Pittsburgh Penguins (3-4-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (7-2, in the Pacific Division)
Paradise, Nevada; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT
LINE: Golden Knights -248, Penguins +198; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights host the Pittsburgh Penguins after Mark Stone's hat trick against the Calgary Flames in the Golden Knights' 6-2 win.
Vegas is 7-2 overall and 4-1-0 in home games. The Golden Knights have a 5-2-0 record in games their opponents commit more penalties.
Pittsburgh is 1-3-1 on the road and 3-4-1 overall. The Penguins have scored and given up 26 goals this season for an even scoring differential.
Saturday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
INJURIES: Golden Knights: Parker Wotherspoon: out (upper body), Lukas Cormier: out (undisclosed), Victor Olofsson: out (undisclosed), Kai Uchacz: out (undisclosed).
Penguins: Justin Brazeau: out (lower-body), Trevor van Riemsdyk: out (lower body), Ryan Graves: out (lower-body), Egor Chinakhov: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
