Vegas Golden Knights (35-23-7, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. Calgary Flames (31-29-5, sixth in the Pacific Division)
Calgary, Alberta; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Calgary Flames after the Golden Knights took down the Seattle Kraken 5-4 in overtime.
Calgary is 8-7-1 against the Pacific Division and 31-29-5 overall. The Flames have an 8-12-1 record in games they have more penalties than their opponent.
Vegas has a 35-23-7 record overall and a 12-6-2 record in Pacific Division games. The Golden Knights have a 31-7-5 record when scoring at least three goals.
The teams meet Thursday for the fourth time this season. The Flames won the previous matchup 3-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nazem Kadri has 22 goals and 34 assists for the Flames. Yegor Sharangovich has scored seven goals with four assists over the last 10 games.
William Karlsson has scored 23 goals with 22 assists for the Golden Knights. Jonathan Marchessault has nine goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flames: 6-4-0, averaging 3.6 goals, 5.7 assists, 4.7 penalties and 12.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.
Golden Knights: 3-6-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.2 assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.7 penalty minutes while giving up 4.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Flames: Andrew Mangiapane: day to day (illnesss), A.J. Greer: out (foot), Connor Zary: out (upper body), Jacob Markstrom: day to day (lower body), Daniil Miromanov: out (trade-related), Andrei Kuzmenko: day to day (upper-body).
Golden Knights: Zach Whitecloud: day to day (undisclosed), Mark Stone: out (upper body), Tomas Hertl: out (lower body), William Carrier: out (upper body), Brett Howden: out (upper-body), Alec Martinez: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
