CANUCKS (27-29-9) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (35-26-5) 4 p.m. ET; ATTSN-RM, SNP, NHL.TV
Vegas, which went 1-5-1 prior to its three-game winning streak, leads the Arizona Coyotes by six points for third place in the Pacific Division. Vancouver, which has lost five of its past six games (1-3-2) and 10 of its past 13 (3-7-3), is seven points behind the Minnesota Wild for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.
Players to watch
Canucks forward Elias Pettersson has two assists in his past five games. Golden Knights center Paul Stastny has five points (one goal, four assists) in his past four games.
They said it
"Good team. They're big and strong. They went to the [Stanley Cup Final] last year and they added one of the premier playmakers in the League (Mark Stone)." -- Canucks coach Travis Green "Right now, we're closing games [well]. We're a pretty confident group. We know we can get the job done. We've done it for the past three games and we just have to keep going." -- Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault
Tanev is expected to skate "any day now," Green said. … Carrier will resume skating soon but there is no timetable for his return, Vegas coach Gerard Gallant said Saturday.
Stat pack
Tuch scored his first goal in 14 games in a 3-0 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday. He has four points (one goal, three assists) in that span. … Smith has six points (three goals, three assists) in the past five games.
