Vegas Golden Knights (21-6-1) vs St. Louis Blues (16-10-5)
Game Info: Monday, March 22, 2021 at 10:00 pm (T-Mobile Arena)
Betting Odds: Vegas Golden Knights -158 / St. Louis Blues +138 --- Over/Under: 6 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The St. Louis Blues and Vegas Golden Knights meet Monday in NHL action at the T-Mobile Arena.
The St. Louis Blues need a win after losing five of their last seven games. The St. Louis Blues are averaging three goals per game and are scoring on 19.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Brayden Schenn leads St. Louis with 12 goals, David Perron has 21 assists and Torey Krug has 74 shots on goal. Defensively, the St. Louis Blues are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 74.5 percent of their opponents power plays. Jordan Binnington has allowed 68 goals on 627 shots and Ville Husso has allowed 33 goals on 288 shots.
The Vegas Golden Knights look for a win after winning 11 of their last 14 games. The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 18.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Max Pacioretty leads Vegas with 16 goals, Mark Stone has 25 assists and Jonathan Marchessault has 78 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.2 goals per game and are killing 84.7 percent of their opponents power plays. Robin Lehner has given up 17 goals on 161 shots faced and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 39 goals on 580 shots.
The Blues are 11-4 in their last 15 road games and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The Golden Knights are 16-5 in their last 21 games playing on 0 days rest and 44-17 in their last 61 overall. The under is 5-2 in Blues last 7 road games. The over is 4-1-1 in Golden Knights last 6 overall. The Blues are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings. The favorite is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings. The road team is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
The Vegas Golden Knights don't lose back to back games very often and are 2-1 against the Blues this season while winning five of the last six meetings overall. However, the St. Louis Blues have the rest advantage and have played their best hockey on the road this season by a decent margin. The Golden Knights should be favored and they have no problem playing on the end of a back to back, but I see some value in the Blues here and the plus money.
Randy’s Pick St. Louis Blues +138
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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