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St. Louis Blues vs Vegas Golden Knights · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Golden Knights · THU · OCT 22 · 7:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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THU · OCT 22 · 7:00 PM CT
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STLNHL · BN+ · SCRIPPS
St. Louis Blues
Blues
1–1–0
VS
Vegas Golden Knights
Golden Knights
1–1–0
Upcoming
THU · OCT 22 · 7:00 PM CT
STLNHL · BN+ · SCRIPPS
St. Louis Blues
Home · Blues
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Pavel Buchnevich has solved Adin Hill before, 6 goals on 14 shots. But the Blues can't afford penalties against a power play that ranks 7th, not with a kill that sits 24th.
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Vegas Golden Knights
Away · Golden Knights
1–1–0
2 PTS
Blues
GOALIES
Golden Knights
Joel Hofer
Joel Hofer
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.921 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Adin Hill
Adin Hill
Likely · 2906-adin-hill
.871 SV% · 3.04 GAA · 10W
.871 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blues
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Golden Knights
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
BluesProjected lines
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
Golden KnightsProjected lines
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2
Blues
INJURY REPORT
Golden Knights
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Nov 14
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
BluesInjury report
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Nov 14
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
Golden KnightsInjury report
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2
STORYLINE
The Blues lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Golden Knights lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Pavel Buchnevich has solved Adin Hill before, 6 goals on 14 shots. But the Blues can't afford penalties against a power play that ranks 7th, not with a kill that sits 24th.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Pavel Buchnevich has 6 goals on Adin Hill (14 shots).
(St. Louis)
6 goals on Adin Hill
Matchup
Pius Suter has 15 shots on Adin Hill without a goal.
(St. Louis)
0/15 vs Adin Hill
Special Teams
Vegas' power play ranks 7th while St. Louis' penalty kill ranks 24th.
7th / 24th PP vs PK