On Wednesday, the Vegas Golden Knights (25-16-14) kick off yet another back-to-back. They’ve lost five in a row and will look to turn things around heading into the Olympic break. They’ll host the Vancouver Canucks (18-32-6) at T-Mobile Arena.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. PST.
The Golden Knights last played on Sunday against the Anaheim Ducks. They fell behind by three goals and, despite a late push, couldn’t find the equalizer, and fell 4-3 in regulation.
The Canucks last played on Monday against the Utah Mammoth. They allowed three goals in the second period and lost 6-2.
Akira Schmid was the first goaltender off the ice. Schmid has a 1-0-0 record and an average save percentage of .941 in one career game against the Canucks.
Kevin Lankinen will start for the Canucks. Lankinen has a 3-3-2 record and an average save percentage of .905 in nine career games against the Golden Knights.
Golden Knights Lines
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Alexander Holtz
Pavel Dorofeyev — Mitch Marner — Mark Stone
Reilly Smith — Tomáš Hertl — Keegan Kolesar
Cole Reinhardt — Kai Uchacz — Braedan Bowman
Defense
Jeremy Lauzon — Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin — Rasmus Andersson
Ben Hutton — Kaedan Korczak
Goaltenders: Akira Schmid / Adin Hill
Canucks Lines
Evander Kane — Elias Pettersson — Drew O’Connor
Jake DeBrusk — David Kämpf — Linus Karlsson
Liam Öhgren — Teddy Blueger — Conor Garland
Max Sasson — Aatu Räty — Jonathan Lekkerimäki
Defense
Elias N. Pettersson — Filip Hronek
Marcus Pettersson — Tom Willander
Pierre-Olivier Joseph — Tyler Myers
Goaltenders: Kevin Lankinen / Nikita Tolopilo
Special Teams
VGK power play: 25.3%, 5th
VGK penalty kill: 80.5%, 11th
Canucks power play: 18.3%, 23rd
Canucks penalty kill: 70.4%, 32nd
Golden Knights Game Notes
Last season, the Golden Knights swept their season series against the Canucks for a perfect 4-0-0 record. They have a record of 22-9-1 against Vancouver all-time.
Mitch Marner and Ivan Barbashev have both scored goals in three straight games.
Jack Eichel leads the Golden Knights in scoring this season with 19 goals and 64 points in 48 games. Eichel has seven goals and 22 points in 23 career games against the Canucks.
Elias Pettersson leads the Canucks in scoring this season with 13 goals and 34 points in 48 games. Pettersson has seven goals and 17 points in 18 career games against the Golden Knights.
The Golden Knights have a record of 12-8-7 at the Fortress this season; the Canucks are 12-15-2 on the road.
How to Watch
TV: Vegas 34
Streaming: KnightTime+
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 94.7/1340
