The St. Louis Blues and Vegas Golden Knights meet Monday in NHL action at the T-Mobile Arena. Here’s a Golden Knights vs Blues Prediction. This article will include a Golden Knights vs Blues Pick.
St. Louis Blues Betting Preview
The St. Louis Blues lost to the Utah Hockey Club, beat the Flames, and they play the Stars, Canucks, and Avalanche next. The St. Louis Blues are averaging 2.81 goals per game and are scoring on 18.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Jordan Kyrou leads St. Louis with 20 goals, Robert Thomas has 23 assists, and Dylan Holloway has 110 shots on goal. Defensively, the St. Louis Blues are allowing 2.96 goals per game and are killing 73.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jordan Binnington has allowed 90 goals on 890 shots faced, and Joel Hofer has given up 41 goals on 437 shots.
Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights lost to the Blackhawks and Hurricanes, and they play the Stars, Panthers, and Blue Jackets next. The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.37 goals per game and are scoring 26.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Pavel Dorofeyev leads Vegas with 19 goals, Jack Eichel has 45 assists and Tomas Hertl has 107 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.74 goals per game and are killing 77.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Samsonov has given up 51 goals on 501 shots faced, while Adin Hill has allowed 70 goals on 723 shots.
Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win
- The Golden Knights have won 16 of their last 17 home games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Blues have lost each of their last three road games.
- The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in each of their last seven home games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Blues have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last three road games.
- The favorites have won the first period in eight of the Blues’ last nine games.
Why the St. Louis Blues will win
- The Golden Knights have lost four of their last five games as favorites.
- The Blues have won each of their last five Monday games as road underdogs.
- The Blues have covered the puck line in 14 of their last 15 games as underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six games as favorites against Central Division opponents.
- The Blues have won the first period in five of their last six games following a road loss.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Vegas Golden Knights rank 4th in the league for goals per game this season (3.37).
- The Vegas Golden Knights rank T6th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.74).
- The St. Louis Blues rank 27th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (73.91%).
- The St. Louis Blues rank 25th in the league for goals per game this season (2.81).
Golden Knights vs Blues Injury Report
Cole Schwindt is questionable for the Vegas Golden Knights.
The St. Louis Blues will be without Nick Leddy and Torey Krug.
Golden Knights vs Blues Prediction
The Vegas Golden Knights are the better team and should win, but they’ve lost five of their last six games, and they’re getting blasted on the defensive side. The Golden Knights just lost to the Blackhawks as -250 favorites. It’s hard to follow that up and lay this sort of price with Vegas. The Blues have been hit or miss all year and aren’t a team I love on the road, but their offense has caught fire lately and that provides a fighting chance. The Blues have scored four or more goals in seven of their last 10 games. If the Blackhawks can score five goals against Vegas, the Blues, and this red-hot offense should have some success as well. I’ll take a shot with the road dog.