NOTES
The Golden Knights are on a seven-game road win streak dating back to Dec. 3, 2021.
Tuesday's game is the second of a four-game road trip that features stops in Washington, Carolina, Florida, and Tampa Bay. Vegas is 1-0-0 through one game.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: AT&T SportsNet
Radio: FOX Sports 98.9/1340
LAST TIME OUT
Vegas began its four-game road trip with a 1-0 win against the Washington Capitals on Monday night at Capital One Arena. Michael Amadio potted the only goal of the game to help the Golden Knights extend their road win streak to seven games. Robin Lehner stopped all 34 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season.
OPPOSITION UPDATE
Carolina sits third in the Metropolitan Division as of Tuesday morning with 56 points and an overall mark of 27-9-2 through 38 games. The Hurricanes have the best points percentage in the division at .737. In their last outing, the Hurricanes had their three-game win streak halted in a 7-4 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night at Prudential Center. Carolina is 4-2-1 this month.
Sebastian Aho leads the way offensively for Carolina with 42 points (17G, 25A) through 35 games. Andrei Svechnikov sits second on the team with 34 points (14G, 20A) while Tony DeAngelo (7G, 25A) and Teuvo Teravainen (11G, 20A) round out Carolina's 30-point club. Frederik Andersen boasts a 21-6-0 record with a 2.03 goals-against average in net for the Hurricanes in his first season with the club.
SEASON SERIES
The Golden Knights fell to the Hurricanes when the teams met earlier in the season in a 4-2 defeat on Nov. 16 at T-Mobile Arena. Brett Howden and Shea Theodore scored for the Golden Knights to erase a 2-0 deficit in the second period, but a pair of tallies in the third period gave the Hurricanes the win.
VGK SCORING LEADERS
Chandler Stephenson - 38 points (12G, 26A)
Jonathan Marchessault - 30 points (19G, 11A)
Shea Theodore - 29 points (8G, 21A)
Reilly Smith - 29 points (11G, 18A)
Mark Stone - 26 points (7G, 19A)
Alex Pietrangelo - 26 points (6G, 20A)
Max Pacioretty - 21 points (12G, 9A)
Evgenii Dadonov - 21 points (10G, 11A)
Nicolas Roy - 21 points (8G, 13A)
A VEGAS VICTORY WOULD…
- Mark the 199th win in franchise history
- Extend the road win streak to eight games
KEYS TO THE GAME
Get Greedy: The more wins the Golden Knights can pile up on this trip, the longer it will take them when points are counted at the end of the season. Vegas will look at each game individually rather than the trip as a whole and expect to win each night regardless of the opposition.
Panda Power:Lehner's first shutout of the season Monday night will give him and the team confidence in the defensive side of the game against a high-scoring Carolina team.
