NOTES
Vegas and Los Angeles will close out their four-game season series with Saturday's game. The Golden Knights are 1-1-1 against the Kings this season.
Saturday's game is the last of a quick two-game homestand for Vegas before the team heads out to face Minnesota on Monday and Winnipeg on Tuesday.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: AT&T SportsNet
Radio: FOX Sports 98.9/1340 | Deportes Vegas 1460
LAST TIME OUT
The Golden Knights snapped their five-game losing streak with a 5-3 win against the Florida Panthers on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena. Evgenii Dadonov scored twice for Vegas while Brett Howden, Nicolas Roy and William Karlsson also chipped in on the scoresheet. The Golden Knights and Panthers were tied at 3-3 with less than eight minutes to go before Roy's breakaway goal broke the tie.
OPPOSITION UPDATE
The Kings skate into T-Mobile Arena holding onto the second spot in the Pacific Division with 76 points and a 34-21-8 record. Los Angeles is 5-3-1 this month and is coming off a 3-0 win against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena. LA put up a 3-1-0 record on a four-game road trip to start the month with stops in Dallas (L, 4-3), Columbus (W, 4-3 OT), Buffalo (W, 3-0), and Boston (W, 3-2 OT). Despite the team's high standing, the Kings rank 28th in the NHL on the power play and 27th on the penalty kill.
Anze Kopitar leads the team with 52 points (16G, 36A) through 63 games. The Kings have seven players who have hit 30 points this season in Kopitar, Viktor Arvidsson (18G, 20A), Adrian Kempe (26G, 11A), Trevor Moore (11G, 26A), Phillip Danault (18G, 18A), Drew Doughty (7G, 24A) and Alex Iafallo (14G, 16A).
SEASON SERIES
Vegas has posted a 1-1-1 record against Los Angeles so far this season. The teams split the two games in LA and the Kings beat the Golden Knights, 4-3, in overtime on Feb. 18 at T-Mobile Arena. Jonathan Marchessault has a team-high five points (2G, 3A) against the Kings this season while Reilly Smith (2G, 1A) and Chandler Stephenson (2G, 1A) each have three points against LA.
VGK SCORING LEADERS
Jonathan Marchessault - 47 points (25G, 22A)
Chandler Stephenson - 45 points (14G, 31A)
Reilly Smith - 38 points (16G, 22A)
Shea Theodore - 37 points (8G, 29A)
Alex Pietrangelo - 33 points (9G, 24A)
Max Pacioretty - 29 points (15G, 14A)
Mark Stone - 28 points (8G, 20A)
Nicolas Roy - 28 points (12G, 16A)
PACIFIC DIVISION PICTURE
Calgary Flames - 37-16-8, 82 points
Los Angeles Kings - 34-21-8, 76 points
Edmonton Oilers - 34-23-4, 72 points
Vegas Golden Knights - 33-26-4, 70 points
Vancouver Canucks - 30-25-7, 67 points
Anaheim Ducks - 27-26-11, 65 points
San Jose Sharks - 26-27-8, 60 points
Seattle Kraken - 18-38-6, 42 points
A VEGAS VICTORY WOULD…
- Mark the 206th win in franchise history
- Give the Golden Knights a 2-1-1 record against LA
KEYS TO THE GAME
Big Two Points: The Golden Knights are trying to chase down the Kings in the Pacific Division standings. The duality of a Vegas win, and a Los Angeles loss will be crucial in the playoff hunt.
Home Ice Advantage:Vegas has a 17-13-3 record on home ice this season. That mark isn't up to the standard the team has set in its previous four seasons, but with the playoffs looming, any bit of extra energy T-Mobile Arena can provide the team will go a long way.
