Pavel Buchnevich (89) and the St. Louis Blues will look to get back to their winning ways against Vasily Podkolzin (left) and the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. (Perry Nelson-Imagn Images) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/0dfa3029-0ec4-4854-8b50-9da5b93f5836.jpeg] Pavel Buchnevich (89) and the St. Louis Blues will look to get back to their winning ways against Vasily Podkolzin (left) and the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. (Perry Nelson-Imagn Images) It’ll be another chance for the St. Louis Blues [http://thn.com/stlouis] to clinch a playoff spot on Wednesday. The Blues (43-29-7), who had their franchise-record 12-game winning streak end on Monday in a 3-1 los [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/st-louis-blues/latest-news/three-takeaways-from-blues-3-1-loss-against-jets]s against the Winnipeg Jets [http://thn.com/winnipeg], will get a second chance at clinching in the second of a season-ending three-game road trip against the depleted Edmonton Oilers [http://thn.com/edmonton] (44-28-5) at 9 p.m. (TNT, TruTV, MAX, ESPN 101.1-FM). Just like the scenario on Monday, the Blues can clinch Wednesday with a regulation win against the Oilers and the Calgary Flames [http://thn.com/calgary] lose to the Anaheim Ducks [http://thn.com/anaheim] in regulation. In the process, the Blues are also trying to stay ahead of the Minnesota Wild [http://thn.com/minnesota] for the first wild card in the Western Conference. The Blues lead the Wild by two points, and the Wild, who host the San Jose Sharks [http://thn.com/sanjose] on Wednesday, have a game in hand. - - - The Blues appear to be making a couple tweaks to the lineup for Wednesday. Jordan Kyrou and Jimmy Snuggerud look like will be swapping spots on right wing, while Dalibor Dvorsky, the No. 10 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, will play in his second NHL game. Jordan Binnington, who has won seven straight starts, will get the nod in goal on Wednesday. The Oilers, on the other hand, have been decimated with injuries and will be playing without stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl along with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Mattias Ekholm, starting goalie Stuart Skinner and St. Louis native Trent Frederic, among others. - - - Blues Projected Lineup: Pavel Buchnevich-Robert Thomas-Jordan Kyrou Jake Neighbours-Brayden Schenn-Jimmy Snuggerud Dalibor Dvorsky-Oskar Sundqvist-Zack Bolduc Alexey Toropchenko-Radek Faksa-Nathan Walker Cam Fowler-Nick Leddy Philip Broberg-Justin Faulk Ryan Suter-Tyler Tucker Jordan Binnington will start in goal; Joel Hofer will be the backup. Healthy scratches include Matthew Kessel and Mathieu Joseph. Colton Parayko (knee), Dylan Holloway (lower body) and Alexandre Texier (upper body) are out. Torey Krug (ankle) is out for the season. - - - Oilers Projected Lineup: Vasily Podkolzin-Adam Philp-Viktor Arvidsson Zach Hyman-Adam Henrique-Corey Perry Jeff Skinner-Mattias Janmark-Connor Brown Max Jones-Kasperi Kapanen Jake Walman-Evan Bouchard Darnell Nurse-Troy Stecher Brett Kulak-Ty Emberson Calvin Pickard will start in goal; Olivier Rodrigue will be the backup. The Oilers have no healthy scratches. Leon Draisaitl (lower body), Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed), Evander Kane (hip, knee), John Klingberg (undisclosed), Connor McDavid (lower body), Alec Regula (knee), Stuart Skinner (concussion), Trent Frederic (ankle) and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (illness) are out.
