On Saturday, the Vegas Golden Knights (7-4-5) play the first half of a back-to-back on the road. They\u2019ve dropped four games in a row and will look to get back into the win column. They\u2019ll face the St. Louis Blues (6-8-4) at Enterprise Center.<\/p>\n
Puck drop\u00a0is scheduled\u00a0for 5:08 p.m. PST.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0lost 4-3<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Blues were in action last night against the Philadelphia Flyers. They blew two different two-goal leads and\u00a0fell 6-5<\/a>\u00a0in a shootout.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Jordan Binnington played last night for the Blues, so\u00a0Joel 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.<\/p>\n Golden Knights Lines<\/p>\n Ivan Barbashev \u2014 Jack Eichel \u2014 Braedan Bowman Defense<\/p>\n Brayden McNabb \u2014 Shea Theodore\u00a0 Goaltenders:\u00a0Akira Schmid \/ Carl Lindbom<\/p>\n Blues Lines<\/p>\n Pavel Buchnevich \u2014 Robert Thomas \u2014 Jimmy Snuggerud Defense<\/p>\n Philip Broberg \u2014 Colton Parayko Goaltenders:\u00a0Joel Hofer \/ Jordan Binnington<\/p>\n Special Teams<\/p>\n VGK power play: 20.7%, 14th Blues\u00a0power play: 23.9%, 10th Golden Knights Game Notes<\/p>\n Last season, the Golden Knights went 2-0-1 against the Blues. They have a record of 17-9-3 against them all-time.<\/p>\n Pavel Dorofeyev leads the team with 10 goals. He has four goals and six points in six career games against the Blues.<\/p>\n Brandon Saad will make his return to St. Louis tonight after playing 274 games with the Blues. Saad recorded the primary assist on\u00a0Reilly Smith<\/a>\u2019s go-ahead goal on Thursday.<\/p>\n Milestone alert! On Thursday, Reilly Smith\u2019s go-ahead goal in the third period was his 300th point as a Golden Knight.<\/p>\n Braedan Bowman made his\u00a0NHL debut<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday on the second line and top power play unit. Tonight, he\u2019ll move up to the top line with\u00a0Jack Eichel<\/a>\u00a0and Ivan Barbashev.<\/p>\n The Golden Knights have a\u00a0record of\u00a03-1-2\u00a0on the road\u00a0this season; the Blues are 3-4-4 at home.<\/p>\n How to Watch<\/p>\n
Pavel Dorofeyev \u2014 Tom\u00e1\u0161 Hertl \u2014 Mitch Marner
Brandon Saad \u2014 Brett Howden \u2014 Reilly Smith
Cole Reinhardt \u2014 Colton Sissons \u2014 Keegan Kolesar<\/p>\n
Noah Hanifin \u2014 Kaedan Korczak
Jeremy Lauzon \u2014 Zach Whitecloud<\/p>\n
Dylan Holloway \u2014 Dalibor Dvorsk\u00fd \u2014 Jordan Kyrou
Brayden Schenn \u2014 Pius Suter \u2014 Nick Bjugstad
Alexey Toropchenko \u2014 Oskar Sundqvist \u2014 Nathan Walker<\/p>\n
Cam Fowler \u2014 Justin Faulk
Tyler Tucker \u2014 Matthew Kessel<\/p>\n
VGK penalty kill: 77.8%, T21<\/p>\n
Blues\u00a0penalty kill: 71.1%, 29th<\/p>\n