Vegas Golden Knights (9-5-3, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. Washington Capitals (12-2-3, first in the Metropolitan Division)
Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Washington hosts the Vegas Golden Knights after Tom Wilson scored two goals in the Capitals' 5-4 overtime victory against the Panthers.
The Capitals are 4-1-2 at home. Washington is second in the league recording 10.4 points per game, averaging 4.0 goals and 6.4 assists.
The Golden Knights are 5-2-1 in road games. Vegas leads the NHL with five shorthanded goals, led by Reilly Smith with two.
The teams square off Saturday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: John Carlson has recorded 26 total points while scoring eight goals and adding 18 assists for the Capitals. Alex Ovechkin has
William Karlsson leads the Golden Knights with a plus-6 in 17 games played this season. Mark Stone has
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 5-2-3, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.2 assists, 4.1 penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while allowing 2.9 goals per game with a .911 save percentage.
Capitals: 9-0-1, averaging 4.6 goals, 7.1 assists, 4.3 penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game with a .911 save percentage.
Capitals Injuries: Nic Dowd: day to day (lower body).
Golden Knights Injuries: Alex Tuch: day to day (upper body), Marc-Andre Fleury: day to day (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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