Coyotes at Golden Knights

COYOTES (10-15-5) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (22-11-1)

Coyotes projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Travis Boyd -- Nick Schmaltz
Matias Maccelli -- Nick Bjugstad -- Lawson Crouse
Nick Ritchie -- Barrett Hayton -- Christian Fischer
Jack McBain -- Zack Kassian
Jakob Chychrun -- Shayne Gostisbehere
J.J. Moser -- Josh Brown
Patrik Nemeth -- Troy Stecher
Juuso Valimaki
Karel Vejmelka
Connor Ingram
Scratched:None
Injured:Liam O'Brien (upper body)
Golden Knights projected lineup
Michael Amadio -- Chandler Stephenson -- Mark Stone
Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
Jonas Rondbjerg
-- Jake Leschyshyn -- Phil Kessel
William Carrier -- Nicolas Roy -- Keegan Kolesar
Alec Martinez -- Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb -- Daniil Miromanov
Ben Hutton -- Nicolas Hague
Logan Thompson
Adin Hill
Scratched:None
Injured:Brett Howden (lower body), Shea Theodore (lower body), Jack Eichel (lower body), Zach Whitecloud (lower body), Paul Cotter (undisclosed)
Status report
The Coyotes will use 11 forwards and seven defensemen. ... Vejmelka is expected to start for the seventh time in the past eight games. … The Golden Knights held an optional morning skate. Thompson is expected to start.