Vegas Golden Knights vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 1/2/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Friday, January 2, 2026

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Fanduel Sports Network Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Golden Knights (-132) Blues (+110)

The St. Louis Blues (15-16-8) will take on the Vegas Golden Knights (17-8-11) at Enterprise Center on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Vegas at -132 while St. Louis is at +110. The over/under is 6.5.

The Vegas Golden Knights had a decent effort after finishing in a 5-5 tie against the Avalanche their last time on the ice. Vegas accumulated 2 minutes in the box in this outing. Additionally, they had 3 chances with the advantage but weren't able to score a goal. The Golden Knights had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in this game. In the outing, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 25 shots they launched.

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When playing at even strength, the Golden Knights have allowed the opponent to score 89 goals while earning 85 on the offensive side of the ice. Vegas Golden Knights opponents have earned 87 power play opportunities (32nd in the league) and have racked up 16 goals in those chances. Concerning their scoring capabilities, the Vegas Golden Knights have racked up 114 goals (17th in the NHL) so far this year and have given up 105. Vegas has tried 1,070 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.7%. For the year, the have a total of 45 points and their points percentage sits at .625. The Golden Knights have had 915 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .885. Vegas comes into tonight with 115 power play chances and they have added 29 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 25.22%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Carter Hart. Hart has participated in 235 matchups throughout his professional hockey career. He has compiled an overall mark of 100-94-32 and he has started in 226 games. Opponents have racked up 648 goals against Hart in his career and his goals against rate is 2.87. Hart has seen 6,856 shots taken against him and has amassed 6,208 total saves. He has a save percentage of .905 for his 12,052 mins guarding the cage. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Hart has compiled 112 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .496.

In their last game, St. Louis played the Predators in a matchup where the Blues got the victory by a final of 3-2. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this matchup and scored 1 out of those tries. The Blues converted 3 goals out of the 20 shots on goal they attempted.

For the season, the St. Louis Blues have tallied 98 goals, 38 points, in addition to a points percentage of .487. They have permitted 131 goals to be scored by of a combination of 108 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they were shorthanded. The Blues have scored 79 goals at even strength and 19 goals (24th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have recorded 102 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 18.63%. St. Louis has taken 988 shots (24th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.92%, while allowing the other team 1,083 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 76.77% on their opponents 99 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 87.9%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jordan Binnington protecting the goal. Binnington has accrued a career mark of 180-125-42 and has been in goal for 359 contests. Binnington's quality start rate sits at 52.6% and he has made 183 quality starts in his career. He has racked up 9,218 stops out of the 10,190 shots attempted, giving him a save % of .905. The opposition is averaging 2.79 goals/game and he has relinquished 972 goals altogether. He has been a starter 348 games and his ice time sits at 17,860 minutes.

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Tony's Pick: Take Vegas (-132)

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