Golden Knights face league-leading Jets at home

The Vegas Golden Knights will host the NHL league leaders, the Winnipeg Jets, in the evening.

The Golden Knights enter tonight’s game fresh off a 2-1 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche. They currently hold a three-point lead over the Calgary Flames in the Pacific Division.

The Jets are top of the Central Division and have a three-point lead over the Minnesota Wild. The Jets suffered a 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.

Today’s game is a battle between two of the league’s best, including star players who can play tough, physical games. The Jets score the third-most goals per game, have the best power play and allow the second-fewest goals per game. Connor Hellebuyck plays another Vezina season and proves he is the best goaltender in the NHL.

For the Golden Knights to emerge victorious when they return home, they will need to stay hot on the second-ranked power play and score the fifth-most goals per game on offense.

The Golden Knights and Jets will face off again in a few weeks and today’s game could be seen as the tone-setting one. The two teams are familiar with each other and have met in the playoffs, most recently in 2023.

Golden Knights’ planned lineup:

Barbashev-Eichel-Dorofeev
Hertl Roy Kolesar
Howden-Karlsson-Holtz
Pearson-Schwindt-Burke

Hanifin Pietrangelo
Theodore McNabb
The Hague-Korczak

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Samsonov

Planned lineup of the Jets:

Connor Scheifele Villardi
Perfetti-Namestikov-Ehlers
Niederreiter-Lowry-Appleton
Barron-Kupari-Iafallo

Morrissey DeMelo
Fleury Pionk
Heinola Miller

Hellebuyck
Comrie

Puck drop will take place at 5:30 p.m. PST at T-Mobile Arena.

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