Hannah Kirkell
On Saturday, the Vegas Golden Knights (30-22-14) play the second of a four-game homestand. They’re back in the win column after a three-game losing streak and will look to build off their last game. They’ll host the Chicago Blackhawks (25-29-11) at T-Mobile Arena.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. PST.
The Golden Knights last played on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. They got off to a strong start, never looked back, and rolled to a dominant 6-2 win.
The Blackhawks last played on Thursday against the Utah Mammoth. Connor Bedard boasted his 18th multipoint game of the season and scored the game-winning goal in overtime to give his team the 3-2 win.
Adin Hill will make his fourth consecutive start in goal for the Golden Knights. Hill has a 2-0-1 record and an average save percentage of .855 in three career games against the Blackhawks.
Spencer Knight starts in goal for the Blackhawks. Knight has a 1-3-1 record and an average save percentage of .885 in five career games against the Golden Knights.
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
Defense
Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin — Rasmus Andersson
Jeremy Lauzon — Kaedan Korczak
Goaltenders: Adin Hill / Akira Schmid
Blackhawks Lines
Ryan Greene — Connor Bedard — Andre Burakovsky
Tyler Bertuzzi — Frank Nazar — Teuvo Teräväinen
Andrew Mangiapane — Ryan Donato — Ilya Mikheyev
Nick Lardis — Sam Lafferty — Landon Slaggert
Defense
Alex Vlasic — Louis Crevier
Wyatt Kaiser — Sam Rinzel
Matt Grzelcyk — Artyom Levshunov
Goaltenders: Spencer Knight / Arvid Söderblom
Special Teams
VGK power play: 25.1%, T4th
VGK penalty kill: 81.9%, 7th
Blackhawks power play: 19.8%, 21st
Blackhawks penalty kill: 85.6%, 1st
Golden Knights Game Notes
The Golden Knights have taken Chicago past regulation in both meetings this season and hold a 1-0-1 record in those contests. They have a 16-3-4 all-time record against the Blackhawks.
Jack Eichel is on a four-game point streak (3-2-5).
Eichel leads the Golden Knights in scoring this season with 24 goals and 74 points in 58 games. He has five goals and 16 points in 21 career games against the Blackhawks.
Connor Bedard leads the Blackhawks in scoring this season with 27 goals and 62 points in 52 games. He has three goals and six points in seven career games against the Golden Knights.
Milestone alert! Colton Sissons opened the scoring on Thursday with his 100th career NHL goal.
Jack Eichel will skate in his 300th game as a Golden Knight tonight.
The Golden Knights have a record of 15-10-7 at the Fortress this season; the Blackhawks are 12-14-6 on the road.
How to Watch
TV: Vegas 34
Streaming: KnightTime+
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 94.7/1340
