Pre-Game Capsule: Coyotes at Golden Knights

GAME 30:
Coyotes (7-18-4) at Golden Knights (15-9-1)
Arizona will look to earn its first victory vs. expansion Vegas when it plays its new rival in the second game of back-to-back games on Sunday in Las Vegas. The Coyotes beat New Jersey, 5-0, in Glendale on Saturday.

WHERE: T-Mobile Arena
WHEN: 6 p.m. (AZ time)
TV: FOX Sports Arizona
RADIO:ESPN 620 AM
KEY FACTS:

• Arizona is 0-2-1 vs. the Golden Knights this season and has been outscored, 11-5, in those games.
• Scott Wedgewood will make his sixth consecutive start in goal for the Coyotes. Wedgewood stopped all 27 shots he faced vs. New Jersey on Saturday to notch his second NHL shutout and his first with Arizona. Wedgewood has been filling in for Antti Raanta, who suffered an upper-body injury on Nov. 22 and hasn't played since. Raanta did not accompany the team to Las Vegas for this game, so Marek Langhamer again will serve as Wedgewood's backup.
• Defenseman Jakob Chychrun, who missed the first 29 games of the season while recovering from off-season knee surgery, will make his season debut. The Coyotes recalled Chychrun, who notched seven goals and 13 assists in 68 games last season, from a conditioning assignment in the American Hockey League on Sunday. He is expected to be paired with Alex Goligoski.
• The Coyotes are 0-3-0 in the second game of back-to-back games this season.
• Zac Rinaldo will skate in his 300th NHL game.
• The Golden Knights have lost three games in a row and have slipped into second place in the Pacific Division standings, four points behind the Los Angeles Kings. Vegas, which is 9-2-0 on home ice, ranks sixth in the NHL with 87 goals scored. William Karlsson leads the team with 14 goals and 24 points. James Neal has scored three of his 12 goals vs. Arizona. Vegas is 0-for-10 on the power play during its three-game losing streak.

COYOTE BITES:
• "Hockey 101, usually you never play a goalie back-to-back. But we talked to him after the game (on Saturday) ... and he feels good and he wanted to play again. I think he deserves that chance with the way he played last game ... This is a good story. He's done a nice job. He's a calm guy, he's working hard and he knows his role." -- Rick Tocchet on starting Scott Wedgewood again
• "This is a back-to-back game, so we've got to play a smart, simple game ... It's not too bad. You've got to be strong mentally and we've just got to play the right way. We can't have any lulls. Sometimes you've got to take quick shifts, and whatever it may be, to keep yourself fresh and in the game. That's what we have to do, and we'll need everybody tonight. " -- Jason Demers on playing second game of back-to-back games
• "I don't want him to think that he has to come in here and be the next Paul Coffey. I want him to be Jakob Chychrun. He's worked extremely hard. I can't give enough credit to him ... I think he's ahead of schedule with the injury that he had. We're excited about it."-- Rick Tocchet on Jakob Chychrun's return