Vegas Golden Knights @ St. Louis Blues

43-31-8, 21-16-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Golden Knights VGK	1	2	4	7
Blues STL	1	2	1	4

St. Louis BluesBluesSTL

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Eichel's 3-point game sparks Vegas to 7-4 win over Blues

— Jack Eichel had two goals and an assist, leading the Vegas Golden Knights to a 7-4 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Apr 30, 2022, 12:34 am - AP

NHL Net		1	2	3	T
	Golden Knights	1	2	4	7
	Blues	1	2	1	4

1st Period			VGK	STL
13:41		Mark Stone (9) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Pietrangelo (31), Max Pacioretty (18)	1	0
16:05		David Perron (27) Assists: Torey Krug (33)	1	1

2nd Period		VGK	STL
4:40	Ryan O'Reilly (20) Assists: Torey Krug (34)	1	2
9:08	Jack Eichel (13) Assists: Zach Whitecloud (11), Ben Hutton (10)	2	2
12:24	Jordan Kyrou (27) (Power Play) Assists: Ryan O'Reilly (37), Brandon Saad (25)	2	3
15:32	Zach Whitecloud (8) Assists: Jack Eichel (11), Evgenii Dadonov (22)	3	3

3rd Period		VGK	STL
3:20	William Karlsson (12) Assists: Jonathan Marchessault (36)	4	3
6:41	Jonathan Marchessault (30) Assists: William Karlsson (23)	5	3
13:20	Ryan O'Reilly (21) (Power Play) Assists: David Perron (30), Jordan Kyrou (48)	5	4
15:48	Jack Eichel (14) Assists: Evgenii Dadonov (23), Nicolas Roy (24)	6	4
17:44	Max Pacioretty (19) (Empty Net) Assists: Shea Theodore (38)	7	4

GOLDEN KNIGHTS

BLUES

Regular Season Series

STL wins 2-1

Blues
3
Golden Knights
1

Game 1

10/20

Golden Knights
2
Blues
5

Game 2

11/22

Golden Knights
7
Blues
4

Game 3

4/29

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	39	26	17	95
Edmonton	41	30	11	93
Anaheim	43	33	6	92
Los Angeles	35	27	20	90
San Jose	39	35	8	86
Seattle	34	37	11	79
Calgary	34	39	9	77
Vancouver	25	49	8	58

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	55	16	11	121
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	33	6	92
St. Louis	37	33	12	86
Nashville	38	34	10	86
Winnipeg	35	35	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

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Vegas Golden Knights @ St. Louis Blues

Stars of the Game

Jack EichelC - VGK

Ryan O'ReillyC - STL

Jonathan MarchessaultRW - VGK

Game Information

Eichel's 3-point game sparks Vegas to 7-4 win over Blues

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

STL wins 2-1

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

NHL News

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