St Louis Blues vs Vegas Golden Knights 8/6/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Vegas is coming to the game here after picking up a nice win in their first game back from the pause. The game ended up being a good battle between the Golden Knights and the Stars. However, the Golden Knights ended up securing the win by a 5-3 score in the game.

With the Golden Knights they were able to play good offensively with 3.15 goals a game. The defense for the Golden Knights allowed 2.94 goals a game. The power play for the Vegas squad ended up converting at 22% of the time, but the penalty kill was not the best killing off only 76.6% of the opponents power plays.

With the Blues they are coming into the game here after losing a heart breaking game to the Colorado Avalanche. The game for the Blues ended up being a loss by a 2-1 score and it was disappointing because Colorado during the regular season was not known as being one of the stronger teams when it came to playing defense.

During the regular season the Blues ended up putting in a total of 3.14 goals a game. The defense for Saint Louis allowed a total of 2.66 goals per game. The power play for Saint Louis ended up converting at a clip of 24.3% on the year, but the penalty kill for the Blues killed off only 79.3% of the power plays faced.