Golden Knights take win streak into matchup with the Blackhawks
Vegas Golden Knights (5-0, first in the Pacific Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (2-3, sixth in the Central Division)
Chicago; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights seek to prolong a five-game win streak with a victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Chicago went 26-49-7 overall and 14-23-4 in home games last season. The Blackhawks gave up 3.6 goals per game while scoring 2.5 last season.
Vegas went 51-22-9 overall and 33-8-10 on the road a season ago. Goalies for the Golden Knights averaged 28.1 saves per game last season while conceding 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blackhawks: Philipp Kurashev: out (wrist), Luke Philp: out (achilles), Samuel Savoie: out (leg), Colton Dach: out (ankle).
Golden Knights: Zach Whitecloud: out (undisclosed), Alex Pietrangelo: day to day (face).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.