seven goals and 12 points now as the Oilers double up their lead. | EDM 4, STL 2

3:00: Chiasson is flagged for tripping. The Oilers will have a huge kill incoming.

4:11: Koskinen stands up Schenn after he walked out from the corner.

6:26: Kassian’s rip is sent out of play.

10:00: Alex Chiasson’s shot is blocked by Schenn. Shots are now 27-24 EDM.

15:47: 29 FOR 29! Kailer Yamamoto makes a great feed just inside the O-zone to spring Draisaitl away with some space. The German chipped the puck glove side for his second of the game and 29th of the year! Yamamoto gets the only helper and now has eight points this season. | EDM 3, STL 2

17:48: The Oilers can’t get the puck out, leading to a Robert Thomas gimmie on the doorstep. | EDM 2, STL 2

20:00: The third period has begun!

SECOND PERIOD

0.0: The Oilers get close to adding some insurance to their lead but can’t put one past Allen late. The home team still leads by one to enter the third. Shots are 21-17 EDM.

3:38: More pressure from the Blues prompts save after save from Koskinen. He has 14 tonight as the Oilers lead the shot count by a slim margin at 17-15.

6:25: The Blues continue to press as Robert Thomas storms in and cuts to get a shot off on Koskinen but the ‘tender gets the whistle.

9:03: David Perron slides a backhander in from his knees to cut the deficit in half for the Blues. | EDM 2, STL 1

9:25: Jaden Schwartz zips up ice to create a breakaway for himself but Koskinen shows off his shiny new pads with a big kick stop.

13:53: Oscar Klefbom is directed to the box for hooking. Edmonton goes to the penalty kill for the second time tonight.

14:37: The Oilers fail to get anything set up on the man advantage.

18:10: Riley Sheahan skates through the neutral zone but gets hounded by Carl Gunnarsson, warranting a holding minor. Edmonton gets its first power play of the evening.

20:00: The puck has dropped for the second!

Leon Draisaitl posted his second point streak of 10 or more games in 2019-20 (also 13 GP: Oct. 24 – Nov 19, 2019).

He joined Patrick Kane (15 GP and 11 GP) and David Pastrnak (13 GP and 12 GP) as the only players to post multiple such runs this season. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/lDoIA76Vdm

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 1, 2020

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: The Oilers limit the Stanley Cup Champion Blues to three shots on goal in the opening 20, taking a 2-0 lead into the middle stanza. Edmonton’s goals come from Draisaitl and Jones.

2:14: The Oilers top line moves the puck around with some pretty passing but Zack Kassian’s release is kicked aside.

5:21: Ryan O’Reilly feathers a pass across to Alex Pietrangelo but the Blues captain is stymied by the glove of Koskinen.

6:39: Sam Gagner catches the far post after a great keep-in at the blueline by Gaëtan Haas. The Oilers own the shot count 9-2.

7:22: The Oilers persist on the penalty kill, getting in lanes and disrupting cross-ice passes to eventually neutralize St. Louis’ man advantage. After it ends, Draisaitl and McDavid share a give-and-go but the Deutschland Dangler is robbed.

10:49: Darnell Nurse takes Brayden Schenn hard into the boards but gets called for holding. Edmonton goes to the penalty kill first.

14:12: MR JONES! Caleb Jones fires a point shot and it gets through Allen’s wickets. That’s his first goal of the season, with the only apple going to Matt Benning. | EDM 2, STL 0

14:29: WHAT A CLAPPER! Leon Draisaitl gets a pass then puts his head down and UNLOADS a howitzer to beat Jake Allen. Draisaitl takes over the NHL scoring lead, besting his mate Connor McDavid by one point with his 28th of the season. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins gets the lone assist. | EDM 1, STL 0

16:35: Justin Faulk’s point shot fools Oilers netminder Mikko Koskinen but the keeper stays in the way to keep Sammy Blais’ rebound attempt out.

20:00: Tonight’s game has begun!

TONIGHT’S LINEUP

Archibald – McDavid – Kassian
Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – Yamamoto
Khaira – Sheahan – Russell
Gagner – Haas – Chiasson

Nurse – Bear
Klefbom – Larsson
Jones – Benning

OUT: James Neal (foot), Tyler Benson, William Lagesson

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