Florida Panthers (23-12-2, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (22-11-5, second in the Pacific Division)
Paradise, Nevada; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers will try to keep their five-game win streak alive when they visit the Vegas Golden Knights.
Vegas is 22-11-5 overall and 13-3-2 in home games. The Golden Knights rank eighth in the league with 123 total goals (averaging 3.2 per game).
Florida is 11-7-2 in road games and 23-12-2 overall. The Panthers have gone 10-3-0 in games they convert at least one power play.
The teams meet Thursday for the second time this season. The Panthers won 4-2 in the last matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: William Karlsson has scored 15 goals with 17 assists for the Golden Knights. Jonathan Marchessault has five goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
Carter Verhaeghe has scored 19 goals with 15 assists for the Panthers. Sam Reinhart has seven goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 4-6-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.4 assists, 3.5 penalties and 9.5 penalty minutes while giving up four goals per game.
Panthers: 6-4-0, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.2 assists, 3.8 penalties and 12.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Golden Knights: Kaedan Korczak: out (lower body), Ben Hutton: out (upper-body), Adin Hill: out (undisclosed), Shea Theodore: out (upper body).
Panthers: Jonah Gadjovich: day to day (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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