Pittsburgh Penguins (21-15-6, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (26-14-5, second in the Pacific Division)
Paradise, Nevada; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Vegas Golden Knights after Sidney Crosby's two-goal game against the Seattle Kraken in the Penguins' 3-0 win.
Vegas has gone 17-5-2 in home games and 26-14-5 overall. The Golden Knights have a 10-3-3 record when scoring a power-play goal.
Pittsburgh has gone 10-7-4 on the road and 21-15-6 overall. The Penguins have a 4-4-5 record in games decided by one goal.
The matchup Saturday is the third time these teams square off this season. The Penguins won 3-0 in the previous matchup. Crosby led the Penguins with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mark Stone has 15 goals and 31 assists for the Golden Knights. Pavel Dorofeyev has two goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Crosby has scored 26 goals with 20 assists for the Penguins. Kris Letang has 12 assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 5-5-0, averaging 2.3 goals, four assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Penguins: 6-2-2, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.5 assists, 2.8 penalties and 5.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Golden Knights: Jiri Patera: day to day (undisclosed), Michael Amadio: day to day (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).
Penguins: Reilly Smith: out (upper body), Chad Ruhwedel: day to day (undisclosed), John Ludvig: out (undisclosed), Matt Nieto: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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