GOLDEN KNIGHTS (34-26-5) at DUCKS (24-31-9) 10 p.m. ET, SN, FS-W, ATTSN-RM, NHL.TV
The goalie has missed the past nine games because of an upper-body injury and the removal of his wisdom teeth. The Ducks have lost four straight games and are 11 points behind the Minnesota Wild for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. The Golden Knights will try for their third straight win. Vegas is in third place in the Pacific Division, nine points behind the second-place San Jose Sharks and six points ahead of the fourth-place Arizona Coyotes.
Players to watch
Golden Knights forward Reilly Smith has six points (three goals, three assists) in his past four games. Ducks forward Carter Rowney has three points (one goal, two assists) in the past four games.
They said it
"We want to have a turning point in the season here, where we're stringing some games together, stringing some really good periods together." -- Golden Knights defenseman Colin Miller "It's been a tough year. Hate to say it, but maybe in some sense, (the recovery time) was nice to kind of have my mind off of it." -- Ducks goalie John Gibson
Gibson was activated from injured reserve and goalie Kevin Boyle was reassigned to San Diego of the American Hockey League on Friday.
Stat pack
Fleury is 12-4-0 with a 2.07 goals-against average and .923 save percentage in 16 games against the Ducks. ... Gibson is 0-3-0 with a 3.32 GAA and .918 save percentage in three games against the Golden Knights this season.
