Hannah Kirkell
On Thursday, the Vegas Golden Knights (29-22-14) kick off a four-game homestand. They’ve lost six of their last seven games and look to right the ship and regain control of the Pacific Division. They’ll host the Pittsburgh Penguins (32-17-15) at T-Mobile Arena.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. PST.
The Golden Knights last played on Tuesday against the Dallas Stars. Despite a strong start, they struggled to sustain offensive pressure and fell 2-1.
The Penguins last played on Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes. They mounted a valiant two-goal comeback in the third period, but fell 5-4 in a shootout.
Adin Hill starts in goal for the Golden Knights. Hill has a 1-2-2 record and an average save percentage of .909 in five career games against the Penguins.
Artūrs Šilovs starts in goal for the Penguins. Šilovs has a 2-0-0 record and an average save percentage of .933 in two career games against the Golden Knights.
Mark Stone, who has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury, took part in line rushes at morning skate on Thursday. He did so in a red non-contact jersey, however.
Golden Knights Lines
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Mark Stone*
Pavel Dorofeyev — Tomáš Hertl — Mitch Marner
Brett Howden — Colton Sissons — Braedan Bowman
Cole Smith — Nic Dowd — Keegan Kolesar
*red non-contact jersey
Defense
Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin — Rasmus Andersson
Jeremy Lauzon — Kaedan Korczak
Goaltenders: Adin Hill / Akira Schmid
Penguins Lines
Egor Chinakhov — Rickard Rakell — Bryan Rust
Anthony Mantha — Tommy Novak — Ville Koivunen
Elmer Söderblom — Ben Kindel — Avery Hayes
Connor Dewar — Blake Lizette — Noel Acciari
Defense
Parker Wotherspoon— Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea — Kris Letang
Ilya Solovyov — Connor Clifton
Goaltenders: Artūrs Šilovs / Stuart Skinner
Special Teams
VGK power play: 25.4%, 3rd
VGK penalty kill: 81.5%, 7th
Penguins power play: 25.1%, T5th
Penguins penalty kill: 84.3%, 2nd
Golden Knights Game Notes
The Golden Knights lost their first game this season to the Penguins, and did so quite pitifully. They are 6-8-1 against the Penguins all-time.
Jack Eichel is on a three-game point streak (2-1-3).
Eichel leads the Golden Knights in scoring this season with 23 goals and 72 points in 57 games. He has nine goals and 17 points in 20 career games against the Penguins.
We’re on Milestone Watch! Colton Sissons is one goal away from 100 in his career.
The Golden Knights have a record of 14-10-7 at the Fortress this season; the Penguins are 16-8-7 on the road.
How to Watch
TV: Vegas 34
Streaming: KnightTime+
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 94.7/1340
