St. Louis Blues vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction & Picks

Best tip of the gameBest tip Handicap Won

Blues +1.5 1.38

Confidence67%

All predictions

9 picks graded · Average confidence 61%

Full game

1X2LostGolden Knightsodds down 2.25Confidence 51%
Over/UnderWonO4.5odds down 1.37Confidence 70%
Best tip of the game: HandicapWonBlues +1.5odds down 1.38Confidence 67%
Winner (incl. OT)LostGolden Knightsodds down 1.81Confidence 51%
Double chanceLostGolden Knights or drawodds down 1.44Confidence 67%
Draw no betLostGolden Knights1.75Confidence 51%
Both teams to score (GG/NG)WonYesodds up 1.07Confidence 89%

1st period

1st period 1X2LostGolden Knightsodds down 2.70Confidence 51%
1st period Over/UnderWonO1.5odds up 1.76Confidence 55%

How to read the picks

Confidence is the model’s own score for a pick, out of 100. It is not a probability, but picks with higher confidence have won more often. The score details show the model’s probability instead — they are not picks.

Why some of these picks carry a lower confidence: the odds drifted 5% since they opened; the league is not yet proven in the model’s replay; the odds drifted 6% since they opened; the odds drifted 4% since they opened; no record yet for this market in the model’s replay.

Predicted final score

What the picks are derived from. Not a bet.

Blues 23

Golden Knights

Final 6–2

Total goalsTotal 5 Actual 8

Draw after 60 minDraw 23% Decided in regulation

Vegas to winTo win 53% STL won

Score details

Correct scoreLost2–3After 60 min6–23%chance
1st period correct scoreLost0–21st period2–07%chance
Highest scoring periodWon3rd periodMost goals3rd · 4 goals30%chance

Score breakdown

After 60 minutes 2-3
By period 0-2, 0-0, 2-1
Likeliest 2-3 (3%), 3-4 (2%), 4-5 (1%)

Team stats

Shots & goaltending

Special teams

Possession & hits

Built on 20+ games of full box scores a team — no betting odds in it

Season so far

Season and recent form

Season

Season record4-4-18-3-0

Home / road split2-0-13-1-0

StreakW1L1

Rest1 day1 day

Goals for3.24.0

Goals against3.22.7

In the standings11th3rd

Per game · last 10 each

Goal differential per game+0.2+1.0

Goals for3.43.8

Goals against3.22.8

Shots on goal26.429.4

Shots against26.524.6

Shooting %12.9%12.9%

Save %88.7%89.0%

Power-play %15.6%18.4%

Penalty kill %91.2%80.0%

Faceoff %48.8%50.9%

Penalty minutes8.89.3

Blocked shots14.414.5

Per-game figures from the games with full stats, all competitions.

Head-to-head

Blues 23

Golden Knights

Vegas won three of the last five meetings

Goals a gameGoals 6.6 STL 2.8 · VGK 3.8

Over 6.0 goalsOver 6.0 2 of 5 This game’s line

Past 60 minutesOvertime 1 of 5 1 in a shootout

Jan 10, 2026: Vegas Golden Knights 4, St. Louis Blues 2.
Jan 2, 2026: St. Louis Blues 4, Vegas Golden Knights 3.
Nov 15, 2025: St. Louis Blues 1, Vegas Golden Knights 4.
Jan 23, 2025: St. Louis Blues 2, Vegas Golden Knights 4.
Jan 20, 2025: Vegas Golden Knights 4, St. Louis Blues 5, after a shootout.

Last five games

Blues 3-2-0

Win, 2–1 against Winnipeg Jets, Oct 20. Odds: Blues 2.15, Jets 2.75.
Loss, 2–5 at Nashville Predators, Oct 17. Odds: Predators 2.42, Blues 2.37.
Loss, 4–5 at Minnesota Wild, Oct 15. Odds: Wild 2.10, Blues 2.82.
Win, 7–2 at Ottawa Senators, Oct 13. Odds: Senators 2.73, Blues 2.32.
Win, 5–3 against Columbus Blue Jackets, Oct 10. Odds: Blues 2.30, Blue Jackets 2.60.

