Vegas Golden Knights (32-19-6, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (24-27-3, eighth in the Atlantic Division)
Ottawa, Ontario; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators host the Vegas Golden Knights after Joshua Norris scored two goals in the Senators' 4-1 win against the Dallas Stars.
Ottawa is 24-27-3 overall and 16-13-2 in home games. The Senators have given up 190 goals while scoring 181 for a -9 scoring differential.
Vegas has a 13-10-4 record on the road and a 32-19-6 record overall. The Golden Knights have gone 28-5-4 when scoring three or more goals.
The teams square off Saturday for the second time this season. The Golden Knights won 6-3 in the last matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Claude Giroux has 18 goals and 32 assists for the Senators. Brady Tkachuk has six goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
Mark Stone has scored 16 goals with 37 assists for the Golden Knights. Jonathan Marchessault has seven goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 6-3-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 4.7 assists, three penalties and 7.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Golden Knights: 5-5-0, averaging three goals, 5.5 assists, 1.9 penalties and 3.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Senators: None listed.
Golden Knights: Jack Eichel: out (lower-body), Mark Stone: out (upper body), Pavel Dorofeyev: out (upper body), William Carrier: out (upper body), Brett Howden: day to day (upper-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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