Vegas Golden Knights (18-7-3, in the Pacific Division) vs. Winnipeg Jets (21-9, in the Central Division)
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets host the Vegas Golden Knights after Mark Scheifele scored two goals in the Jets' 8-1 win over the Boston Bruins.
Winnipeg has gone 10-3-0 at home and 21-9 overall. The Jets have conceded 76 goals while scoring 111 for a +35 scoring differential.
Vegas has a 7-4-3 record in road games and an 18-7-3 record overall. The Golden Knights have given up 81 goals while scoring 98 for a +17 scoring differential.
Thursday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Golden Knights won 4-3 in the previous meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Connor has scored 16 goals with 20 assists for the Jets. Joshua Morrissey has seven assists over the past 10 games.
Ivan Barbashev has 13 goals and 15 assists for the Golden Knights. Jack Eichel has scored four goals and added seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jets: 4-6-0, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.6 assists, 3.6 penalties and 10 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
Golden Knights: 7-2-1, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.2 assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Jets: None listed.
Golden Knights: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
