Vegas Golden Knights (39-25-8, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. Winnipeg Jets (44-22-6, third in the Central Division)
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets aim to break their four-game losing streak when they play the Vegas Golden Knights.
Winnipeg has a 23-9-3 record at home and a 44-22-6 record overall. The Jets are 13-6-0 when scoring a power-play goal.
Vegas has a 39-25-8 record overall and a 16-14-6 record in road games. The Golden Knights have gone 34-8-6 when scoring at least three goals.
The teams square off Thursday for the third time this season. The Golden Knights won 5-2 in the last matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Joshua Morrissey has eight goals and 50 assists for the Jets. Mason Appleton has four goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
William Karlsson has scored 25 goals with 24 assists for the Golden Knights. Jonathan Marchessault has seven goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jets: 4-5-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.7 assists, 3.2 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Golden Knights: 6-3-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.4 assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Jets: Gabriel Vilardi: out (spleen).
Golden Knights: Mark Stone: out (upper body), William Carrier: day to day (upper-body), Tomas Hertl: out (lower body), Alex Pietrangelo: day to day (illness), Adin Hill: day to day (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
