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2026-27 Season Live

St. Louis Blues at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Predictions

2021-10-20 • T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights 1 - 3 St. Louis Blues

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VGK: 45.0%
STL: 55.0%
Expected Goals
VGK: 2.68
STL: 4.09
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 53%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VGK
R. Lehner
STL
Jordan Binnington - 7-10-6 | 0.869 SV% | 3.56 GAA
StatVGKSTL
Season SV%—0.869
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—3.56
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
VGKR. Lehner3835392.1%4.6911.69
STLJordan Binnington4342197.7%3.3422.34
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • VGK at home vs STL: 3-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-10VGK 4 - 2 STLVGKVGK
2026-01-02STL 4 - 3 VGKSTLVGK
2025-11-15STL 1 - 4 VGKVGKVGK
2025-01-23STL 2 - 4 VGKVGKVGK
2025-01-20VGK 4 - 5 STLSTLVGK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VGK2111.77
1STL2001.97
2VGK1711.05
2STL1601.21
3VGK1400.51
3STL1111.51
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 55.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.8
Score Breakdown
Vegas Golden Knights 1 - 3 St. Louis Blues
Expected: 2.7 - 4.1