Morning Skate Report: September 20, 2018

The Vegas Golden Knights will search for their third win of the preseason against the Los Angeles Kings at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Staples Center. Fans can catch the game on FOX Sports Radio 98.9/1340 with Dan D'Uva and Gary Lawless.
KEYS TO THE GAME
Just Keep Scoring: A simple mantra, but one that goes a long way in the preseason. It's worked well for Vegas so far.
Power Up The Power Play:Vegas has been automatic on the power play in the preseason. Through two games, the Golden Knights are 6-for-8 on the man advantage.
LAST TIME OUT
Vegas brought its offensive firepower to Colorado on Tuesday night for a 5-1 win over the Avalanche. Erik Brannstrom led the way for the Golden Knights with the game-winning goal and an assist. Tomas Hyka and Paul Stastny chipped in two assists each and Zach Fucale made 24 saves for the victory. Brandon Pirri, Alex Tuch, Reid Duke and Erik Haula each put a goal on the board for the Golden Knights.

NOTES
Defensive pairings: Deryk Engelland will play with Brad Hunt, Nic Hague will play with Jake Bischoff and Erik Brannstrom will play with Griffin Reinhart.
Defensive pairings: Engelland will play with Brad Hunt, Nic Hague will play with Jake Bischoff and Erik Brannstrom will play with Griffin Reinhart.
INSIDE THE ROOMGerard Gallant
On hopes for tonight's game...
Same as we've seen for the last couple of games: win, play well, work hard, open the coach's eyes and the management's eyes and make sure you're working hard.
On importance of mental strength during games...
For the young kids, that's what I want to see: growth in their games. For the veteran players, we want to see them getting ready for the regular season. It's a week into camp now and guys look real good. I'm really satisfied with what I'm seeing right now from all the players.
William Carrier
On what he wants to accomplish at this stage of the preseason...
Get the game I want to play rolling. I think I had a pretty good game the first game with Tuch and Duke. It doesn't really matter who you're playing with, you're just trying to find your game and that's what I'm trying to do.
On getting back to competitive hockey after summer workouts...
It's tough to get the game shape going, especially in the summer. You do the bike, you train hard, but you never get that game shape. It's nice to get the reps in. Once these games are over, we'll take another step in getting ready for the season.