NHL Game Preview: St. Louis Blues @ Vegas Golden Knights 10/11/24

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St. Louis Blues (2-0-0, 4 pts) at Vegas Golden Knights (1-0-0, 2 pts)
Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Date: Friday, October 11
Time: 8:00 pm CT / 10:00 pm PT

TV: ESPN+ / BSMW / SCRI
Radio:
St. Louis – 101 ESPN (101.1 FM)
Vegas – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
St. Louis +1.5
Vegas -1.5
O/U 6

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St. Louis Blues Notes:

The Blues improved to 2-0-0 on the young season with an impressive 5-4 OT comeback win against San Jose last night. The Blues overcame a 4-1 deficit with three 3rd period goals, capped off by Brayden Schenn’s game-winner just 45 seconds into overtime. Jordan Kyrue leads the Blues in points with 2-2-4 totals in two games.

Vegas Golden Knights Notes:

Vegas opened their season with a dominant 8-4 victory over the Colorado Avalanche. Ivan Barbashev led the attack with two goals and two assists. Jack Eichel also had a four-point game with four assists and Mark Stone contributed two key goals.

St. Louis Blues Lineup:

Schenn-Thomas-Neighbours
Bolduc-Buchnevich-Kyrou
Joseph-Holloway-Kapanen
Toropchenko-Faksa-Walker

Leddy-Parayko
Broberg-Faulk
Suter-Kessel

Binnington
Hofer

Vegas Golden Knights Lineup:

Barbashev-Eichel-Stone
Dorofeyev-Hertl-Holtz
Olofsson-Roy-Brisson
Pearson-Howden-Kolesar

Theodore-Pietrangelo
Hanifin-Hague
McNabb-Whitecloud

Hill
Samsonov

Players To Watch:

St. Louis – Robert Thomas has helped the Blues get off to a fast start this season with three assists in 2 games. Thomas is coming off an 86-point campaign a year ago and is primed for another big year.

Vegas – Jack Eichel scored 4 points in the opener, and as the Knights’ top center, his playmaking and scoring ability will drive the Vegas offense. Coming off a successful 2023-24 season and contributing early this year, Eichel will be a focus point as Vegas looks to continue its strong form.

Injuries:

St. Louis
D Torey Krug – LTIR – Will Miss The Entire Season
C Oskar Sundqvist – IR (Non-Roster) – Est. return October 15
LW Brandon Saad – IR (Non-Roster) – Est. return October 15
C/LW Alexander Texier – Day To Day

Vegas
C William Karlsson – IR – Est. return October 15

Next game

St. Louis – October 15 vs. Minnesota
Vegas – October 13 vs. Anaheim


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