GOLDEN KNIGHTS (8-5-2) at BLUE JACKETS (5-6-3) 7 p.m. ET; FS-O, ATTSN-RM, NHL.TV
The Blue Jackets have been outscored 18-8 in their past four games and are 2-3-3 in their past eight. They have lost two straight at home, where they are 3-4-1. The Golden Knights have lost two consecutive games in overtime after leading each by two goals. They begin a four-game trip after a 1-1-2 homestand. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury will start for Vegas after missing a 4-3 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday because of the flu.
Players to watch
Golden Knights forward William Karlsson has five points (three goals, two assists) in a four-game point streak. Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson has scored one goal in his past 11 games. His other two came in the first three games of the season.
They said it
"It's always a building that's tough to play in. They play hard here, and they don't give you much. You have to be really smart about how you play tonight and not get into a too wide-open game." -- Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt "It's about confidence. It's about us taking the game in our own hands instead of waiting and see what happens. We need to dictate how the games go." -- Blue Jackets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois on slow starts at home
Tuch was injured in his second game of the season Saturday after missing the first 13 with an upper-body injury. … Roy and Hague were recalled from Chicago of the American Hockey League on Monday. … Nutivaara, scratched the past two games and four of the past five, replaces Harrington.
Stat pack
Stastny needs three points for 700 in the NHL. … The Blue Jackets have allowed the first goal in five of eight home games (0-4-1). They are 5-0-0 when scoring first.
