On Thursday, the Vegas Golden Knights (22-11-12) play the second half of a back-to-back. They’ve won five in a row and will look to keep rolling against a familiar opponent for Mitch Marner. They’ll face the Toronto Maple Leafs (23-16-7) at T-Mobile Arena.
Puck drop is scheduled for 6:38 p.m. PST.
The Golden Knights last played on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings scored late to force overtime, but Mark Stone ended things after just 25 seconds to give his team a 3-2 overtime victory.
The Maple Leafs last played on Tuesday against the Utah Mammoth. They came out flat and suffered a 6-1 loss, snapping their four-game win streak.
The Golden Knights activated Adin Hill from Injured Reserve, and he looks to make his first start since October 20th. Hill has a 3-1-1 record and an average save percentage of .923 in seven career games against the Maple Leafs.
Joseph Woll starts in net for the Maple Leafs. Woll has a 1-1-0 record and an average save percentage of .921 in two career games against the Golden Knights.
Golden Knights Lines
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Mark Stone
Pavel Dorofeyev — Mitch Marner — Reilly Smith
Keegan Kolesar — Tomáš Hertl —
Braedan Bowman
Cole Reinhardt — Colton Sissons — Alexander Holtz
Defense
Jeremy Lauzon — Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin — Zach Whitecloud
Ben Hutton — Kaedan Korczak
Goaltenders: Adin Hill / Akira Schmid
Maple Leafs Lines
Bobby McMann — Auston Matthews — Max Domi
Matias Maccelli — John Tavares — William Nylander
Matthews Knies — Nicolas Roy — Easton Cowan
Steven Lorentz — Scott Laughton — Nicholas Robertson
Defense
Morgan Rielly — Brandon Carlo
Jake McCabe — Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Simon Benoit — Troy Stetcher
Goaltenders: Joseph Woll / Dennis Hildeby
Special Teams
VGK power play: 26.5%, 4th
VGK penalty kill: 82.2%, 8th
Maple Leafs power play: 16.5%, 26th
Maple Leafs penalty kill: 85.1%, 3rd
Golden Knights Game Notes
Last season, the Golden Knights split their season series with the Maple Leafs for a record of 1-1-0. They have a 6-5-3 record against Toronto all-time.
After spending nine seasons in Toronto, Mitch Marner will face the team that drafted him for the first time. He’s just focused on business as usual.
Tonight’s game features a reunion and a homecoming. Nicolas Roy will face the Golden Knights for the first time in his career. Roy spent six years in Vegas, where he recorded 68 goals and 166 points in 362 games, and won a Stanley Cup.
Jack Eichel leads the Golden Knights in scoring this season with 16 goals and 51 points in 38 games. Eichel has 16 goals and 26 points in 21 career games against the Maple Leafs.
William Nylander leads the Maple Leafs in scoring this season with 16 goals and 46 points in 36 games. Nylander has four goals and 12 points in 13 career games against the Golden Knights.
Mark Stone is on a nine-game point streak. He has eight goals and 14 points over that stretch.
The Golden Knights have a record of 10-6-6 at the Fortress this season; the Maple Leafs are 7-11-2 on the road.
How to Watch
TV: ESPN
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 94.7/1340
