St. Louis Blues (4-8-0) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (13-2-0)
The 2022-23 NHL betting action continues Saturday with this Western Conference battle when the St. Louis Blues travel to take on the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
This is a battle of the hottest team in the NHL taking on one of the coldest. Vegas has won nine straight games after defeating Buffalo on Thursday, 7-4. St. Louis defeated San Jose on Thursday, 5-3, snapping an eight-game losing streak. These teams played three times last season with the Blues winning two of the three games.
The St. Louis Blues (4-8-0) snapped their eight-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over San Jose on Thursday. The club is 3-9 ATS and 2-4-0 on the road. Jordan Binnington stopped 27 shots in the victory as St. Louis snapped a 3-3 tie when Calle Rosen delivered the game-winner 8:20 into the third.
“It was obviously a good [feeling] for sure,” St. Louis coach Craig Berube said. “You lose as much as we have lately, and it's really not a good feeling, but we got a win. It was a battle, but we got a win and I thought we did a lot of good things tonight.”
Justin Faulk is tied for the team lead in assists and points this season for the Blues. His 11 points shares 10th among all defensemen in the NHL. #stlblues pic.twitter.com/IXoS0rY3Ul
— St. Louis Blues ( @StLouisBlues) November 11, 2022
The St. Louis power-play was 1-2 in the game. They have been average through the first 12 games, 15th in power-play efficiency (22.6%), but have struggled in penalty killing, 28th overall at 70.8%. Justin Faulk and Brayden Schenn each had an assist in the game and are tied for the team lead in points with 11. Binnington is 4-5-0 with a 3.33 GAA and a .888 save percentage.