Welcome to another edition of NHL Predictions! It is the last day of January. The NHL has four games on the schedule today. As always, we will go around the league and examine each game, concluding with our prediction.

The St. Louis Blues are keeping one of their defensemen around, as they have signed Corey Schueneman to a one-year, two-way contract extension. He will make $775,000 at the NHL level and $425,000 in the AHL next season.

The St. Louis Blues have put veteran forward Brandon Saad on waivers with the intent of sending him to the minors

The Blues and Brandon Saad mutually agreed to terminate his contract; he will sacrifice his remaining salary for this season and next.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brandon Saad spent less than an hour as a free agent, joining the Vegas Golden Knights fresh off the St. Louis Blues terminating his previous contract. Saad signed a contract Friday for the remainder of the season that’s worth a prorated $1.5 million. It came together just after he cleared unconditional waivers.

The St. Louis Blues officially parted ways with forward Brandon Saad and the veteran will officially become a free agent on Friday, meaning all NHL teams will have a fair shot at landing him. One of those franchises, the Toronto Maple Leafs, is among the teams expected to make a strong push to sign him.

Scott Perunovich was traded to the New York Islanders by the St. Louis Blues on Monday for a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.

You can livestream NHL games for free on Prime Video, including the matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues. The Canucks are sitting in the middle of the Pacific Division.

Blues general manager Doug Armstrong is starting to remove dead weight from his roster, but that process won't be easy.

St. Louis Blues placed Brandon Saad on NHL waivers. The left winger has one more year left on his contract with a $4.5-million cap hit.

The Dallas Stars (30-17-1, in the Central Division) came up with a key win Friday night, taking down the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 at American Airlines Center. Dallas will have a quick turnaround, hitting the road to face the Blues (23-22-4, in the Central Division) on Saturday in St. Louis.