MATCH:Penguins vs. Golden Knights
TIME:10 p.m. EST
PLACE:T-Mobile Arena
TV:AT&T SportsNet
RADIO:105.9 FM, the X
5 THINGS
1.The Pens face former teammate Marc-Andre Fleury for the first time. Fleury owns the Penguins franchise record for wins (375), games played (691), shutouts (44), playoff wins (62), playoff games (115) and playoff shutouts (10). Fleury missed 25 games this season with a concussion. He made his return in Vegas' Tuesday night's shootout loss against Carolina.
2.The Pens franchise owns an 8-1 record since 1991 when facing an expansion team for the first time. The lone loss was to Minnesota, 4-2, in February, 2001.
3.Evgeni Malkin has a 7-game point streak (2G-5A) since returning from an upper-body injury. Phil Kessel has an active 5-game point streak (4G-1A).
4.Fleury is just 1 of 4 former Penguins that play for the Golden Knights. Others are Deryk Engelland, James Neal and David Perron.
5.Vegas has had a successful inaugural season, boasting a 19-9-2 record for 40 points. Along the way it has established several new records for an NHL expansion team, including best start to a season, fastest to 10 wins and most wins through the first 20 games.
INJURIES
PIT - Tom Kuhnhackl (upper-body), Matt Murray (lower-body), Justin Schultz (lower-body).
VGK - William Carter, Oscar Dansk, Mikhail Grabovski, Clayton Stoner.
MORNING SKATE
* The Pens held an optional morning skate at T-Mobile Arena. Sidney Crosby, Phil Kessel and Kris Letang were the healthy players that took the option to rest.
