On Saturday, the Vegas Golden Knights (7-4-5) play the first half of a back-to-back on the road. They’ve dropped four games in a row and will look to get back into the win column. They’ll face the St. Louis Blues (6-8-4) at Enterprise Center.
Puck drop is scheduled for 5:08 p.m. PST.
The Golden Knights were last in action on Thursday at home against the New York Islanders. Despite playing well, they entered the first intermission down by two. They clawed their way back and took the lead, but the Islanders tied the game with the goalie pulled. The Islanders struck shorthanded in overtime, and the Golden Knights lost 4-3.
The Blues were in action last night against the Philadelphia Flyers. They blew two different two-goal leads and fell 6-5 in a shootout.
Akira Schmid will start tonight. Schmid has a record of 0-2-0 and an average save percentage of .882 in two career games against the Blues.
Jordan Binnington played last night for the Blues, so Joel Hofer will start tonight. Hofer has a record of 0-1-0 and an average save percentage of .900 in one career game against the Golden Knights.
Golden Knights Lines
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Braedan Bowman
Pavel Dorofeyev — Tomáš Hertl — Mitch Marner
Brandon Saad — Brett Howden — Reilly Smith
Cole Reinhardt — Colton Sissons — Keegan Kolesar
Defense
Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin — Kaedan Korczak
Jeremy Lauzon — Zach Whitecloud
Goaltenders: Akira Schmid / Carl Lindbom
Blues Lines
Pavel Buchnevich — Robert Thomas — Jimmy Snuggerud
Dylan Holloway — Dalibor Dvorský — Jordan Kyrou
Brayden Schenn — Pius Suter — Nick Bjugstad
Alexey Toropchenko — Oskar Sundqvist — Nathan Walker
Defense
Philip Broberg — Colton Parayko
Cam Fowler — Justin Faulk
Tyler Tucker — Matthew Kessel
Goaltenders: Joel Hofer / Jordan Binnington
Special Teams
VGK power play: 20.7%, 14th
VGK penalty kill: 77.8%, T21
Blues power play: 23.9%, 10th
Blues penalty kill: 71.1%, 29th
Golden Knights Game Notes
Last season, the Golden Knights went 2-0-1 against the Blues. They have a record of 17-9-3 against them all-time.
Pavel Dorofeyev leads the team with 10 goals. He has four goals and six points in six career games against the Blues.
Brandon Saad will make his return to St. Louis tonight after playing 274 games with the Blues. Saad recorded the primary assist on Reilly Smith’s go-ahead goal on Thursday.
Milestone alert! On Thursday, Reilly Smith’s go-ahead goal in the third period was his 300th point as a Golden Knight.
Braedan Bowman made his NHL debut on Thursday on the second line and top power play unit. Tonight, he’ll move up to the top line with Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev.
The Golden Knights have a record of 3-1-2 on the road this season; the Blues are 3-4-4 at home.
How to Watch
TV: Vegas 34
Streaming: KnightTime+
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340