Detroit Red Wings (33-24-6, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (33-23-7, fourth in the Pacific Division)
Paradise, Nevada; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Golden Knights -174, Red Wings +145; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights come into a matchup with the Detroit Red Wings as losers of four in a row.
Vegas is 33-23-7 overall and 19-10-2 in home games. The Golden Knights have a 29-7-5 record in games they score three or more goals.
Detroit has a 33-24-6 record overall and a 15-14-1 record in road games. The Red Wings are fifth in the league with 216 total goals (averaging 3.4 per game).
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Red Wings won the last matchup 5-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Marchessault has 32 goals and 21 assists for the Golden Knights. William Karlsson has scored six goals with three assists over the last 10 games.
Alex DeBrincat has scored 23 goals with 31 assists for the Red Wings. Patrick Kane has five goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 2-7-1, averaging three goals, 5.3 assists, 2.1 penalties and 4.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.9 goals per game.
Red Wings: 6-4-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.7 assists, 4.3 penalties and 10.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Golden Knights: Mark Stone: out (upper body), Tomas Hertl: out (lower body), William Carrier: out (upper body), Brett Howden: out (upper-body), Alec Martinez: out (undisclosed).
Red Wings: Dylan Larkin: out (lower body), Ville Husso: out (lower-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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