Game: St. Louis Blues vs. Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Friday, October 11, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Vegas 34

The Vegas Golden Knights (45-29-8 last season) host the St. Louis Blues (43-33-6 last year) at T-Mobile Arena on Friday.

The St. Louis Blues went home with a good game after picking up a 3-2 win over the Kraken in their last game. The Blues were neither impressive nor disappointing offensively in the win. In the game, they scored three of the 25 shots they attempted. In addition, they had 2 power play attempts and were able to score 1 goal. St. Louis received 11 penalty minutes for this play.

When it comes to scoring, the St. Louis Blues scored 234 goals (24th in professional hockey) and allowed 248 last year. The previous season they had a total of 92 points and their points percentage was .561. St. Louis had 250 power play chances and scored 45 goals on those attempts, a rate of 18.00%. At even strength, the Blues conceded 202 goals and scored 189. St. Louis took 2,370 shots and had a shooting percentage of 9.9%. The Blues had 2,636 shot attempts against them and had a save percentage of .906. The St. Louis Blues’ opponents had 215 power play opportunities (31st in the league) and scored 46 goals.

Joel Hofer will protect the goal for this game. Opponents have scored 95 goals against Hofer in his career and his goal average is 2.76. Hofer was in goal in 38 competitions over the course of his professional ice hockey career. His save percentage is .910 in his 2,063 minutes played. He has an overall mark of 19-14-2 and was named a starter in 35 games. In his professional hockey career, Hofer has made 19 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .543. Hofer has seen 1,059 shot attempts against him and has made a total of 964 saves.

When they last took the ice, Vegas faced the Avalanche in a game where the Golden Knights won 8-4 in the final. The Golden Knights scored 8 goals from the 21 shots on goal they pursued. They had three power play chances in this game and scored on two of those chances.

Vegas took 2,548 shots (14th in the league) and had a shooting percentage of 10.32%, while the other team allowed 2,487 shots. In the opponent’s 213 power play chances, they recorded a penalty kill rate of 79.34% and their save rate was 90.2%. They had a total of 252 power play chances and a power play rate of 20.24%. The Golden Knights scored 212 goals at even strength and 51 goals (17th in professional hockey) on the power play. They allowed 243 goals, 199 of which were evenly matched and 44 goals when they were shorthanded. Last season, the Vegas Golden Knights totaled 263 goals, 98 points and a points percentage of .598.

Adin Hill is expected to be in goal for the opponent. Teams average 2.68 goals per game and he has scored a total of 331 goals. Hill’s rate of quality starts is 53.7% and he has 66 quality starts in his NHL career. He started 123 games and played a total of 7,420 minutes. Hill holds a lifetime mark of 64-51-8 and has appeared in 136 games. He has recorded 3,341 saves from 3,672 shots made, giving him a save percentage of .910.

Who will win tonight’s NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay’s expert opinion: Take Vegas

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