Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues

Edmonton Oilers (33-21-8), 74 points vs. St. Louis Blues (31-25-5), 67 points 6 p.m. SportsNet, 630 CHED WHO TO WATCH: Oilers: D Oscar Klefbom

Their best blueliner right now has eight points in his last seven games, three goals in 20 shots. He’s got 28 points on the season. He’s plus 9 over those seven games and hasn’t played fewer than 22 minutes in any of them. He’s the only Oilers defenceman who’s played all 63 games but now has four PIMs after starting the road trip with none. Blues: LW Magnus Paajarvi

Can’t always type out Tarasenko’s name when these teams meet. The ex-Oiler Paajarvi has been on the Blues roster as a utility guy since traded there for David Perron but hasn’t got any traction. He has four goals in 11 Blues’ games this year, though, up and down to the minors. Paajarvi has more goals in 11 games than Nail Yakupov does in 32 (three). WHAT’S IN THE TANK? Oilers: 1/4. They’ve given up 14 goals the last four road games. Blues: 1/4. Three straight losses and barely clinging to wild-card spot. HOW THEY MATCH UP Forwards: Oilers

McDavid and Draisaitl beat out one Tarasenko. Defence: Blues

More offensive minded with Pietrangelo, Parayko. Goaltending: Oilers

Cam Talbot’s getting tired but much better stats than Jake Allen. Power Play: Blues

Oilers don’t get enough PP chances, only eight in five road games. Penalty-kill: Blues

They’re sixth in league, better PK than Washington and Minnesota. Intangibles: Blues

Oilers on last game of six-game, 11-day road trip and they’re weary. Overall: Blues

Tad hungrier than Oilers, as they try to stay in wild-card race.

INJURIES:

Oilers: Tyler Pitlick (knee, gone for season)

Blues: Robby Fabbri (ACL in knee, done for season), Ryan Reaves (foot)