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Golden Knights Game 48; Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs Blues

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Vegas Golden Knights, St. Louis Blues

The Vegas Golden Knights (29-14-4) have been off since Monday and are back in action tonight. They’re looking to snap a season-long four-game losing streak. The Golden Knights will face off against the St. Louis Blues (23-21-4) for the third and final time this year on Thursday at the Enterprise Center.



The puck drops just after 5 p.m.

The Golden Knights and the St. Louis Blues played on Monday at T-Mobile Arena. Despite being down 4-2 with just over three minutes left in the third period, the Golden Knights converted twice at 6-on-5 to steal a point. The Blues went on to win in the shootout.

Cole Schwindt is week-to-week with a lower-body injury. William Karlsson is week-to-week. Brett Howden is ill and is questionable to play tonight. If Howden is ready to go, he’ll slot into Karlsson’s spot. If not, Tanner Lacynski will draw back into the lineup.

It’s Ilya Samsonov’s net tonight. Samsonov has a 3-1-1 record and a save percentage of .864 in five games played against the St. Louis Blues.

The Blues will run the same lineup they did on Monday, and Joel Hofer will start his first game against the Golden Knights. Hofer has a record of 10-4-1 and a .906 save percentage through 16 games played this season.

Projected Golden Knights Lines

Ivan Barbashev-Jack Eichel-Mark Stone

Victor Olofsson-Tomáš Hertl-Pavel Dorofeyev

Brendan Brisson-Tanner Lacynski-Alexander Holtz

Tanner Pearson-Nicolas Roy-Keegan Kolesar

Defense

Noah Hanifin-Alex Pietrangelo

Brayden McNabb-Shea Theodore

Nicolas Hague-Zach Whitecloud

Goalie: Ilya Samsonov

Projected Blues Lines

Dylan Holloway-Brayden Schenn-Jordan Kyrou

Brandon Saad-Robert Thomas-Jake Neighbours

Alexey Toropchenko-Oskar Sundqvist-Pavel Buchnevich

Nathan Walker-Radek Faksa-Mathieu Joseph

Defense

Cam Fowler-Colton Parayko

Ryan Suter-Philip Broberg

Tyler Tucker-Justin Faulk

Goalie: Joel Hofer

Special Teams

Golden Knights power play: 27.0%, 5th. Golden Knights penalty kill: 77.0%, 22nd.

Blues power play: 19.3%, 22nd. Blues penalty kill: 73.5%, 28th

Game Notes

The Golden Knights lead the season series against St. Louis with a 1-0-1 record and are 16-9-3 against them all time. 

The Golden Knights have recorded a point in seven straight games against the Blues. They haven’t dropped consecutive games to the Blues since 2021.

With his two-point night on Monday, Golden Knights leading scorer Jack Eichel has 10 goals and six assists in 17 career games against the Blues.

Shea Theodore is second on the team in scoring and has 43 points in 46 games. He had a four-point night last game to extend his active point streak to five games (1-9-10).

Tomáš Hertl has scored at least one goal in three straight games. He has a six-game active point streak and has five goals and five assists over that time frame.

The Golden Knights have a record of 11-8-4 on the road this season. The St. Louis Blues are 11-10-1 at home.

How to Watch

TV: Vegas 34

Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340