Preview: Blues vs. Golden Knights

BLUES VS. GOLDEN KNIGHTS

TEAM SNAPSHOTS

BLUES The St. Louis Blues had a strong effort all around on Saturday night in Colorado but a late goal from Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar was a heartbreaker in a 2-1 loss at Ball Arena.
Ryan O'Reilly scored in the first period and Ville Husso made 32 saves.
The loss was the Blues' sixth straight (0-5-1).
"It's a tough one to swallow, for sure, not getting a point out of that (game)," Blues Head Coach Craig Berube said. "Pretty good battle by us."
GOLDEN KNIGHTS Vegas had a 1-0 lead in the third period Saturday, but the Minnesota Wild got two goals 55 seconds apart in the third period to snag a 2-1 win at T-Mobile Arena.
Prior to Saturday's game, the Golden Knights were 15-0-0 when leading after two periods.
The loss was the third straight for Vegas, who have dropped three consecutive games for the first time under Head Coach Peter DeBoer, who was hired in January 2020.
Ryan Reaves has missed three games with a lower-body injury. Alex Pietrangelo, who missed 12 games with an injury, is back in the lineup.

THE SERIES SO FAR

Jan. 26: Blues 5, Golden Knights 4 (SO)
A back-and-forth game featured an excessive amount of penalties by both teams, but the Blues emerged with a 5-4 win thanks to shootout goals from David Perron and Brayden Schenn. Perron also scored twice in regulation, and Jordan Kyrou turned heads with a dazzling goal that former Blue Alex pietrangelo frustrated. Max Pacioretty netted a hat trick for Vegas, but Jordan Binnington made 42 saves to help the Blues to a win in the first game of the series.
March 12: Golden Knights 5, Blues 4 (OT)
Vladimir Tarasenko scored his first goal of the season in his third game back from shoulder surgery, helping the Blues overcome a 2-0 first period deficit to earn a point in an eventual overtime loss against the Golden Knights. Zach Sanford registered a goal and an assist, and Jordan Binnington made 35 saves. The Blues lost their third straight game in overtime but have still managed to collect points in seven consecutive games (4-0-3).
March 13: Golden Knights 5, Blues 1
Mark Stone scored twice in the third period, Max Pacioretty had a goal and two assists and Marc-Andre Fleury made 34 saves in a 5-1 win against the Blues.
March 22: Golden Knights 5, Blues 1
In a repeat of the last meeting between the teams, Mark Stone again came up with two goals in a four-goal third period for the Golden Knights. Vince Dunn scored the lone goal for the Blues while Jordan Binnington made 30 saves.