Blues host the Golden Knights after overtime win

Updated Dec. 5, 2023 4:08 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Vegas Golden Knights (16-5-5, first in the Pacific Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (13-10-1, fifth in the Central Division)

St. Louis; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights visit the St. Louis Blues after the Blues defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 in overtime.

St. Louis has gone 7-3-0 at home and 13-10-1 overall. The Blues have a 3-- record in one-goal games.

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Vegas has a 7-3-3 record on the road and a 16-5-5 record overall. The Golden Knights have gone 13-0-3 when scoring three or more goals.

The teams meet Wednesday for the second time this season. The Blues won 2-1 in overtime in the previous matchup.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pavel Buchnevich has nine goals and 10 assists for the Blues. Jordan Kyrou has six assists over the past 10 games.

William Karlsson has 11 goals and 12 assists for the Golden Knights. Jack Eichel has five goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 5-5-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.9 assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game.

Golden Knights: 4-2-4, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.6 assists, three penalties and 7.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.

INJURIES: Blues: Anton Malmstrom: out (undisclosed), Josh Jacobs: out (undisclosed).

Golden Knights: Adin Hill: day to day (lower-body), Shea Theodore: out (upper body), Alec Martinez: out (lower body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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