Golden Knights Gameday 64: On the Road Again: Lines and Notes vs Panthers

The Vegas Golden Knights (38-19-6, 82 points) will begin a five-game road trip Tuesday against the Florida Panthers (31-27-6, 68 points) at 4:00 p.m. from FLA Live Arena. No lineup changes are expected for the VGK, who recalled Pavel Dorofeyev for added depth for the road trip.

Trade deadline aquistions Teddy Blueger, Jonathan Quick, and Ivan Barbashev will all get a chance to bond with their new teammates over this five-game, ten-day road trip.

This is the second and final matchup of the season series between these two teams. The VGK defeated the Panthers on Jan. 12, which was the last game Mark Stone played before he, unfortunately, left to have back surgery once more.

What to Watch For

All Eyes on G

With Jonathan Quick in the mix, the Golden Knights goaltending has once again entered another interesting chapter as Logan Thompson and Laurent Brossoit are injured. Adin Hill is coming off the game of his life against the New Jersey Devils and is expected to start. It will be very interesting to see how the team's goalie situation plays out over the next couple of weeks as they have four NHL goaltenders, but no true frontrunner starter candidate without Robin Lehner.

Hiya Barbie

Since being acquired before the NHL Trade Deadline, Ivan Barbashev has five points in three games as a Golden Knight on the top line with Jack Eichel and Jonathan Marchessault. He has fit in well as a stable net-front presence and scored two goals against the Montreal Canadiens the other night.

Panthers Playoff Push

The Panthers are in the hunt for a playoff spot. With 68 points, they sit 4th in the Atlantic and are three points out of a Wild Card spot. They have alternated winning a game and then losing a game since mid-Feburary and are coming off a win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

For the Golden Knights, even though they aren't in the same division or conference as the Panthers, snagging a clean two points from them is key.

Projected Golden Knights Line Combinations

Ivan Barbashev- Jack Eichel- Jonathan Marchessault

Reilly Smith- William Karlsson- Michael Amadio

Paul Cotter- Chandler Stephenson- Phil Kessel

Brett Howden- Teddy Blueger- Keegan Kolesar

Nicolas Hague- Alex Pietrangelo

Brayden McNabb- Shea Theodore

Alec Martinez- Zach Whitecloud

Adin Hill/Jonathan Quick

Golden Knights Special Teams

PP1: Stephenson, Marchessault, Smith, Eichel, Pietrangelo

PP2: Barbashev, Karlsson, Kessel, Amadio, Theodore

PK1: Karlsson, Smith, McNabb, Pietrangelo

PK2: Stephenson, Blueger, Whitecloud, Martinez

IR/Scratches

Nolan Patrick, Robin Lehner/Mark Stone (c), Logan Thompson, Laurent Brossoit, Will Carrier/Ben Hutton

Projected Panthers Line Combinations

Eetu Luostarinen- Aleksander Barkov (c)- Anthony Duclair

Carter Verhaeghe- Sam Bennett- Matthew Tkachuk

Ryan Lomberg- Anton Lundell- Sam Reinhart

Nick Cousins- Eric Staal- Colin White

Gus Forsling- Aaron Ekblad

Marc Staal- Brandon Montour

Josh Mahura- Radko Gudas

Sergei Bobrovsky/Alex Lyon

Panthers Special Teams

PP1- Tkachuk, Barkov, Reinhart, Ekblad, Montour

PP2- Lundell, Bennett, Verhaeghe, Forsling, Duclair

PK1- Barkov, Lundell, Forsling, Ekblad

PK2- E. Staal, Luostarinen, M. Staal, Gudas

IR/Scratches

Patric Hornqvist, Givani Smith/Spencer Knight, Casey Fitzgerald

How to Watch/Listen

4:00 p.m. on AT&T Sportsnet, ESPN+ and Fox Sports 98.9 FM Radio.