Panthers at Golden Knights preview

PANTHERS (32-23-6) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (32-22-8)
10 p.m. ET; ATTSN-RM, FS-F, NHL.TV

Vegas, coming off a 5-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday that ended their 11-game winning streak, is playing the last game of a five-game homestand.
The Golden Knights lead the Edmonton Oilers by one point for first place in the Pacific Division.
Gage Quinney will make his NHL debut for Vegas. Quinney, a forward born in Las Vegas, will become the first Nevada-born player to play in the NHL after being recalled from Chicago of the American Hockey League on Friday.
Florida, 3-6-1 in its past 10 games, trails the Toronto Maple Leafs by two points for third place in the Atlantic Division, and the Columbus Blue Jackets by three points for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference.

Players to watch

Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau has eight points (three goals, five assists) during a five-game point streak.
Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore has 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) in the past 12 games.

They said it

"We had really good momentum on this [five-game] trip and now we have to recapture it. [The Golden Knights] are playing well and we've seen firsthand what they're capable of." -- Panthers coach Joel Quenneville
"I still don't know if it's actually hit me yet. Landing and seeing the Strip's lights was a really nice thing to see. I'm just excited to be back and to have a chance."-- Golden Knights forward Gage Quinney

Panthers projected lineup

Jonathan Huberdeau -- Aleksander Barkov -- Noel Acciari
Mike Hoffman -- Vincent Trocheck -- Mark Pysyk
Frank Vatrano -- Dryden Hunt -- Evgenii Dadonov
Brett Connolly -- Aleksi Saarela -- Colton Sceviour
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Riley Stillman -- Anton Stralman
Keith Yandle -- Josh Brown
Sam Montembeault
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Dominic Toninato
Injured: Chris Driedger (groin), Mike Matheson (illness), Brian Boyle (upper body)

Golden Knights projected lineup

Jonathan Marchessault -- Paul Stastny -- Reilly Smith
Max Pacioretty -- William Karlsson -- Mark Stone
William Carrier -- Chandler Stephenson -- Nicolas Roy
Tomas Nosek -- Gage Quinney -- Ryan Reaves
Brayden McNabb -- Nate Schmidt
Nick Holden -- Shea Theodore
Alec Martinez -- Zach Whitecloud
Marc-Andre Fleury
Malcolm Subban
Scratched: Deryk Engelland, Jon Merrill
Injured: Alex Tuch (lower body)

Status report

Matheson, a defenseman, traveled with the Panthers but will not play. ... Vegas will play its first game since trading center Cody Eakin to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. … Stephenson will replace Eakin as third-line center. … Quinney took rushes on the fourth line at the morning skate.

Stat pack

Barkov has four points (three goals, one assist) during a three-game point streak. … Yandle is one goal from 100 in the NHL. … Pacioretty has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in his past nine games.