NOTES
Vegas is playing its sixth consecutive home game. The team is 2-2-1 in its last five outings.
The Golden Knights were scheduled to visit the Edmonton Oilers (Jan. 14) and Calgary Flames (Jan. 15), but those games have been postponed.
Toronto is visiting T-Mobile Arena for the first time since Nov. 11, 2019, when the Golden Knights picked up a 4-2 victory against the Maple Leafs.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: AT&T SportsNet
Radio: FOX Sports 98.9/1340
LAST TIME OUT
Vegas suffered a 2-1 defeat to the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. Ben Hutton scored the lone goal for the Golden Knights in Marc-Andre Fleury's return to The Fortress for Chicago.
OPPOSITION UPDATE
Toronto has put up a 2-0-1 record in three games since the turn of the calendar and is coming off a 5-4 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche. The Maple Leafs rank third in the Atlantic Division with 47 points and a 22-8-3 record.
Auston Matthews leads the way with 36 points (22G, 14A) and is coming off a two-goal performance Saturday against Colorado. William Nylander has put up 35 points (15G, 20A) and John Tavares has put up 34 points (14G, 20A) to round out Toronto's 30-point club. Morgan Rielly is the top-scoring defenseman for the Maple Leafs with 28 points (4G, 24A). Jack Campbell has been Toronto's top option in net with a 17-5-3 record, a 1.99 goals-against average and a .936 save percentage.
SEASON SERIES
The Golden Knights fell in their only prior meeting to the Maple Leafs this season, 4-0, on Nov. 2. Matthews scored twice for Toronto in the win while Mitchell Marner and Nylander also found the back of the net. Tuesday's game will conclude their two-game season series.
VGK SCORING LEADERS
Chandler Stephenson - 35 points (10G, 25A)
Reilly Smith - 28 points (11G, 17A)
Jonathan Marchessault - 26 points (18G, 8A)
Shea Theodore - 25 points (7G, 18A)
Mark Stone - 24 points (7G, 17A)
Alex Pietrangelo - 23 points (5G, 18A)
Max Pacioretty - 21 points (12G, 9A)
A VEGAS VICTORY WOULD…
- Mark the 197th win in franchise history
- Give Vegas a tie in the season series with Toronto
KEYS TO THE GAME
Make the Most of your Chances: Toronto has allowed just 82 goals this season to rank third in the league in that category. With stingy defense and solid goaltending at the visitor's end of the rink, the Golden Knights will need to capitalize on any chances they can get.
New Week: Last week, four former players and one former coach made their returns to T-Mobile Arena and emotions were high in each of those games. There are no such ceremonies Tuesday night against Toronto and the normalcy of just facing their opponent with no external storylines might be just what the Golden Knights need.
