Golden Knights at Blues preview

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (27-9-2) at BLUES (25-15-2)
8 p.m. ET; FS-MW, ATTSN-RM, NHL.TV

The Golden Knights, 12-0-1 in their past 13 games, have the longest winning and point streaks by an NHL team in its inaugural season. Vegas, with the best record in the Western Conference, is the first major professional sports team in North America to win eight straight games at any point in its inaugural season since the Denver Nuggets of the NBA did it from Oct. 22-Nov. 9, 1976, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Golden Knights left wing David Perron will play his first game at the Blues since Vegas selected him from the St. Louis roster in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft.
The Blues, who seek their third straight win, will start backup goaltender Carter Hutton for a third consecutive game. He is 2-0-0 with four goals allowed in his past two starts.

Players to watch

Golden Knights left wing Jonathan Marchessault, who signed a six-year, $30 million contract with Vegas on Wednesday, has 11 points (five goals, six assists) in a seven-game point streak.
Blues center Brayden Schenn has four points (one goal, three assists) in his past 11 games after having 26 points (13 goals, 13 assists) in his previous 17 games.

They said it

"Every night, we play the same game. We try and compete hard, play well and compete on every puck. I think the depth on our team is the strong point for our group." -- Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant
"I think that they play every game like they're trying to send a message and prove a point. They've played with consistency and it's been an impressive story what they've been able to do." -- Blues coach Mike Yeo on the Golden Knights

Golden Knights projected lineup

Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
David Perron -- Erik Haula -- James Neal
Brendan Leipsic -- Cody Eakin -- Alex Tuch
Tomas Nosek -- Oscar Lindberg -- William Carrier
Brayden McNabb -- Nate Schmidt
Shea Theodore -- Deryk Engelland
Jon Merrill -- Colin Miller
Marc-Andre Fleury
Malcolm Subban
Scratched:Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Brad Hunt, Ryan Carpenter
Injured: Oscar Dansk (lower body), Luca Sbisa (lower body)

Blues projected lineup

Vladimir Sobotka -- Paul Stastny -- Tage Thompson
Scottie Upshall -- Brayden Schenn -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Patrik Berglund -- Kyle Brodziak -- Alexander Steen
Dmitrij Jaskin -- Ivan Barbashev -- Magnus Paajarvi
Jay Bouwmeester -- Alex Pietrangelo
Joel Edmundson -- Colton Parayko
Carl Gunnarsson -- Robert Bortuzzo
Carter Hutton
Jake Allen
Scratched: Chris Thorburn, Oskar Sundqvist
Injured:Jaden Schwartz (ankle), Sammy Blais (lower body), Zach Sanford (shoulder), Vince Dunn (illness)

Status report

Carrier, who has missed 16 games with an upper-body injury, will replace Bellemare, whose wife is expecting a child.

Stat pack

Fleury is 5-0-0 with two shutouts and six goals allowed in his past five starts, and has held opponents to two goals or fewer in five of his past six starts. ... Tarasenko has three points (two goals, one assist) in a three-game point streak.