FORTRESS FESTIVITIES
The Golden Knights are celebrating Nevada Day by giving all fans in attendance a City of Las Vegas and a City of Henderson patch upon entry. During warmups, the team will wear specialty white jerseys which will be raffled off during the game with proceeds benefitting the Vegas Golden Knights Foundation.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: AT&T SportsNet
Radio: FOX Sports 98.9/1340 | Deportes Vegas 1460
LAST TIME OUT
With the Golden Knights trailing, 1-0, late in the third period Tuesday night in Chicago, Nick Holden broke through with his second goal of the season to send Vegas and the Blackhawks to overtime. After a scoreless extra session, Shea Theodore converted on the shootout-winning goal to give the Golden Knights the win in a game in which they never held a lead.
VGK SCORING LEADERS
Mark Stone's 14 points (6G, 8A) rank first on the Golden Knights and fifth in the entire NHL in scoring. Reilly Smith paces Vegas in goals with seven while Max Pacioretty and William Karlsson sit tied with Stone for the team-lead in assists (8).
OPPOSITION UPDATE
Colorado enters Friday's game on the heels of its first regulation loss of the season on Monday night in St. Louis. Prior to that 3-1 loss, the Avalanche cruised to a 7-0-1 record to start the year.
Forward Mikko Rantanen posted 12 points in Colorado's first nine games but is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury. Despite that loss, the Avalanche still boast plenty of firepower including Nathan MacKinnon (12 points), Andre Burakovsky (8 points), Cale Makar (8 points) and Gabriel Landeskog (7 points).
A VEGAS VICTORY WOULD…
- Be the 102nd win in franchise history
- Mark Vegas' second win all-time on Nevada Day
KEYS TO THE GAME
Home Means Nevada: There are few occasions at The Fortress where the atmosphere is better than Nevada Day. The crowd will fill the arena with support for their team and the Golden Knights will look to feed off that energy.
Back To Basics:Vegas is known as a team that starts well in the first period of a game. However, the Golden Knights didn't score a first-period goal during their three-game road trip. There's no better way for a team to get back to its style of play than on home ice.
