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2008-09 regular season

Blues at Oilers

🗓 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 4–0

Oilers beat Blues 2–1 in a shootout at Rogers Place on March 17, 2009.

STL – EDM
32–34
Shots on goal
1/4–1/4
Power play
10–13
Hits
25–17
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🛢️ EDM
Sheldon Souray
1 G
4 shots · 26:57 TOI
2nd star 🛢️ EDM
Sam Gagner
1 A
2 shots · 14:11 TOI
3rd star 🛢️ EDM
Dwayne Roloson
31 saves
0.969 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

2 goals · in order
1st period
🛢️ Sheldon Souray PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:29
Assists: Denis Grebeshkov, Sam Gagner · beat Chris Mason
0–1
2nd period
🎵 David Backes PP Tying 2nd · 02:03
Assists: T.J. Oshie, Brad Boyes · beat Dwayne Roloson
1–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🎵Blues
L1 McDonald · Backes · Boyes 22:27
L2 Tkachuk · McClement · Oshie 17:20
L3 Steen · Perron · Berglund 11:29
L4 Winchester · Crombeen · Hinote 9:45
D1 Jackman · Polak 26:34
D2 Weaver · Colaiacovo 19:28
D3 McKee · Woywitka 17:17
🛢️Oilers
L1 Horcoff · O'Sullivan · Hemsky 22:00
L2 Brodziak · Nilsson · Pisani 14:47
L3 Penner · Moreau · Gagner 13:43
L4 Reddox · Cogliano · Kotalik 12:16
D1 Souray · Staios 25:44
D2 Gilbert · Grebeshkov 23:47
D3 Smid · Strudwick 14:34

Team stats

Away left · home right
🎵STL EDM🛢️
32 Shots on goal 34
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
10 Hits 13
25 Blocked shots 17
10 Takeaways 9
16 Giveaways 15
13 Penalty minutes 13
STL shooting 3.1% (1/32) EDM shooting 5.9% (2/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎵Blues
Chris Mason
33/34
.971 SV% · 1 GA · 64:57 TOI
🛢️Oilers
Dwayne Roloson
31/32
.969 SV% · 1 GA · 64:44 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Blues
Blues — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-8-1 (40% win rate, 15 games)
Oilers
Oilers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-3-1 (60% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Blues
Blues — tied after 2nd: 6-7-3 (38% win rate, 16 games)
Oilers
Oilers — tied after 2nd: 10-5-5 (50% win rate, 20 games)

Last meetings

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Oilers lead the season series 4–0
Feb 52009 🛢️EDM @ 🎵STL 2–1 SO Jan 112009 🎵STL @ 🛢️EDM 1–2 Nov 292008 🛢️EDM @ 🎵STL 4–2 Mar 112008 🎵STL @ 🛢️EDM 3–4 OT Jan 22008 🛢️EDM @ 🎵STL 3–2 OT
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Who won Blues vs Oilers on March 17, 2009?

Oilers won 2–1 in a shootout. The final score was Blues 1, Oilers 2.

Who scored for Blues?

David Backes.

Who scored for Oilers?

Sheldon Souray.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Chris Mason made 33 saves on 34 shots (.971 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 31 saves on 32 shots (.969 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

What is the Blues vs Oilers season series?

Oilers lead the season series 4–0 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🎵 Blues
BeforeMar 15 🌲MIN @ 🎵STL 3–5 AfterMar 19 🎵STL @ 🐋VAN 0–3
🛢️ Oilers
BeforeMar 14 🏔️COL @ 🛢️EDM 3–2 AfterMar 19 🛢️EDM @ 🏔️COL 8–1
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