Golden Knights 2, Blues 6 — October 22, 2026: recap and analysis

VGKVGK
Vegas Golden Knights
8-3-0 · L1 · L10: 7-3-0
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
Final
2—6
Oct 22, 2026 · Enterprise Center
STLSTL
St. Louis Blues
4-4-1 · W1 · L10: 4-4-1
W
L
L
W
W
OT
L
L
W

Final score: Vegas Golden Knights 2, St. Louis Blues 6. Blues dominated expected goals 3.00 to 2.70. PuckLab's first star: Joel Hofer (26/28 saves, .929 SV%, +0.5 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Golden Knights, 53% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
VGK xG
2.70
ACTUAL
2 — 6
STL xG
3.00

Scoring Timeline

0.40
HIGH xG
STL1P 10:00Power Play
VGK 0 - 1 STL
0.09
MED xG
STL1P 13:49Even Strength
VGK 0 - 2 STL
0.32
HIGH xG
VGK2P 05:38Even Strength
VGK 1 - 2 STL
0.06
MED xG
STL2P 08:30Even Strength
VGK 1 - 3 STL
0.06
MED xG
VGK3P 04:08Even Strength
VGK 2 - 3 STL
0.04
MED xG
STL3P 08:21Even Strength
VGK 2 - 4 STL
0.16
HIGH xG
STL3P 10:29Even Strength
VGK 2 - 5 STL
0.14
HIGH xG
STL3P 16:05Power Play
VGK 2 - 6 STL

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Joel Hofer
30
Joel Hofer
G · STL · #30
26/28 saves, .929 SV%, +0.5 GSAX
★2
Justin Barron
72
Justin Barron
D · STL · #72
1G, 3A, 4 SOG
★3
Dylan Holloway
81
Dylan Holloway
L · STL · #81
2G, 1A, 3 SOG, 2 HIT

Team Stats

VGKSTL
28Shots31
2.70xGF3.00
56.95v5 CF%43.1
49.2FO%50.8
0/0PP2/2
36Hits13
11Blocks13
19Giveaways19
3Takeaways2
4PIM0

Period Breakdown

PeriodVGK SOGSTL SOGVGK xGSTL xG
1st8100.731.43
2nd9121.390.93
3rd1190.580.65
Total28312.703.00

Penalties

2 TOTAL
1P 08:29
VGK
Noah HanifinHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Justin Barron
3P 15:27
VGK
Jeremy LauzonRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Jake Neighbours

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