Vegas Golden Knights (27-14-5, second in the Pacific Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (23-18-3, fifth in the Metropolitan Division)
Newark, New Jersey; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights look to keep a three-game win streak alive when they take on the New Jersey Devils.
New Jersey is 9-11-2 in home games and 23-18-3 overall. The Devils are 11-3-2 in games decided by a goal.
Vegas is 9-9-3 on the road and 27-14-5 overall. The Golden Knights are 10-3-3 in games they score one or more power-play goals.
Monday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Toffoli has 17 goals and 13 assists for the Devils. Alexander Holtz has scored four goals and added three assists over the past 10 games.
Jonathan Marchessault has 20 goals and 13 assists for the Golden Knights. Mark Stone has three goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Devils: 4-5-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 4.5 assists, four penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Golden Knights: 6-4-0, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.3 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Devils: Ondrej Palat: out (lower body), Dougie Hamilton: out (pectoral muscle), Jonas Siegenthaler: out (foot), Brendan Smith: out (knee), Jack Hughes: out (upper body), Tomas Nosek: out (upper body), Nolan Foote: out (upper body).
Golden Knights: Jiri Patera: day to day (undisclosed), Michael Amadio: out (upper-body), Tobias Bjornfot: out (undisclosed), Ben Hutton: out (upper-body), Jack Eichel: out (lower-body), Shea Theodore: out (upper body), William Carrier: out (upper body), William Karlsson: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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