St. Louis Blues at Vegas Golden KnightsDec 31, 2026

Time TBDThursday, Dec 31, 2026

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St. Louis BluesSTL

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

Preview

Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

STLaway±0.0 pts

1 day rest · 979 km travel · -1 h

VGKhome−1.0 pts

1 day rest · 2,451 km travel · -2 h

2 h time-zone change −1.0 pts

No meaningful schedule edge: STL (1 day rest) at VGK (1 day rest).

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St. Louis Blues

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Joel Hofer66%
Jordan Binnington34%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 4–0 at DAL · Oct 2

L1Thomas – Holloway – Snuggerud
8:52
L2Berggren – Neighbours – Dvorsky
5:24
L3Buchnevich – McMichael – McTavish
5:11
L4Johnston – Toropchenko – Suter
3:43
D1Fowler – Carlo
10:38
D2Parayko – Lindstein
9:54
D3Broberg – Jiricek
9:53
PP1Fowler – Thomas – Holloway – McTavish – Snuggerud
4:27

Projected STL lines →·STL goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Vegas Golden Knights

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Carter Hart69%
Adin Hill20%
Carl Lindbom12%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: L 3–4 vs ANA · Oct 2

L1Stone – Barbashev – Eichel
6:34
L2Karlsson – Marner – Howden
5:19
L3Hertl – Olofsson – Connelly
4:54
L4Dowd – Gatcomb – Bowman
4:24
D1McNabb – Theodore
14:59
D2Hanifin – Lauzon
14:19
D3Andersson – Wotherspoon
14:13
PP1Stone – Hertl – Theodore – Eichel – Marner
3:34

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Game day: all games on Dec 31.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.