Saturday night at Orleans Arena, the Henderson Silver Knights notched a 5-2 win in their first regular season game in franchise history as they topped the Ontario Reign.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: AT&T SportsNet (pregame show at 11:30 a.m.)
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340 (pregame show at 11 a.m.)
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LAST TIME OUT
Five different skaters found the back of the net as the Golden Knights defeated the Kings, 5-2, on Friday night at T-Mobile Arena. Nic Hague (1G, 2A), William Karlsson (1G, 2A) and Max Pacioretty (3A) led the way with three points each as
TOP PERFORMERS
Mark Stone: Stone is Vegas' leading scorer through eight games with 13 points (3G, 10A).
Shea Theodore: Theodore leads the VGK defenseman in scoring with eight points (3G, 5A) in eight games.
Max Pacioretty: Pacioretty's six goals in seven games lead the Golden Knights.
Marc-Andre Fleury: Fleury has won all four of his starts this season and has conceded just five goals.
2019-20 SEASON SERIES
The Golden Knights struggled against the Kings in 2019-20 as Vegas took just one of the four head-to-head matchups a year ago. Vegas skated to a 5-2 win against Los Angeles on Oct. 13 at Staples Center in their first matchup of the season as the VGK power play struck three times in the win. Los Angeles got the better of the Golden Knights with a 4-3 win on Nov. 16, a 5-2 victory on Jan. 9 and a 4-1 win on March 1.
OPPOSITION UPDATE
Los Angeles finds itself in last place in the Honda West Division on Sunday morning with eight points in 10 games. Penalty killing has not been issue for the Kings as they rank third in the NHL with an 86.5 percent efficiency rate while shorthanded.
Anze Kopitar has shown no signs of his production slowing down as he leads the team with 13 points (1G, 12A) in 10 games. LA's veterans have been productive as Drew Doughty (3G, 4A), Jeff Carter (1G, 5A) and Dustin Brown (4G, 4A) have chipped in offensively. With a blend of established players and younger players looking to make an impact, the Kings have a deep pool to look to for scoring this season.
WESTERN ROUNDUP
Colorado Avalanche (7-3-1), 15 points
St. Louis Blues (7-4-1), 15 points
Vegas Golden Knights (6-1-1), 13 points
Anaheim Ducks (5-5-3), 13 points
Minnesota Wild (6-5-0), 12 points
Arizona Coyotes (5-5-1), 11 points
San Jose Sharks (4-5-1), 9 points
Los Angeles Kings (3-4-2), 8 points
VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM SCRATCHES
Stay tuned to the Golden Knights on Twitter for updates on the lineup.
KEYS TO THE GAME PRESENTED BY TOYOTA
Early Hockey: Sunday's game marks the first afternoon game at home for the Golden Knights this season. The team will have to show up ready for business with the early puck drop.
Sound Goaltending:If the Golden Knights continue their true goalie rotation, Robin Lehner looks likely to get the nod in goal after Marc-Andre Fleury earned the win Friday. Regardless of the goalie in net for Vegas, the team has put together a tandem it can rely on.
