Jake Neighbours and Brayden Schenn scored during a shootout after St. Louis gave up two goals in the final minutes of regulation, and the Blues held on to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on Monday.

LAS VEGAS -- The St. Louis Blues recovered after blowing a two-goal lead late in the third period to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 in a shootout at T-Mobile Arena on Monday. Jake Neighbours and Brayden Schenn scored in the shootout for St. Louis after Jack Eichel and Pavel Dorofeyev scored with Vegas' net empty to force overtime.

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.

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore (27), defenseman Brayden McNabb (3) and right wing Alexander Holtz (26) celebrate after a goal by center Brett Howden (21) during the second period

Jake Neighbours and Brayden Schenn scored during a shootout to lift the St. Louis Blues past the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on Monday

The "Credit One minute to go in the period" announcement at T-Mobile Arena felt almost like a death bell toll for the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday. In the final 60 seconds of the first and second periods,

Both Neighbours and Schenn scored in the shootout, as Jordan Binnington stopped two of the three shots he faced, lifting the Blues to a shootout win and avoiding a late-game

Last-minute goals in first, second were big boosts; 5-on-5 play in third period was textbook despite 5-on-6 breakdowns; played first period with purpose after rough one in Utah