ST. LOUIS — The Blues have been playing strong defense this season, and Wednesday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers was no exception. But you have still have to score goals to win hockey games, and the Blues’ normally reliable offense struggled to light the lamp at Enterprise Center.
On the heels of a 4-0 loss to Winnipeg on Monday, the Blues fell behind 2-1 on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal with 6:16 to play in the third period Wednesday against the Oilers.
The Blues worked hard, dominating the second period — when they outshot Edmonton 20-6. They had 39 shots on goal, easily a season high and were pressuring the Oilers until Zach Hyman scored an empty-net goal with 26.7 seconds left.