NOTES
Vegas is facing Colorado for the first time of the season. The Golden Knights went 4-4-0 against the Avalanche last season and defeated the in six games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Golden Knights recalled Kaedan Korczak from the Henderson Silver Knights on Monday.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: ESPN
Radio: FOX Sports 98.9/1340
LAST TIME OUT
The Golden Knights came up empty in a 2-0 loss to the New York Islanders on Sunday night at T-Mobile Arena. Josh Bailey and Mat Barzal scored for the Islanders in the win.
OPPOSITION UPDATE
The Avalanche have had an up-and-down start to the season with a 2-3-0 record through five outings. Colorado outlasted the defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning in their last game with a 4-3 shootout victory at Amalie Arena. Cale Makar scored the game-deciding goal in the sixth round of the shootout.
Nathan MacKinnon (1G, 4A) and Mikko Rantanen (3G, 2A) lead the Avalanche in scoring through the team's five games. MacKinnon has amassed that total in just three appearances. Darcy Kuemper has made four starts for Colorado and has a 2-2-0 mark in those appearances.
WHEN LAST WE MET…
Vegas and Colorado met eight times during the regular season in 2020-21 before colliding in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the spring. The Golden Knights won that series in six games to advance to the Stanley Cup Semifinals.
VGK SCORING LEADERS
Chandler Stephenson - 4 points (2G, 2A)
Mark Stone - 3 points (3A)
Max Pacioretty - 3 points (2G, 1A)
A VEGAS VICTORY WOULD…
- Mark the 175th win in franchise history
- Snap the Golden Knights' four-game losing streak
KEYS TO THE GAME
Trust the Process: Head Coach Pete DeBoer has said again and again that the team is getting close to a place where it can win on any given night. It's still early in the season and the Golden Knights will use this game as another opportunity to take a step in the right direction.
Short Memory: Vegas hasn't had the success to start the season that it's used to. It's important that the Golden Knights take each game as it comes and forget about the game before.
