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Player to watch vs. Oilers: Pavel Buchnevich

Originally posted on FanNation Inside The Blues
By Lou Korac | Last updated 2/28/24

It's that time of year when names of all sorts, valid or not, continue to swirl, and for St. Louis Blues forward Pavel Buchnevich, his seems to be a hot topic.

Blues player to watch vs. Oilers: Pavel Buchnevich (2:53)

But Buchnevich doesn't seem to be hindered by all the talk surrounding whether the Blues will trade him or not by March 8 or not; he scored again on Tuesday in a 4-2 loss against the Winnipeg Jets, giving him six goals in six games.

Buchnevich leads the Blues with 23 goals, and he had a goal and an assist when the Blues doubled up the Oilers, 6-3, when the teams met last on Feb. 15.

Buchnevich has six goals in his past six games and has nine points (four goals, five assists) in 11 games against the Oilers.

The Blues' top line with Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou have to continue to lead the way, and Buchnevich, despite a few up-and-down overall games in this last stretch that has seen the Blues (30-26-2) go 2-5-0 the past seven games, Buchnevich seems to be finding his groove and is THN's player to watch on Wednesday.

This article first appeared on FanNation Inside The Blues and was syndicated with permission.

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