It was the game that was supposed to be a “shoe in” of a win against the Edmonton Oilers Wednesday night, but the Boston Bruins lost 4-3 in a shootout earning only one point on the evening.

The Bruins fell behind 3-1 after allowing two power-play goals, but battled back to tie it on goals by Reilly Smith and David Pastrnak to force overtime and eventually a shootout. Tuukka Rask made the start instead of Malcolm Subban making 27 saves on the night, but suffered his 15th loss of the season.

It was another sub-par effort from Claude Julien’s group. They could not clear the puck out of their own end, men were unmarked and they simply couldn’t put the puck in the back of the net.

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With the loss to the Oilers, the B’s dropped to 0-2-1 on their five game road trip as they now face off against the St. Louis Blues who sit in second place in the Western conference.

The Blues own an impressive 21-6-2 record at home, while the B’s can’t seem to win on the road as of late. The Black and Gold won the only meeting between these two teams this season 2-0 at TD Garden behind Rask’s 33-save shutout.

Kevan Miller was placed on injured reserve on Thursday, while the B’s recalled forward Brian Ferlin from Providence. This move most certainly sends a forward to the press box for this game.

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Here is your complete Bruins-Blues preview:

Gametime: 8:00 PM
Records: Bruins 28-20-9 (65 points)/Blues 37-16-4 (78 points)
TV/Radio: NESN, 98.5 The Sports Hub
Location: Scottrade Center

Bruins’ projected lines:

Milan Lucic-David Krejci-David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Reilly Smith
Chris Kelly-Carl Soderberg-Loui Eriksson
Daniel Paille-Gregory Campbell-Brian Ferlin

Zdeno Chara-Dougie Hamilton
Dennis Seidenberg-Matt Bartkowski
Torey Krug-Adam McQuaid

Malcolm Subban
Tuukka Rask

Blues’ projected lines:

Alex Steen-David Backes-T.J. Oshie
Jaden Schwartz-Jori Lehtera-Vladimir Tarasenko
Dmitrij Jaskin-Paul Stastny-Patrik Berglund
Steve Ott-Marcel Goc-Ryan Reaves

Chris Butler-Alex Pietrangelo
Carl Gunnarsson-Jay Bouwmeester
Barret Jackman-Ian Cole

Brian Elliot
Jake Allen

Who to watch for Bruins: David Pastrnak

After a hot start, the 18 year-old went through his rookie slump. But recently, Pastrnak has found himself in the middle of the B’s scoring.

In Pastrnak’s last five games, he has two goals and two assists to go along with a plus-2 rating. The right-winger also has 13 shots over that span.

Not only is Pastrnak finding himself in the stat sheet, but he is doing all the little things as well. He is back-checking, playing well along the boards and in the corners, setting up his teammates with scoring opportunities and getting pucks in deep.

It seems as if Pastrnak is getting more comfortable now and has his coach’s trust. In 21 games, he has 10 points (six goals, four assists), to go along with his plus-9 rating. He will need to be a factor in a game the B’s desperately need at least one point in.

Who to watch for Blues: Vladimir Tarasenko

He is one of the most talented wingers in the game and he is only 23 years-old. Vladimir Tarasenko has 29 goals (fifth in NHL), 26 assists and a plus-26 rating (also good for fifth). His five game-winning goals rank him and his 199 shots on goal rank him fifth and sixth, respectively, in those categories.

Over his last five games, Tarasenko has lit the lamp twice while adding an assist. In 159 games with the Blues, the talented Russian forward has 58 goals, 59 assists and a plus-47 rating.

There are a number of players on the Blues that the Black and Gold need to be worried about, but the 23 year-old is suspect number one. His quickness, skill and finishing ability could spell trouble for the B’s blue line that has looked slow on this road trip so far.

Game day edge: Stick to game plan they had earlier in year against Blues

The first time these two teams met this season the Blues rolled into TD Garden winners of 10 of 11 while averaging close to three goals per game at the time. But that did not impress the B’s as Patrice Bergeron and company played a tight defensive game – without Zdeno Chara in the lineup – to earn the shutout.

Even though this game is away from Boston, the Black and Gold need to relook at that game tape and feel confident in how they limited such a skilled team. They may be playing poorly at the moment, but one win against a formidable opponent can get this team back on track.

The Bruins need to somehow get two points in each of their next two games and that starts with limiting the turnovers, playing physical and finishing their scoring opportunities-for once.