Golden Knights Game 69, Hockey Town; Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs Red Wings

The Vegas Golden Knights (40-20-8) are on the second of a three-game homestand against Eastern Conference teams. Saturday’s game is the first of a back-to-back. The Golden Knights host the Detroit Red Wings (32-30-6) at T-Mobile Arena.

The puck drops just after 5 p.m.

The Golden Knights are fresh off of a dominant 5-1 win against the Boston Bruins. They shook off early rust thanks to a hat trick from Pavel Dorofeyev and a strong performance in net by Adin Hill. They’ll look to build off that tonight as they continue their quest to win the Pacific Division.

The Red Wings are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals. They kept up with the best team in the Eastern Conference for 40 minutes, but the Capitals blew it open in the third period and scored three unanswered. The Red Wings sit four points out of a playoff spot.

Adin Hill gets the nod today; Ilya Samsonov will start tomorrow. Hill has a record of 3-1-0 and an average save percentage of .892 in five career games against the Red Wings.

Cam Talbot starts in net for the Red Wings. Talbot has a record of 8-8-3 and an average save percentage of .903 in 20 career games against the Golden Knights.

Golden Knights Lines

Ivan Barbashev-Jack Eichel-Mark Stone

Brandon Saad-Tomáš Hertl-Pavel Dorofeyev

Reilly Smith-William Karlsson-Brett Howden

Tanner Pearson-Nicolas Roy-Keegan Kolesar

Defense

Nicolas Hague-Alex Pietrangelo

Noah Hanifin-Zach Whitecloud

Brayden McNabb-Kaedan Korczak

Goaltender: Adin Hill

Projected Red Wings Lines

Michael Rasmussen-Dylan Larkin-Lucas Raymond

Alex DeBrincat-Marco Kasper-Patrick Kane

Jonatan Berggren-JT Compher-Vladimir Tarasenko

Austin Watson-Tyler Motte-Craig Smith

Defense

Ben Chiarot-Moritz Seider

Simon Edvinsson-Justin Holl

William Lagesson-Albert Johansson

Goaltenders: Cam Talbot/Alex Lyon

Special Teams

Golden Knights power play: 28.9%, 2nd. Golden Knights penalty kill: 76.8%, 23rd.

Red Wings power play: 28.3%, 3rd. Red Wings penalty kill: 69.9%, 32nd.

Game Notes

This is the second and final meeting between the Golden Knights and the Red Wings this season. The Red Wings took the first matchup by a score of 3-0 and are 7-5-0 against the Golden Knights all-time.

On Thursday, Jack Eichel recorded two assists to tie his career high— and the Golden Knights franchise record— of 82 points in a single season. 

Pavel Dorofeyev hit a milestone of his own on Thursday. He scored his second career hat trick and became a 30-goalscorer for the first time.

Pavel Dorofeyev and Tomáš Hertl are tied for the team lead in power play goals with 12.

We’re on watch for another milestone– Keegan Kolesar is one point away from 100 in his career.

How to Watch

TV: ESPN+

Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340