Amid their worst losing stretch of the season, the Vegas Golden Knights host the St. Louis Blues in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee Monday in Las Vegas.

Tomas Hertl scored twice and had an assist, and Shea Theodore had two assists for the Golden Knights (29-14-3), who have lost three in a row and five of six (1-5-0). Ilya Samsonov made 18 saves and had an assist. It was the second of back-to-back games for Vegas, which lost 3-2 at the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday.

Adding a scorer to the bottom six is important for the Golden Knights. Hall was once a top-line forward but is better suited for a bottom-six role now. The Golden Knights would not have to part with a first-round pick to get Hall,

The Vegas Golden Knights have dropped five of their last six games, most recently falling to the host Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Saturday.

The Vegas Golden Knights injected some skill into their pool by selecting Trevor Connelly in the first round in 2024, but that boost was also offset by trading David Edstrom and aging out a couple of others. The end result is a pool that ranks in about the same spot it has (22nd or 23rd) for the last four years.

Todd Bertuzzi scored two power-play goals and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the slumping Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 to end a four-game losing streak.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the St. Louis Blues vs. Vegas Golden Knights NHL game to be played on January 20, 2025 on ESPN.

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The Vegas Golden Knights will face the Carolina Hurricanes in this NHL matchup at the Lenovo Center on Friday, January 17th. WATCH: Golden Knights vs Hurricanes Live | Stream free on Fubo Vegas always seems to find itself sitting near the top of the NHL standings,

With Stone on the ice at even strength, the Golden Knights hold a 55.52 percent expected goal share, which is the highest of any player on the team. He’s also one of the biggest reasons why Vegas’ power play has been as effective as it has. His decision-making and execution along the goal line on that unit have been excellent.

Having snapped a losing skid in their last outing, the last-place Chicago Blackhawks will strive to build off that victory over a top-tier team when they play host to the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday.