The St. Louis Blues (24-19-9) play the second of a two-game set on the road against the Vegas Golden Knights (38-13-2) Saturday. Puck drop is scheduled for a 10 p.m. ET at T-Mobile Arena. Below, we analyze the Blues-Golden Knights odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
The Blues were on the short end of a 4-3 overtime loss against the Golden Knights, but St. Louis was still celebrating. St. Louis picked up its 57th point to clinch a playoff spot and eliminate the Arizona Coyotes. It was the fourth time in five games St. Louis went to overtime and/or a shootout.
The Golden Knights have also worked extra lately, winning three of the past four games, each by overtime. Two of those OT wins were by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Blues at Golden Knights: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:15 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Blues +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Golden Knights -185 (bet $185 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Blues +1.5 (-165) | Golden Knights -1.5 (+140)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: -120 | U: +100)
Blues at Golden Knights: Projected starting goalies
Ville Husso (8-5-1, 3.46 GAA, .885 SV%) vs. Marc-Andre Fleury (24-10-0, 2.07 GAA, .926 SV%, 5 SO)
Husso has won back-to-back starts, both against the Minnesota Wild. He has coughed up six goals on 60 shots. The Blues backup goaltender has won three of the previous five, and he is 6-3-1 across the past 10 starts dating back to mid-February.
Fleury has rattled off seven consecutive victories since his last loss April 7, which happened to be against the Blues in St. Louis. He has allowed two or fewer goals in each of the seven wins, including a shutout on April 14 against the Arizona Coyotes.
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Blues at Golden Knights: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Golden Knights 4, Blues 3
Money line (ML)
The GOLDEN KNIGHTS (-185) will cost you nearly two times your potential return, and it’s right on the borderline of my personal limit for a money line wager. But Vegas has won three of the past four, and 13 of the previous 15 outings. Keep banging VGK until they cool off.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The BLUES +1.5 (-165) are actually the play here, mainly because both of these teams have played plenty of overtime and shootout games lately, including a battle in overtime on Friday.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 5.5 (-120) is the lean, going 9-1-1 in the previous 11 meetings between these two teams. That includes a 5-0 Over mark in the past five meeting in Vegas. The Over is also 4-0 in the past four on the road for St. Louis and 4-0 in the past four against winning teams, too.
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