Vegas Golden Knights (21-7-5, first in the Pacific Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (15-13-5, fourth in the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Tampa Bay Lightning after William Carrier's two-goal game against the Carolina Hurricanes in the Golden Knights' 6-3 loss.
Tampa Bay is 9-3-3 in home games and 15-13-5 overall. The Lightning have scored 111 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank fourth in league play.
Vegas has a 21-7-5 record overall and a 9-4-3 record in road games. The Golden Knights have a 7-1-3 record in games they score at least one power-play goal.
The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brayden Point has 14 goals and 21 assists for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov has seven goals and 10 assists over the last 10 games.
Mark Stone has 10 goals and 23 assists for the Golden Knights. Jack Eichel has seven goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 5-5-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.6 penalties and 9.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Golden Knights: 7-2-1, averaging 4.1 goals, 7.2 assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Lightning: Mikhail Sergachev: day to day (lower body).
Golden Knights: Kaedan Korczak: out (lower body), Adin Hill: day to day (undisclosed), Shea Theodore: out (upper body), Keegan Kolesar: day to day (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
