Vegas Golden Knights (8-3, in the Pacific Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (4-4-1, in the Central Division)

St. Louis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues host the Vegas Golden Knights in Western Conference play.

St. Louis is 2-0-1 in home games and 4-4-1 overall. The Blues have an even scoring differential this season, scoring and allowing 29 goals.

Vegas is 3-1-0 on the road and 8-3 overall. The Golden Knights are 7-1-0 when scoring three or more goals.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

INJURIES: Blues: Adam Jecho: out (personal), Torey Krug: out (ankle), Ross Johnston: out (lower body), Alexey Toropchenko: out (upper-body), Tyler Tucker: out (knee), Dillon Dube: out (neck), Logan Mailloux: out (hand).

Golden Knights: Parker Wotherspoon: out (upper body), Lukas Cormier: out (undisclosed), Victor Olofsson: out (undisclosed), Kai Uchacz: out (undisclosed).

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