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Vegas Golden Knights vs St. Louis Blues NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 10/20/21

St. Louis Blues (2-0) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (1-1)
October 20, 2021 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Vegas Golden Knights -143 / St. Louis Blues +120; Over/Under: -6.5
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The St. Louis Blues and Vegas Golden Knights meet Wednesday in NHL action at the T-Mobile Arena. The St. Louis Blues look for a statement win to build on their 2-0-0 start. The Vegas Golden Knights look for a win to build on their 1-1-0 start to the season.

The St. Louis Blues are averaging six goals per game and are scoring on 50 percent of their power play opportunities. David Perron leads St. Louis with two goals, Jordan Kyrou has four assists and Justin Faulk has eight shots on goal. Defensively, the St. Louis Blues are allowing 3.5 goals per game and are killing 85.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jordan Binnington has allowed seven goals on 58 shots faced.

The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging three goals per game and are scoring on zero percent of their power play opportunities. Max Pacioretty leads Vegas with two goals, Mark Stone has three assists and Reilly Smith has six shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 4.5 goals per game and are killing 60 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Robin Lehner has given up seven goals on 62 shots faced, and Laurent Brossoit has allowed two goals on 16 shots.

The Blues are 1-4 in their last 5 games as an underdog and 45-22 in their last 67 games following a win. The Golden Knights are 43-16 in their last 59 home games and 74-36 in their last 110 overall. The over is 5-0 in Blues last 5 overall. The over is 3-1-2 in Golden Knights last 6 home games. The Blues are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Vegas and 1-6 in the last 7 meetings.

The St. Louis Blues are off to such a strong, especially offensively, there’s reason to consider the big plus money here. With that said, the Vegas Golden Knights have been ridiculous at home over the years, and they’ve absolutely owned the Blues, winning eight of the last 10 meetings. Yes, four of those 10 games needed extra periods, but Vegas had no issues finding the back of the net a lot in those games. I need more bang for my buck to consider the Blues. Give me the Golden Knights.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Vegas Golden Knights -143

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Randy has covered sports betting since 2014 and writes about everything from NFL to WNBA. Follow Randy Chambers on Twitter.

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