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Oilers cough up two goal lead, end road trip with 3-2 overtime loss to Blues: Recap, Reaction and Highlights
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Ryley Delaney
Mar 13, 2026, 23:00 EDTUpdated: Mar 13, 2026, 22:58 EDT
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Is it Groundhog Day?
On Nov. 3, 2025, the Edmonton Oilers were in St. Louis, leading the Blues 2-0, but blew it and ultimately fell 3-2. Over four months later in the same building, the same result happened, as the Oilers had a 2-0 lead, blew it, and fell 3-2, albeit in overtime this time. Let’s take a look at what went on in this one.
The two teams were held goalless through the first 35 minutes, but the Oilers were the first team to break through with just under four and a half minutes left in the second period. They established the cycle, with Kasperi Kapanen dropping it off at the point for Leon Draisaitl. The German went down low with the puck, while Kapanen lurked in the slot undefended. Draisaitl set up the Finn with a picturesque backhand pass, with Kapanen ripping it past Joel Hofer.
Midway through the third period, the Oilers extended their lead to two. It all started with Connor Ingram, as his puck clearance found the tape of Matt Savoie. The rookie made a one-touch pass to Connor McDavid, and the best player of all time did the rest, wiggling through traffic and beating Hofer.
With just under eight minutes left in the game, the Blues were finally able to beat Ingram. Jonatan Berggren took the puck behind the net, faking as if he were going to wrap it around. Instead, he sent it back the other way, getting it to an unmarked Pius Suter in front of the net.
Just like the last game between the two teams in St. Louis, the Blues overcame a 2-0 deficit. With three minutes to go, Oskar Sundqvist won an offensive zone face off to Cam Fowler, who ripped it past Ingram to tie the game at two.
And just like the last game, it was the Blues picking up the 3-2 victory. After dominating four and a half minutes of overtime, the Blues finally got a chance, and Robert Thomas went post and in to beat Ingram for the victory.

Takeaways…

On Nov. 3, the Oilers saw goals from Jack Roslovic and Andrew Mangiapane, taking a 2-0 lead early in the second. Before the end of the middle frame, the Blues tied it, then scored the game-winning goal with just 83 seconds left in what was a 3-2 win. The same happened in this one, albeit the Blues’ game-winning goal was in the dying moments of overtime.
It was a low-scoring affair for the first 50 minutes, but the two teams exploded for three goals in the final 10 minutes and four seconds. Overall, it was a pretty entertaining game.
After Thursday’s abomination of a game from the Oilers, they got better goaltending from Connor Ingram against the Blues on Friday. Overall, the netminder stopped 22 of 25 shots for an .880 save percentage. While he had a sub .900 save percentage, it doesn’t really tell the whole story, as a nice play plus two perfect shots were the shots that got past him.
With an assist in this game, Savoie now has a goal and eight points in his last night games, but it was the first time he had a point since the Oilers’ 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators at the start of the month. It’ll be interesting if he gets more of a look with McDavid.
Trent Frederic had another solid game, as he was part of a trio with Max Jones and Adam Henrique. Overall, the fourth line out-shot the Blues 7-0, and owned 100 percent of the expected goal share.
A 2-1-1 road trip against a tough Central Division and the Vegas Golden Knights isn’t a bad result, but the Oilers really should’ve had this game. With the overtime loss, the Oilers moved to 32-26-9 for the season, good enough for 73 points. They are two behind the Anaheim Ducks for the division lead, albeit with two additional games played.
They’re back in action on Sunday, as they host the Nashville Predators at 6 p.m. MT for the first of a four-game road trip. Simply put, they need to get going here and string some wins together.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Oilersnation, FlamesNation, and Blue Jays Nation. Follow her on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

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