The Vegas Golden Knights (-150) travel to face the St. Louis Blues (+130) at Enterprise Center on Sunday. The total is 6.5 (O: +100, U: -120)Both teams will be playing on back-to-back days. The Golden Knights are 1-4 without a day off, while the Blues are 6-4. Vegas (40-20-6) is coming off a 4-0 win over the Hurricanes yesterday.
The Golden Knights committed only one penalty in the game, holding Carolina without a power play goal. Four players found the net for the Golden Knights.
Alex Pietrangelo had two assists to lead the team in scoring. Jonathan Quick had a great performance with 33 saves to record the shutout. St. Louis (29-31-5) beat the Blue Jackets 5-2 yesterday. Jordan Kyrou scored a hat trick to lead the Blues. Thomas Greiss saved 37 of 39 shots in the win (.948%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams have split their two meetings this season, the most recent of which was a 5-4 (SO) victory for the Golden Knights in December. Chandler Stephenson led Vegas with four points (1G 3A). Vladimir Tarasenko led St. Louis with three points (1G 2A). Logan Thompson got the win despite saving only 25 of 29 shots (.862%).
FACING OFF
Vegas is averaging 3.15 goals per game for the season, 16th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blues team that is allowing 3.63 goals a game (28th).
Meanwhile, St. Louis has found the net 3.06 times a game on average, 20th in the league, and the Golden Knights are allowing opponents to score 2.71 goals per game (8th).
The Golden Knights’ 20.25% power play percentage ranks 20th in the league, while the Blues are 22nd with a conversion rate of 19.59%. In terms of defending power plays, Vegas has the league’s 14th-ranked PK% at 80.00%, while St. Louis is 20th at 76.54%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Stephenson and Jack Eichel have been the top skaters for the Golden Knights this season with 52 and 50 points. In the net, Adin Hill (16-7-1) is Vegas’ top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.49 GAA and a .915% save percentage.
Thompson (20-13-3) leads the Golden Knights in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 2.66 and a save percentage of .914%.Kyrou (61 points), Pavel Buchnevich (57), and Robert Thomas (57) lead the Blues in scoring. Kyrou has 29 goals and 32 assists in 62 games, while Buchnevich has 20 goals and 37 assists.
Thomas has 16 goals and 41 assists. Jordan Binnington (22-23-5) is the top goalie for St. Louis with a goals against average of 3.31. He has a save percentage of .894%.
HOME AND AWAY
Vegas is 19-7-5 away from T-Mobile Arena this season. St. Louis is 14-14-4 at Enterprise Center this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Vegas Golden Knights (-145)
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