GOLDEN KNIGHTS (19-14-2) at BLUE JACKETS (17-12-3) 7 p.m. ET; FS-O, ATTSN-RM, NHL.TV
Vegas is 3-0-1 in its past four games and 10-2-1 in its past 13. Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury may have a chance for his 424th NHL win to pass Tony Esposito for eighth place on the all-time list. He tied Esposito after making 27 saves in a 4-3 overtime win at the New York Rangers on Sunday. Fleury has made 13 straight starts while twice playing the second of a back-to-back set. Backup goalie Malcolm Subban is 0-4-0 with a 4.02 goals-against average and .859 save percentage this season. The Blue Jackets have points in two straight games (1-0-1) but have lost five of seven (2-4-1), including three of four on a six-game homestand.
Players to watch
Golden Knights forward Reilly Smith has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his past six games. Blue Jackers defenseman Seth Jones, who leads the NHL with an average ice time of 26:28, has nine points (four goals, five assists) in his past nine games.
They said it
"We weren't playing the right way the entire trip. [Sunday] was one of our best games so we've got to keep rolling at Columbus and get the two points." -- Golden Knights forward William Carrier "The worry right now is keeping pucks out of the net. That's what our focus is on. It doesn't have to take away from our offensive aggressiveness. We're not going to try to win games 6-4, 7-5. That's not how we operate and that's not how we want to win games." -- Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones
Vegas did not have a morning skate. … Kukan was recalled from Cleveland of the American Hockey League on Monday.
Stat pack
The Golden Knights have scored at least four goals in eight of their past 11 games. … The Blue Jackets are 11-for-11 on the penalty kill in their past five games and 49-for-58 (84.5 percent) since Nov. 1.