Golden Knights 3-2-0

Loss, 2–6 against Tampa Bay Lightning, Oct 20. Odds: Golden Knights 2.40, Lightning 2.40.
Win, 6–2 against Pittsburgh Penguins, Oct 17. Odds: Golden Knights 1.72, Penguins 3.55.
Win, 6–2 against Calgary Flames, Oct 15. Odds: Golden Knights 1.64, Flames 4.72.
Win, 5–2 at Nashville Predators, Oct 13. Odds: Predators 2.84, Golden Knights 2.23.
Loss, 2–4 at Minnesota Wild, Oct 12. Odds: Wild 2.51, Golden Knights 2.49.

Each side’s last five, every competition — W a win, L a loss, OT a loss after overtime or a shootout. Beside each team, its goals and its 1X2 odds before puck drop; the odds that came in are lit (none after overtime: the draw).

Game timeline

1st period2-0

08:29 2 min Vegas Golden Knights: Hanifin N. Hooking
10:00 Goal PPG St. Louis Blues: Buchnevich P. assists: Berggren J., McMichael C. 1-0
13:49 Goal St. Louis Blues: Barron J. assists: Kaskimaki A., Stenberg O. 2-0

2nd period1-1

05:38 Goal Vegas Golden Knights: Howden B. assists: Hanifin N., Holtz A. 2-1
08:30 Goal St. Louis Blues: McTavish M. assists: Jiricek A., Barron J. 3-1

3rd period3-1

04:08 Goal Vegas Golden Knights: Eichel J. assists: Barbashev I., McNabb B. 3-2
08:21 Goal St. Louis Blues: Snuggerud J. assists: Holloway D., Barron J. 4-2
10:29 Goal St. Louis Blues: Holloway D. assists: Thomas R., Barron J. 5-2
15:27 2 min Vegas Golden Knights: Lauzon J. Roughing
16:05 Goal PPG St. Louis Blues: Holloway D. assists: Neighbours J., Snuggerud J. 6-2

Times are the minutes played in each period. PPG power-play goal, SHG short-handed goal, ENG empty-net goal, PS penalty shot. A shootout is won by one goal on the final score.

Key insights

In goal: Hofer J. for St. Louis Blues (6-3-1 in the last 10 starts), Hill A. for Vegas Golden Knights (7-0-3 in the last 10 starts).
3-2 in the last 5 meetings for Vegas Golden Knights.
6.6 goals per meeting across the last 5 head-to-head games; the total is 6.
11th vs 3rd in the NHL standings.

How the odds moved

Market	Opening	Now	Move
1X2: 1 (STL)	2.80	2.65	Shortened
1X2: X (draw)	4.10	4.10	No change
1X2: 2 (VGK)	2.10	2.20	Drifted
Over/Under line	6	6	No change
Handicap STL	+1.5	+1.5	No change

Opening and current odds from the bookmakers we track; the handicap line is shown from the home team’s side.

NHL standings

Regular Season · Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	P%	GF	GA	+/−
1	Minnesota Wild	20	13	3	4	30	.750	65	44	+21
2	Edmonton Oilers	19	13	3	3	29	.763	78	56	+22
3	Vegas Golden Knights	19	12	5	2	26	.684	64	51	+13
4	Colorado Avalanche	19	11	6	2	24	.632	78	59	+19
5	Nashville Predators	18	9	4	5	23	.639	55	51	+4
6	Dallas Stars	17	10	5	2	22	.647	49	41	+8
7	Anaheim Ducks	18	10	7	1	21	.583	69	66	+3
8	Utah Mammoth	18	10	7	1	21	.583	63	63	0
9	Seattle Kraken	16	9	6	1	19	.594	57	57	0
10	Winnipeg Jets	19	8	8	3	19	.500	53	65	−12
11	St. Louis Blues	18	8	8	2	18	.500	53	55	−2
12	Calgary Flames	18	8	9	1	17	.472	46	63	−17
13	San Jose Sharks	20	8	11	1	17	.425	51	71	−20
14	Los Angeles Kings	16	5	9	2	12	.375	45	55	−10
15	Chicago Blackhawks	18	4	13	1	9	.250	39	76	−37
16	Vancouver Canucks	20	3	16	1	7	.175	56	90	−34

Playoffs

Pts points, on the league’s own system — the table is sorted by them. W/L/OTL wins, regulation losses, overtime and shootout losses · GP played · P% points share · GF/GA goals for and against · +/− difference.

St. Louis Blues vs Vegas Golden Knights prediction

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