Only in Las Vegas: the St. Louis Blues visit the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday, December 31, 2026 — New Year’s Eve — with a 12:00 PM noon puck drop, per the arena’s official listing. Doors open at 10:45 AM and tickets are on sale now.
A noon start on the biggest party day of the year is a gift: three periods of NHL hockey as the warm-up act, then the whole evening free for the Strip’s New Year’s Eve celebrations. It is also one of the most family-friendly big events of the holiday, done by mid-afternoon.
Date, time and game details
What: St. Louis Blues vs Vegas Golden Knights (NHL)
When: Thursday, December 31, 2026, at 12:00 PM Pacific (doors 10:45 AM)
Where: T-Mobile Arena, 3780 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89158
Tickets: On sale now via the official T-Mobile Arena event page (prices vary by seat)
The date, noon start and 10:45 AM doors time are per the official T-Mobile Arena listing. Ticketing for Golden Knights games runs through AXS with dynamic pricing, so the listing shows no fixed price and this guide lists none — check the official page for the current range in each section.
About the matchup
The Blues remain one of the Western Conference’s most physical teams, built on heavy forechecking and strong goaltending, and they rarely play a dull game in this building. Vegas counters with its trademark speed through the neutral zone and a power play that feeds off the home crowd — and a New Year’s Eve crowd at T-Mobile Arena is as loud as this league gets. Day-game hockey has its own rhythm: looser early, sharper as it goes, and by the third period a noon crowd in party mode is fully invested. Expect a playoff edge from two franchises that have met in big games before.
The venue
T-Mobile Arena, at 3780 S Las Vegas Blvd on the south Strip, seats roughly 17,500 for hockey and is home to the Golden Knights. The pregame show — the drumline, the knight, the theatrics — is worth your seat well before puck drop, and Toshiba Plaza outside hosts the pregame party. Midday start or not, the building will be full.
Tickets
Tickets are on sale now through AXS on the official T-Mobile Arena event page, the trusted listing for the December 31 date and noon start. New Year’s Eve is premium inventory in Las Vegas — prices sit higher than a typical weekday matinee and the best lower-bowl seats move early. Mobile entry is standard, and the upper bowl’s front rows are the value play for a family of four.
Getting to T-Mobile Arena
The arena sits just west of Las Vegas Boulevard, behind New York-New York and Park MGM. Critical New Year’s Eve note: the Strip closes to vehicle traffic later in the day for the midnight celebrations, but a noon game beats the closures — still, plan to arrive via the Park MGM or New York-New York garages by 11:00 AM and expect heavy rideshare demand all day. The Las Vegas Monorail’s MGM Grand station connects via the free Park MGM–Aria tram for anyone staying mid-Strip or downtown.
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Make a night of it
Hockey at noon, out by three, dinner at six and fireworks at midnight — the noon game is the smartest ticket on the New Year’s Eve board. Start the year’s last day at The Fortress and end it on the Strip.