On Saturday, the Vegas Golden Knights (10-4-6) play the second of a three-game road trip. They’ve won two in a row and will look to continue their winning ways. They’ll face the Anaheim Ducks (13-7-1) at Honda Center.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. PST.
The Golden Knights were last in action on Thursday against the Utah Mammoth. After surviving a tightly contested first period, they took control of the game in the second. They played excellent defense and rolled to a commanding 4-1 win.
The Ducks last played on Thursday against the Ottawa Senators. They allowed a late go-ahead goal and lost 3-2 in regulation.
Per head coach Bruce Cassidy, Akira Schmid will make his third straight start. Schmid has a record of 0-1-1 and an average save percentage of .877 in three career games against the Ducks.
Lukáš Dostál will start for the Ducks. Dostál has a record of 1-2-0 and an average save percentage of .926 in three career games against the Golden Knights.
Golden Knights Lines
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Braedan Bowman
Pavel Dorofeyev — Tomáš Hertl — Mitch Marner
Brandon Saad — Brett Howden — Reilly Smith
Cole Reinhardt — Colton Sissons — Keegan Kolesar
Defense
Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin — Zach Whitecloud
Ben Hutton — Kaedan Korczak
Goaltenders: Akira Schmid / Carl Lindbom
Ducks Lines
Chris Kreider — Mason McTavish — Troy Terry
Cutter Gauthier — Leo Carlsson — Beckett Sennecke
Frank Vatrano — Ryan Strome — Alex Killorn
Ross Johnston — Jansen Harkins — Nikita Nesterenko
Defense
Jackson LaCombe — Drew Helleson
Olen Zellweger — Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov — Radko Gudas
Goaltenders: Lukáš Dostál / Petr Mrázek
Special Teams
VGK power play: 24.3%, 9th
VGK penalty kill: 79.6%, 16th
Ducks power play: 20.8%, T14th
Ducks penalty kill: 75.0%, 25th
Golden Knights Game Notes
Earlier this season, the Golden Knights dropped the first of four meetings with the Ducks 4-3 in overtime. They have a record of 27-7-2 against them all-time.
Tonight, Tomáš Hertl will skate in his 100th game as a Golden Knight.
On Thursday, Braedan Bowman became the first player in Golden Knights franchise history to score three goals in his first five NHL games.
Defenseman Ben Hutton is on a two-game goal streak for the second time in his career.
Akira Schmid has helped the team record a point in seven straight starts. He has a record of 5-0-2 over that stretch.
The VGK have a record of 5-1-3 on the road this season; the Ducks are 7-2-0 at home.
How to Watch
TV: Vegas 34
Streaming: KnightTime+
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340