Carolina Hurricanes (31-17-5, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (31-16-6, second in the Pacific Division)
Paradise, Nevada; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Golden Knights -125, Hurricanes +105; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights take on the Carolina Hurricanes in a non-conference matchup.
Vegas has a 31-16-6 record overall and a 19-6-2 record in home games. The Golden Knights have an 11-4-3 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.
Carolina has a 31-17-5 record overall and a 14-11-1 record on the road. The Hurricanes have scored 177 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank ninth in NHL play.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Hurricanes won the previous meeting 6-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mark Stone has 16 goals and 36 assists for the Golden Knights. Jonathan Marchessault has scored 10 goals with four assists over the past 10 games.
Seth Jarvis has 17 goals and 25 assists for the Hurricanes. Martin Necas has seven goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 7-2-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.5 assists, 2.3 penalties and 4.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Hurricanes: 7-3-0, averaging three goals, 5.4 assists, 3.4 penalties and 8.4 penalty minutes while giving up 1.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Golden Knights: Jack Eichel: out (lower-body), Logan Thompson: day to day (illness), Pavel Dorofeyev: out (upper body), Shea Theodore: out (upper body), William Carrier: out (upper body).
Hurricanes: Antti Raanta: out (lower body), Frederik Andersen: out (blood clotting).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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