WHEN: 8:00 p.m. MT
WHERE: T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas, Nevada
TV: SEG+, UtahHC+, Utah 16 | RADIO: KSL NewsRadio 1160 AM, NHL App
After two games at home, the Utah Hockey Club (5-4-2) meets the Vegas Golden Knights (7-3-1) in the first ever meeting between the two sides. Vegas is Utah’s closest opponent, and the Golden Knights lead the NHL’s Pacific Division with 15 points so far this season. Tonight is the first of a four-game road trip for Utah.
ONE-TIMERS
- Utah won its last game 5-1 against the Calgary Flames at Delta Center on Wednesday night.
- Captain Clayton Keller and Dylan Guenther are tied for the team lead with six goals each.
- Utah is still the top faceoff team in the NHL with a team mark of 56.2%.
- Utah has scored four or more goals in six of its first 11 games.
- 20-year-old defenseman Maveric Lamoureux scored his first NHL goal on Wednesday.
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Vegas has dominated the opposition to start the season, and the Golden Knights’ 15 points places them in second place in the Western Conference. All seven wins for Vegas have come at home where the team is 7-0-0. The Golden Knights have outscored their opponents by 16 goals this season, tied for the second-highest goal differential in the NHL.
WHO TO WATCH
UTAH: #9 CLAYTON KELLER - Keller leads Utah with 11 points (6G, 5A) in 11 games. Five of Keller’s six goals have come at even strength, tying him for the 14th most such tallies in the NHL. Since the start of the 2022-23 season, Keller ranks 16th amongst all NHL skaters with 76 markers.
VEGAS: #61 MARK STONE - Stone is tied for the NHL scoring lead with 19 points (5G, 14A) in 11 games so far this season. Originally a sixth-round pick by the Ottawa Senators, Stone is now in his seventh campaign with Vegas and helped the franchise win its first Stanley Cup in 2023.
LOOK BACK
Utah snapped a four-game skid with a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday at Delta Center. Alexander Kerfoot scored his first goal of the season 4:41 into the contest, Maveric Lamoureux scored his first NHL tally later in the second, and Olli Mӓӓttӓ made his Utah Hockey Club debut. Connor Ingram turned in a stellar outing with 30 saves on 31 Calgary shots.
OFFENSIVE ATTACK
Last week, Utah’s offensive attack slowed with just five goals in a four-game span. Over the last two contests, Utah is back to its high-flying ways with nine goals against San Jose and Calgary. Utah still only ranks 18th in the league at 3.09 goals per game, but is 4-0-2 when scoring four or more goals. Eight players have multiple goals for Utah this season.
MAVERIC LAMOUREUX’S FIRST NHL GOAL
Defenseman Maveric Lamoureux scored his first NHL goal on Wednesday in the second period 17 seconds after Calgary’s Anthony Mantha scored to cut Utah’s lead in half. The former first-round pick by the Arizona Coyotes became the first player to ever score their first NHL goal with Utah. Lamoureux has had to overcome two shoulder surgeries since he was taken 29th overall in the 2022 NHL Entry draft. The rookie made his NHL debut on Oct. 24 against the Colorado Avalanche.
