Vegas Golden Knights (21-8-5, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Florida Panthers (18-12-2, third in the Atlantic Division)
Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Florida Panthers after Jonathan Marchessault scored two goals in the Golden Knights' 5-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Florida is 18-12-2 overall and 9-5-0 at home. The Panthers have an 8-3-0 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.
Vegas has a 9-5-3 record in road games and a 21-8-5 record overall. The Golden Knights have scored 116 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank third in league play.
Saturday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sam Reinhart has 18 goals and 21 assists for the Panthers. Aleksander Barkov Jr. has five goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
Jack Eichel has 15 goals and 24 assists for the Golden Knights. Marchessault has scored eight goals with four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 5-5-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Golden Knights: 6-3-1, averaging 4.1 goals, 7.2 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Panthers: Jonah Gadjovich: day to day (illness), Anton Lundell: out (illness).
Golden Knights: Kaedan Korczak: out (lower body), Logan Thompson: day to day (upper body), Adin Hill: out (undisclosed), Shea Theodore: out (upper body), Keegan Kolesar: day to day (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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