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St. Louis Blues vs Vegas Golden Knights

Regular season · Thursday, December 31, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena

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STLNHL · BN+ · ABC32 · SN

Game preview

The St. Louis Blues visit the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday, December 31, 2026, with puck drop at 3:00 PM ET. The game is on STLNHL, BN+, ABC32 and SN.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Blues

Game 2 of a road trip: Colorado, now Vegas.

  1. 212026-12-21: at FLA
  2. 222026-12-22: at TBL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 232026-12-23: no game
  4. 242026-12-24: no game
  5. 252026-12-25: no game
  6. 262026-12-26: no game
  7. 272026-12-27: vs NYR
  8. 282026-12-28: no game
  9. 292026-12-29: at COL
  10. 302026-12-30: no game
  11. 312026-12-31: at VGK
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~608 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,404 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Golden Knights

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Anaheim, San Jose, Minnesota and Chicago).

  1. 212026-12-21: vs CAR
  2. 222026-12-22: at ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 232026-12-23: no game
  4. 242026-12-24: no game
  5. 252026-12-25: no game
  6. 262026-12-26: at SJS
  7. 272026-12-27: no game
  8. 282026-12-28: at MIN
  9. 292026-12-29: at CHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 302026-12-30: no game
  11. 312026-12-31: vs STL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,523 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,998 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

St. Louis BluesBluesTue, Oct 13 at OTT
  1. L1Holloway#81Thomas#18Snuggerud#21
    11:03 together at 5v5
  2. L2Buchnevich#89Neighbours#63Dvorsky#15
    8:14 together at 5v5
  3. L3McMichael#77McTavish#83Berggren#29
    7:54 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJohnston#49Suter#22Peterson#32
    6:22 together at 5v5
  1. D1Fowler#17Carlo#25
    12:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Broberg#6Jiricek#36
    11:04 together at 5v5
  3. D3Parayko#55Barron#72
    9:25 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Buchnevich LMcMichael LMcTavish CDvorsky RFowler D1:40
  2. 2Holloway LNeighbours LThomas CSnuggerud RJiricek D1:38

Penalty kill

  1. 1Buchnevich LSuter CParayko DBroberg D1:42
  2. 2Buchnevich LSuter CFowler DCarlo D1:18
Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

STLVGK

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

STL 71% (10th most settled)VGK 77% (2nd most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

STL 1:07 left (latest · 13 pulls)VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

STL 46.6s (6th shortest)VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

STL 26% (8th least often)VGK 26% (5th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series