Golden Knights and Predators square off in Western Conference action
Nashville Predators (28-25-2, fifth in the Central Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (32-17-6, second in the Pacific Division)
Paradise, Nevada; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Golden Knights -141, Predators +119; over/under is 5.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights and the Nashville Predators take the ice in Western Conference play.
Vegas has a 32-17-6 record overall and a 19-7-2 record in home games. The Golden Knights have a 28-3-4 record in games they score three or more goals.
Nashville is 28-25-2 overall and 14-10-2 on the road. The Predators are 14-9-0 when scoring a power-play goal.
Tuesday’s game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Golden Knights won 4-1 in the last matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: William Karlsson has scored 17 goals with 18 assists for the Golden Knights. Jonathan Marchessault has nine goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Roman Josi has 11 goals and 39 assists for the Predators. Thomas Novak has scored four goals with three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 6-3-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.8 assists, 1.7 penalties and 3.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
Predators: 3-6-1, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.5 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Golden Knights: Jack Eichel: out (lower-body), Pavel Dorofeyev: out (upper body), William Carrier: out (upper body).
Predators: None listed.
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.