Preview: Blues vs. Golden Knights

BLUES VS. GOLDEN KNIGHTS

TEAM SNAPSHOTS

BLUES Four different Blues scored Saturday - including three goals in one minute and 15 seconds in the first period - to help St. Louis to an impressive 4-3 win against the League-leading Tampa Bay Lightning.
Vladimir Tarasenko and Brayden Schenn each had a goal and assist in the victory, which moved the Blues closer to clinching a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and just two points behind Nashville for second place in the Central Division.
"Every points matters, especially after last year, and we know this," Tarasenko said. "Just try to focus on our game."
"It's huge, it's huge for team confidence," Schenn said of Saturday's win against the Lightning. "They're a good team, playing great hockey, winning a lot of games, scoring a lot of goals. For us to come in and beat them two times this year obviously gives the team confidence, and we know we're a good team in here."
The Blues have points in five straight games (4-0-1) and will get
Carl Gunnarsson back from injury on Monday
. Gunnarsson has missed 24 games with an upper-body injury.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS The Vegas Golden Knights had won four straight games before dropping a 3-2 decision in overtime to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday at home.
Goalie Malcom Subban has made four straight starts.
The Golden Knights have climbed to just five points behind the San Jose Sharks for second in the Pacific Division.
"We've been good for the last 10 or 11 (games), so sometimes it happens," Vegas Head Coach Gerard Gallant told NHL.com after Saturday's overtime loss. "We can be better, but you've got to give them some credit. They came in here and played a competitive game."
Vegas made one of the biggest acquisitions at the trade deadline, adding coveted forward Mark Stone from the Ottawa Senators. In 12 games with Vegas, Stone has posted four goals and four assists. Overall, Stone has posted 70 points this season (32 goals, 38 assists), which is 16 more than Vegas' leading scorer this season (Jonathan Marchessault, 54 points).
The Golden Knights can clinch a playoff spot with just one point against the Blues.
HEAD-TO-HEAD Monday's game will be the final meeting of the regular season between the Blues and Golden Knights. The Blues have won both meetings this season, outscoring the Golden Knights 9-4 in those games.
The Blues are 3-0-2 all-time against Vegas.

HOT VS. VEGAS

• Oskar Sundqvist has recorded at least one point in four career games (three goals, two assists)
• Vladimir Tarasenko has a three-game point streak (one goal, three assists)
• Ryan O'Reilly has five points in four career games (four goals, one assist)
• Jaden Schwartz has four assists in four career games
• Colton Parayko has three points in his last four games (one goal, two assists)

BLUE NOTES

Jordan Binnington won his 20th game of the season Saturday and is just two wins shy of matching Jake Allen's 2014-15 record (22 wins) for the most victories by a Blues rookie goaltender. Binnington is one of just six goaltenders in NHL history to record 20 wins in his first 25 or fewer career starts… David Perron's career-best point streak (17 games) came to an end Saturday. Perron posted nine goals and 13 assists during the streak.