The NHL schedulers are often impossible to understand. The Blues opened their season on October 15th, a week ago - and they opened it several days after many teams had gotten a couple of games under their belts. Since their victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Blues have played just one game: a 4-3 overtime victory against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday evening.
Tonight’s afternoon tilt is the Blues third game in a full week. Their opponent, the Edmonton Oilers, have already played four games, the minimum number of games that every other team has played.