Golden Knights Game 11: Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs Avalanche

On Friday, the Vegas Golden Knights (6-1-3) play the first of a six-game homestand. They’ll celebrate Nevada Day and look to build on an impressive win on Tuesday. They’ll face the Colorado Avalanche (6-1-4) at T-Mobile Arena.

Puck drop is scheduled for 1:08 p.m. PST.

The Golden Knights were last in action on Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes. They overcame a slow start, pulled ahead in the third period, and locked it down for a 6-3 win.

The Avalanche last played on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils. They jumped out to a 5-0 lead and held off a Devils comeback to win an 8-4 thriller.

Carl Lindbom starts in net for the Golden Knights.

Scott Wedgewood starts in net for the Avalanche. Wedgewood has a record of 2-1-1 and an average save percentage of .929 in four career games against the VGK.

Golden Knights Lines

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

Defense

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

Goaltenders: Akira Schmid / Carl Lindbom

Projected Avalanche Lines

Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Ross Colton — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
Gabriel Landeskog — Jack Drury — Victor Olofsson
Parker Kelly — Zakhar Bardakov — Gavin Brindley

Defense

Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Wyatt Aamodt — Sam Malinski

Goaltenders: Mackenzie Blackwood / Scott Wedgewood

Special Teams

VGK power play: 27.0%, 10th.
VGK penalty kill: 78.6%, 17th.

Avalanche power play: 17.8%, 23rd. 
Avalanche penalty kill: 90.0%, 2nd.

Golden Knights Game Notes

The Golden Knights went 1-0-2 against the Avalanche last season, and are 12-13-3 in 28 career games.

The VGK have a record of 4-2-1 when celebrating Nevada Day.

Mitch Marner has five goals and 15 points in 14 career games against the Avalanche.

With two assists on Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes, Ivan Barbashev reached 300 career points.

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

Just three days removed from his first career hat trick, Victor Olofsson will make his return to T-Mobile Arena. He has one goal in six career games against the Golden Knights.

The Golden Knights have a record of 3-0-1 at the Fortress this season; the Avalanche are 3-1-2 on the road.

How to Watch

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