Arizona Coyotes (8-9-2, fifth in the Central Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (14-4-2, first in the Pacific Division)
Paradise, Nevada; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Coyotes, on a three-game losing streak, play the Vegas Golden Knights.
Vegas is 14-4-2 overall and 8-1-1 in home games. The Golden Knights have gone 6-2-1 in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.
Arizona has an 8-9-2 record overall and a 4-5-2 record on the road. The Coyotes have gone 3-5-2 in one-goal games.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jack Eichel has eight goals and 12 assists for the Golden Knights. Jonathan Marchessault has six goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
Matias Maccelli has three goals and 12 assists for the Coyotes. Lawson Crouse has seven goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 5-4-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.3 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
Coyotes: 4-5-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.1 assists, 4.4 penalties and 11 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Golden Knights: Alec Martinez: day to day (lower body).
Coyotes: Bryan Little: out for season (upper body), Jakub Voracek: out (concussion), Jack McBain: out (lower body), Barrett Hayton: out (upper body), Juuso Valimaki: out (face), Travis Dermott: out (upper body), Shea Weber: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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