Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues odds, picks and predictions

The Vegas Golden Knights (16-5-5) and St. Louis Blues (13-10-1) meet Wednesday. Opening faceoff at Enterprise Center is slated for 9 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Golden Knights vs. Bluesodds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

These teams met Monday in Las Vegas, and the Knights fell to the Blues 2-1 in overtime. Three of the Knights' last 5 games have gone past regulation; all 3 were losses. Over its last 14 games, Vegas is just 5-5-4.

St. Louis was outshot 34-27 Monday and has been outshot in 4 of its last 5 games. In order to sweep this week's series, the Blues will need to break a 2-game home-ice losing streak against Vegas.

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Golden Knights at Blues odds

BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:21 a.m. ET.

Golden Knights at Blues projected goalies

Logan Thompson (6-3-3, 2.33 GAA, .919 SV%) vs. Jordan Binnington (8-6-1, 2.86 GAA, .914 SV%, 1 SO)

Thompson started Monday's game and allowed 2 goals on 27 shots. He's looking to put some recent road-game struggles behind him. Thompson has logged an .892 SV% over his last 5 games away from Las Vegas.

Binnington is also back for more after starting the Monday game at Vegas. The 30-year-old stopped 33 of 34 shots, raising his season save percentage to .914. That's his would-be best mark since he was a Calder Trophy runner-up in 2019.

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Golden Knights at Blues picks and predictions

Prediction

Golden Knights 5, Blues 3

Binnington was sharp Monday. He's had 3 definitive nice runs so far this season, but those surges have been punctuated by some valleys. On Monday, he was the backstop in a Blues effort that was quite sloppy at times. Several expected-goals models pegged VEGAS (-160) for around 5 goals in that one, and that's the number these Knights hit in their last 2 games against St. Louis last season. Both of those were Vegas victories.

Expect a Vegas bounce-back in this one. BACK THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS (-160).

Current prices favor the ML action above, but consider a PL play if the Vegas -1.5 price gets to +160 or above. PASS otherwise.

The Over was the play in this corner Monday and remains so for this meeting.

The Blues allow a lot of even-strength high-danger chances, and the Knights have seen an uptick in their offense generating those good looks. Vegas has some expected regression in 2 categories (conversion on HD chances, overall goaltending SV%).