Vegas Golden Knights (29-14-6, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (25-18-5, fifth in the Atlantic Division)
Detroit; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Red Wings -134, Golden Knights +113; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Detroit Red Wings after Jonathan Marchessault's hat trick against the New York Rangers in the Golden Knights' 5-2 win.
Detroit has a 25-18-5 record overall and a 13-8-4 record on its home ice. The Red Wings are fifth in NHL play with 167 total goals (averaging 3.5 per game).
Vegas has an 11-9-4 record on the road and a 29-14-6 record overall. The Golden Knights have an 11-3-3 record when scoring a power-play goal.
Saturday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Larkin has 20 goals and 24 assists for the Red Wings. Robby Fabbri has scored four goals over the last 10 games.
Mark Stone has 15 goals and 34 assists for the Golden Knights. Marchessault has scored eight goals with five assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Wings: 7-2-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.1 assists, 3.3 penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
Golden Knights: 7-2-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.8 assists, 2.7 penalties and 5.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Red Wings: Ben Chiarot: day to day (upper body), Matt Luff: out (upper body), Patrick Kane: out (lower body).
Golden Knights: Michael Amadio: out (upper-body), Tobias Bjornfot: out (undisclosed), Ben Hutton: out (upper-body), Jack Eichel: out (lower-body), Pavel Dorofeyev: day to day (upper 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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