St. Louis Blues vs Vegas Golden Knights

The St. Louis Blues did not make the playoffs last season. The Blues and their fans must be pleased to see they have opened the season on the road at 2-0, and look to win in Vegas to sweep their road trip. Caution should be advised here, as the Blues are off a pair of one goals wins. Vegas made the playoffs last season but did not get out of the first round, as they lost to the Stars. The Golden Knights had their offense flowing as they scored 8 times vs. the Avalanche. I think both teams have started well, but Vegas is the better team, and coming in off 8 goals, and at home. I like Vegas in this one.

Vegas goes for its third win a row and sixth in eight games as it has recovered somewhat from some key injuries partially due to a trade that acquired defenseman Noah Hanifin from Calgary that has paid quick dividends. The Golden Knights beat Columbus 4-2 on Saturday night with Adin Hill (12 saves) and Logan Thompson (8 saves) sharing duties in net and Thompson is confirmed for tonight's game as Hill is out for an undisclosed reason. Thompson is 19-12-5 with a 2.77 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage. Jordan Binnington is probable for St. Louis and he allowed four goals as the Blues won 5-4 over Minnesota on Saturday. Take the Golden Knights.

Vegas gets a chance for quick revenge after losing 2-1 in overtime to the Blues on Monday night when Pavel Buchnevich scored 38 seconds into OT to beat Logan Thompson, who had 25 saves for the Golden Knights. Thompson is likely in net again tonight as Adin Hill is questionable with a lower body injury. Jordan Binnington will be in net for St. Louis and he is 8-6-1, starting for the fifth time in six games. The Blues have split their past 10 games and Vegas is 14-5 its past 19 games against the Central Division. The Golden Knights have also won six of eight meetings at St. Louis. Take the Golden Knights as a Max Play. 

The teams have split the past six meetings and this is the first one this season. St. Louis comes off a 4-1 loss at Arizona as the Coyotes scored three first-period goals against Joel Hofer and the Blues were stymied by Arizona goalie Connor Ingram, who had 31 saves. Jordan Binnington is expected back in net for the Blues tonight and he has won three of five starts, including a 42-save performance as the Blues best Buffalo 6-4 on Thursday. Binnington is 7-6-1 with a 2.98 GAA and .910 save percentage on the season. Logan Thompson is likely for Vegas as starter Adin Hill is dealing with a lower body injury. The Golden Knights have lost five of Thompson's past seven appearances although many of those were due to a lack of scoring on the offensive side. St. Louis is 5-1 after scoring two or fewer goals its previous game and 4-1 after a loss by at least three goals. Play the Blues.