Golden Knights Face Red Wings in Season’s First Matchup

The Vegas Golden Knights face the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday at 7 p.m. EST — the first matchup between the two teams this NHL season.

Vegas holds a 10-5-2 record and plays in the Pacific Division. Detroit is 7-6-3 and plays in the Atlantic Division.

The Golden Knights are 3-2-2 on the road. They have gone 2-2-2 this season when serving more penalty minutes than their opponent.

Detroit is 4-4-1 at home. The Red Wings have won 4 of their last 5 games when serving fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.

Over their last 10 games, Detroit is 6-3-1 and averages 3.2 goals scored and 2.8 goals allowed per game. Vegas is 5-3-2 over its last 10 games, scoring 3.3 goals and allowing 2.9 per contest.

Viktor Arvidsson leads Detroit with eight goals and seven assists. Lucas Raymond has six goals and six assists over Detroit’s last 10 games. Mitchell Marner has two goals and 16 assists for Vegas. Mark Stone has seven goals and five assists over the Golden Knights’ past 10 games.

Detroit will be without Albert Johansson (undisclosed), John Gibson (lower body, day to day), Mason Appleton (undisclosed) and Marco Kasper (upper body). Vegas will be without Parker Wotherspoon (upper body), Victor Olofsson (undisclosed) and Kai Uchacz (undisclosed). Neither team lists a starting goaltender or top-line forward as unavailable for Thursday’s game.

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