Golden Knights Game 8: Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs Panthers

The Vegas Golden Knights (5-0-2) kick off a three-game road trip. They’ve won four in a row and will look to continue their winning ways. They take on the reigning Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers (4-5-0) at Amerant Bank Arena. 

Puck drop is scheduled for 3:08 p.m. PST. 

The Golden Knights were last in action on Monday against the Carolina Hurricanes. They got off to a strong start and handed the Hurricanes their first loss of the season.

The Panthers were last in action on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Despite a two-goal outing from Brad Marchand, they lost their fifth game of the season.

Akira Schmid will start in net for the Golden Knights. Schmid has a record of 0-3-0 and an average save percentage of .898 in three career games against the Panthers.

Sergei Bobrovsky starts in net for the Panthers. Bobrovsky has a record of 6-3-0 and an average save percentage of .904 in nine career games against the Golden Knights.

Golden Knights Lines

Brandon Saad — Jack Eichel — Ivan Barbashev
Pavel Dorofeyev — Tomáš Hertl — Mitch Marner
Reilly Smith — William Karlsson — Brandon Holtz
Brett Howden — Colton Sissons — Keegan Kolesar

Defense

Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Ben Hutton — Zach Whitecloud
Jeremy Lauzon — Kaedan Korczak

Goaltenders: Akira Schmid / Carl Lindbom

Panthers Lines

Carter Verhaeghe — Evan Rodrigues — Sam Reinhart
Eetu Luostarinen — Anton Lundell — Brad Marchand
Mackie Samoskevich — Sam Bennett — Jesper Boqvist
AJ Greer — Cole Schwindt — Jonah Gadjovich

Defense

Gustav Forsling — Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola — Seth Jones
Uvis Balinskis — Jeff Petry

Goaltenders: Sergei Bobrovsky / Daniil Tarasov

Special Teams

Golden Knights power play: 32.1%, 2nd.
Golden Knights penalty kill: 73.7%, 23rd.

Panthers power play: 24.3%, 9th.
Panthers penalty kill: 77.4%, T15th.

Golden Knights Game Notes

Last season, the Golden Knights had a record of 1-0-1 against the Panthers. They’re 7-5-2 against them all-time.

The Golden Knights are now the only team in the league without a regulation loss.

Jack Eichel is on a seven-game point streak. He has six goals and 10 assists over that stretch, and leads the league with 16 points.

The Florida Panthers claimed forward Cole Schwindt off waivers on October 3rd. He’ll make his season debut today against his former team.

With his empty net goal against the Hurricanes, William Karlsson became the second player in franchise history to reach 400 points with the Golden Knights. He is now 17 points away from tying Jonathan Marchessault for the franchise lead.

We’re on milestone watch! Reilly Smith is two points away from 300 as a Golden Knight.

The VGK are 2-0-1 on the road this season; the Panthers are 3-1-0 at home.

How to Watch

TV: Vegas 34 
Streaming: KnightTime+
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340