Schenn producing offense so frequently is coming at a perfect time for the Blues. The Central Division squad is in a tight race for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Thus, they need as many points as possible, and Schenn playing at his best will help with that.

ST. LOUIS — In Utah last weekend, St. Louis Blues coach Jim Montgomery benched linemates Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich. He followed that up by separating the two for the next game against the Vegas Golden Knights and the start of the teams’ rematch Thursday night.

Oskar Sundqvist gave up his power-play shift for Brayden Schenn, and the St. Louis Blues captain played the final 2:11 of the game searching for the elusive third goal.

Schenn scored a goal on two shots and added two hits in Monday's 5-4 shootout win over the Golden Knights.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jake Neighbours and Brayden Schenn scored during a shootout to lift the St. Louis Blues past the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on Monday. St. Louis, which has a 12-8-8 record against the Golden Knights, improved to 4-1-1 in its last six games played in Vegas.

St. Louis Blues head coach Jim Montgomery complimented how physically forward and captain Brayden Schenn plays across the ice. (Video courtesy of St. Louis Blues)

Second line offering combination of scoring, grit, tenacity, shutdown capabilities that's fueling offensive outburst by team

Louis Blues) The scoring play was like so many the Blues have seen before. Pavel Buchnevich took a pass from Justin Faulk in the left faceoff circle and hammered a shot on goal. Robert Thomas swept the rebound inside the left post and past Vegas goaltender Ilya Samsonov.

For the first time in nearly two weeks, the Vegas Golden Knights have won a game. They defeated the St. Louis Blues, 4-2, on Thursday in St.

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Welcome to another edition of NHL Predictions! The NHL has 11 games on the schedule for Thursday. Last Word On Hockey will once again go around the league, discuss key games, and give our prediction.