The Vegas Golden Knights will continue their search for their first road win tonight against the Los Angeles Kings.
The Golden Knights and Kings battled last week with the Golden Knights coming out on top with a resounding 6-1 victory. Tomas Hertl was the star of the show pouring in two goals and two assists. Alex Pietrangelo and Mark Stone were critical as well each notching three points.
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The Kings enter tonight’s game with a 5-3-2 record and are coming off of a disappointing 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks. Kevin Fiala was a late scratch after missing the team’s meeting but is slated to return to the lineup tonight.
Adin Hill posted a shutout in the Golden Knights’ 5-0 victory over the Calgary Flames but tonight’s netminder will be revealed during warmups.
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Stone will step onto the ice at Crypto.com Arena tonight tied for the points lead with Minnesota Wild’s Kirill Kaprizov. The wingers have both picked up 18 points to start the season. Pietrangelo sits in second among defensemen in points (13), trailing just former Norris Trophy winner Cale Makar (17).
Golden Knights projected lineup:
Barbashev-Eichel-Stone
Howden-Hertl-Dorofeyev
Pearson-Karlsson-Holtz
Brisson-Roy-Kolesar
Hanifin-Pietrangelo
Theodore-Whitecloud
McNabb-Korczak
Hill
Samsonov
Kings projected lineup:
Byfield-Kopitar-Kempe
Fiala-Danualt-Moore
Foegele-Turcotte-Laferriere
Thomas-Lewis-Jeanot
Anderson-Gavrikov
Edmunson-Clarke
Jones-Spence
Kuemper
Rittich
