On Monday, the Vegas Golden Knights (17-8-11) play the third of a four-game homestand. They’ve won just one of their last five games and will look to turn things around. They’ll face the Minnesota Wild (23-10-6) at T-Mobile Arena.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. PST.
The Golden Knights were last in action on Saturday against the Colorado Avalanche. They blew two different two-goal leads, allowed the Avalanche to score with the goalie pulled, and fell 6-5 in a shootout.
The Wild last played on Saturday against the Winnipeg Jets. After trailing in the third period, they scored with less than 30 seconds remaining in regulation and pulled off a 4-3 win in overtime.
Carter Hart will make his fourth consecutive start tonight. Hart has a record of 4-2-1 and an average save percentage of .884 in seven career games against the Wild.
Filip Gustavsson starts in net for the Wild. Gustavsson has a record of 2-3-1 and an average save percentage of .912 in seven career games against the Golden Knights.
Golden Knights Lines
Ivan Barbashev — Mitch Marner — Mark Stone
Alexander Holtz — Tomáš Hertl — Pavel Dorofeyev
Reilly Smith — Brett Howden — Braedan Bowman
Brandon Saad — Colton Sissons — Keegan Kolesar
Defense
Brayden McNabb — Kaedan Korczak
Noah Hanifin — Ben Hutton
Jeremy Lauzon — Zach Whitecloud
Goaltenders: Carter Hart / Akira Schmid
Wild Lines
Kirill Kaprizov — Daniel Yurov — Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson — Joel Eriksson Ek — Matt Boldy
Vinnie Hinostroza — Ryan Hartman — Vladimir Tarasenko
Marcus Foligno — Nico Sturm — Yakov Trenin
Defense
Quinn Hughes — Brock Faber
Jonas Brodin — Jared Spurgeon
Jacob Middleton — Zach Bogosian
Goaltenders: Filip Gustavsson / Jesper Wallstedt
Special Teams
VGK power play: 25.2%, T5th
VGK penalty kill: 81.6%, T13th
Wild power play: 23.1%, 9th
Wild penalty kill: 77.1%, 24th
Golden Knights Game Notes
The Golden Knights dropped their first meeting against the Wild this season in overtime for a record of 0-0-1. They have a record of 15-12-2 against them all-time.
Tomáš Hertl is on a five-game active point streak. He has two goals and seven points over that stretch.
Ben Hutton scored in the second period on Saturday, tying his career-high in goals (5) in 40 fewer games.
The Wild will face the VGK for the first time since acquiring Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks. Hughes has five goals and 15 points in 15 career games against the Golden Knights.
We’re on milestone watch! Colton Sissons is two goals away from 100 in his career.
The Golden Knights have a record of 8-4-6 at the Fortress this season; the Wild are 10-6-1 on the road.
How to Watch
TV: Vegas 34
Streaming: KnightTime+
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340
