On Thursday, the Vegas Golden Knights (29-22-14) begin a four-game homestand. They have lost six of their last seven games and are trying to right the ship and regain control of the Pacific Division. They will host the Pittsburgh Penguins (32-17-15) at T-Mobile Arena.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08pm PST.
The Golden Knights played their last match on Tuesday against the Dallas Stars. Despite a strong start, they struggled to maintain offensive pressure and lost 2–1.
The Penguins played their last game on Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes. They made a strong comeback with two goals in the third period, but lost 5–4 in the shootout.
Adin Hill started in goal for the Golden Knights. Hill has a 1-2-2 record and an average save percentage of .909 in five career games against the Penguins.
Arturs Silovs started in goal for the Penguins. Sillove's record is 2-0-0 and his average save percentage in two career games against the Golden Knights is .933.
Mark Stone, who has missed the last six games due to an upper body injury, participated in the line rush at Thursday's morning skate. However, he did so in a red non-contact jersey.
Golden Nights Lines
Ivan Barbashev - Jack Eichel - Mark Stone*
Pavel Dorofyev - Tomas Hertel - Mitch Marner
Brett Howden - Colton Sissons - Brayden Bowman
Cole Smith - Nick Dowd - Keegan Kolesar
*Red non-contact jersey
protect
Brayden McNabb - Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin - Rasmus Andersen
Jeremy Lauzon - Cayden Korczak
Goaltender: Adin Hill/Akira Schmidt
penguin lines
Igor Chinakhov - Ricard Raquel - Brian Rust
Anthony Mantha - Tommy Novak - Ville Koivunen
Elmer Soderblom - Ben Kindel - Avery Hayes
Connor Dewar - Blake Lizette - Noel Acciari
protect
Parker Wotherspoon- Eric Carlson
Ryan Shea - Kris Letang
Ilya Solovyov - Connor Clifton
Goaltender: Arthur Shilov / Stuart Skinner
special teams
VGK power play: 25.4%, 3rd
VGK Penalty Kill: 81.5%, 7th
Penguins power play: 25.1%, T5th
Penguins penalty kill: 84.3%, second
golden knights game notes
The Golden Knights lost their first game this season to the Penguins, and their performance was quite miserable. His all-time score against the Penguins is 6-8-1.
Jack Eichel is on a three-game point streak (2-1-3).
Eichel leads the Golden Knights in scoring with 23 goals and 72 points in 57 games this season. He has nine goals and 17 points in 20 career games against the Penguins.
We're on Milestone Watch! Colton Sissons is one goal away from 100 in his career.
The Golden Knights have a 14–10–7 record at Fortress this season; The Penguins are 16-8-7 on the road.
how to see
TV: Vegas 34
Streaming: Nighttime+
Radio: Fox Sports Las Vegas 94.7/1340
