The Vegas Golden Knights (23-11-1) host the St. Louis Blues (16-16-1) at T-Mobile Arena on Friday. St. Louis is playing their last of five games on the road coming off a 5-2 loss against the Kraken on Tuesday, ending a streak of four consecutive wins.
The Blues took advantage of their power play opportunities, scoring once on three shots while holding Seattle without a power play goal. Colton Parayko and Pavel Buchnevich each scored once for the Blues.
Thomas Greiss only had 28 saves on 32 shots against (.875%) in the loss. Vegas is wrapping up a four-game homestand after a 5-2 win over the Coyotes on Wednesday. Mark Stone scored twice to lead the Golden Knights. Logan Thompson had 21 saves.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Blues won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 3-2 victory in November. Ryan O’Reilly led St. Louis with two points (1G 1A). Reilly Smith and Phil Kessel were on the scoresheet for Vegas. Jordan Binnington got the win, saving 34 of 36 shots (.944%).
FACING OFF
St. Louis is averaging 3.00 goals per game for the season, 22nd in the NHL, and they are taking on a Golden Knights team that is allowing 2.74 goals a game (9th).
Meanwhile, Vegas has found the net 3.29 times a game on average, 12th in the league, and the Blues are allowing opponents to score 3.61 goals per game (26th).
The Golden Knights’ 25.00% power play percentage ranks ninth in the league, while the Blues are 14th with a conversion rate of 23.08%. While efficient on the power play, St. Louis has been less impressive at penalty killing, as the away team owns the league’s fifth-lowest PK% at 71.25%. Vegas’ 75.86% ranks 23rd in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Jordan Kyrou (32 points), Robert Thomas (30), and Vladimir Tarasenko (25) have been the top skaters this season for the Blues.
Tarasenko has been another top performer for St. Louis, scoring nine and assisting 16. In the net, Binnington (12-11-1) is St. Louis’ top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 3.11 GAA and a .897% save percentage. Chandler Stephenson leads the Golden Knights in scoring with 32 points. He has eight goals and 24 assists in 35 games. Thompson (14-8-0) has the best goals against average for Vegas at 2.64. He has a save percentage of .917%.
HOME AND AWAY
St. Louis is 10-9-0 on the road this season. Vegas is 9-9-0 at T-Mobile Arena this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Vegas Golden Knights (-160)
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