Blues at Oilers
THE STORY: With their eye on first place in both the Central Division and Western Conference, the St. Louis Blues try to remain perfect on their six-game road trip when they face off against the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place on Wednesday. St. Louis has won the first three games of its trek and five of its last seven on the road. The Blues, who have captured nine of 12 overall, are two points behind Detroit in the Central and trail Vancouver by three for the top spot in the West. Edmonton has won three of four overall but has lost four of five at home.
TV: 10 p.m. ET, FSN Midwest (St. Louis), Rogers Sportsnet West (Edmonton)
ABOUT THE BLUES (39-17-7): Despite its recent success on the road, St. Louis is just 13-13-3 away from home this season. The club has not won four straight road games since Feb. 19-March 6, 2009. General manager Doug Armstrong proved Monday he is happy with his current roster and was not willing to make a deal prior to Monday's deadline just for the sake of making a trade. He did, however, admit he explored some avenues. "We were trying to see what type of depth we could add to our group, and there wasn't a proper fit there," Armstrong said.
ABOUT THE OILERS (25-31-6): Nick Schultz is likely to make his Oilers debut after being acquired from Minnesota prior to Monday's trade deadline. The defenseman recorded one goal and two assists in 62 games with the Wild. "It's going to be new for me," said Schultz, who was in his 10th season with Minnesota after being selected in the second round of the 2000 draft. "I've been in Minnesota my whole career and it's going to be a new process, being traded and getting integrated to a new team and new system." All-Star Jordan Eberle and Taylor Hall each have three goals and six points in their last four games.
OVERTIME:
1. The Blues have won five straight games against Northwest Division opponents.
2. Edmonton has lost five of its last six meetings with St. Louis.