The Vegas Golden Knights have lost four of their last five games but look to turn it around against the Ottawa Senators.
The Vegas Golden Knights have lost four of their last five games but look to turn it around against the Ottawa Senators.
The Golden Knights are about to begin a five-game Eastern Conference road trip where they are in desperate need of points and will be without Mark Stone and Brett Howden who were recently placed on the injured reserve.
The Golden Knights sit in second place in the Pacific division but are just two points ahead of the Edmonton Oilers with three games in hand. The Los Angeles Kings are just four points behind the Golden Knights with two games in hand.
The Senators are having another underwhelming season but have the offensive talent to produce high-scoring games and with the injuries to the Golden Knights' forward group, this game isn't as straightforward as the team's records would suggest.
Head coach Bruce Cassidy wants to see a different Golden Knights team against the Senators.
"A harder-to-play-against mentality where we're going to check better and not allow as many second chances. Get above people and manage the puck better."
Adin Hill has had a couple of tough outings in the last week and was pulled against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He allowed three goals on 20 shots in the first period. Logan Thompson who came in relief of Hill will get the start against the Senators.
The first matchup between these two teams ended in a Golden Knights 6-3 win. Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist in the game and Thompson came in to relieve an injured Adin Hill.
Golden Knights Projected Lines
Forwards
Ivan Barbashev - Chandler Stephenson - Michael Amadio
Brendan Brisson - William Karlsson - Jonathan Marchessault
Paul Cotter - Nicholas Roy - Keegan Kolesar
Mason Morelli – Byron Froese - Sheldon Rempal
Defensemen
Alec Martinez – Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb - Shea Theodore
Nicolas Hague - Zach Whitecloud
Goalies
Logan Thompson
Adin Hill
Ottawa Senators Projected Lines
Forwards
Matthieu Joseph - Tim Stutzle - Claude Giroux
Brady Tkachuk - Shane Pinto - Vladimir Tarasenko
Ridly Greig - Josh Norris - Drake Batherson
Dominik Kubalik - Mark Kastelic - Parker Kelly
Defensemen
Thomas Chabot - Jacob Bernard-Docker
Jake Sanderson - Artem Zub
Erik Brannstrom - Jakob Chychrun
Goalies
Anton Forsberg
Jonas Korpisalo
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