BLUES The St. Louis Blues are off to a good start in the 2020-21 season.
After beating the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 in their season opener on Saturday, the Blues' offense contributed seven goals in a 7-4 win against the Arizona Coyotes on Monday night.
Jordan Kyrou had four points (two goals, two assists), Klim Kostin scored two goals in just 47 seconds, Justin Faulk netted a goal and an assist and Jordan Binnington made 22 saves in Monday's win, which included five goals in a span of 5:07 in the second period - the third fastest in Blues history.
"It was a momentum game," Kyrou said. "We had a lot of momentum in those five to 10 minutes. We got a lot of goals in there, which is huge for us."
The Blues will look to go 3-0 on their season-opening road trip, which continues on Wednesday night in Vegas.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS The Vegas Golden Knights are off to a 1-1-0 start in the 2021-22 season. Vegas won their season opener last Tuesday night against the expansion Seattle Kraken but dropped a 6-2 decision to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.
Shea Theodore and Chandler Stephenson scored Thursday for the Golden Knights, who surrendered five points to Kings forward Anze Kopitar in the loss.
Vegas is dealing with a handful of injuries in the season's early-going. Max Pacioretty (foot) is week-to-week, Mark Stone (lower-body) is day-to-day to week-to-week, and Alex Tuch (shoulder) is reportedly out until January. In addition, Mattias Janmark is in the League's COVID-19 protocol.
"You take out guys that we rely on for offense every night, and you've got to play with detail," Vegas Head Coach Pete DeBoer said. "You've got to play with foundation. You've got to be prepared to win 2-1, 3-2. We've got to get that back. We haven't had enough of that."
HEAD-TO-HEAD The Blues went 2-4-2 against the Golden Knights last season and posted a 1-2-1 record at T-Mobile Arena.
