Oilers hand Blues fourth straight loss
ST. LOUIS -- Center Mark Letestu scored and center Connor McDavid recorded two assists as the Edmonton Oilers beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Forward Milan Lucic also scored for the Oilers, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Goalie Cam Talbot made 25 saves.
Forward Paul Stastny scored for the Blues, who lost their fourth straight game. Goalie Jake Allen made 23 saves.
The Oilers won their fourth straight against the Blues and it's the first time St. Louis has gone winless against Edmonton since the 2008-2009 season. The Blues earned at least a point in its previous five home games against the Oilers.
McDavid has 52 assists and a league-leading 73 points this season. He has points in eight of his last nine games.
Talbot, playing in his league-high 57th game, improved to 3-0 against the Blues this season. He made a pad save to stop a Jaden Schwartz backhand early in the third after the Blues forward found himself all alone in front off of a faceoff to preserve the lead.
Stastny gave the Blues a 1-0 lead midway through the first period, tipping a shot from defenseman Alex Pietrangelo for his 16th goal of the season.
It took the Oilers only 44 seconds to find the equalizer as Lucic slapped it past Allen.
Letestu made it 2-1 Oilers with a goal on a two-man advantage 41 seconds into the second period. Moments earlier, Allen made a slick post-to-post save on McDavid, who was able to poke the rebound away from Allen and feed Letestu for his second assist.
NOTES: Blues F Zach Sanford, who was acquired in the Kevin Shattenkirk trade late Monday night, was not in the lineup. Sanford, 22, had two goals and an assist in 26 games with the Capitals this season. ... Oilers F Pat Maroon, a St. Louis native, is third on the team in scoring with 20 goals. ... During the game, the Oilers announced the acquisition of F David Desharnais from Montreal for D Brandon Davidson, who was a scratch. Desharnais 30, is 47.8 percent on draws. Edmonton is last in the NHL in faceoff percentage. ... The Oilers host Detroit on Saturday while the Blues travel to Winnipeg on Saturday.