On Thursday, the Vegas Golden Knights (14-6-9) play the fourth game of a five-game road trip. In their last five games, they’ve collected nine out of a possible ten points and look to keep it going as they make their way through the Eastern Conference. They’ll face the Philadelphia Flyers (16-9-3) at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
Puck drop is scheduled for 4:08 p.m. PST.
The Golden Knights last played on Tuesday against the New York Islanders. They blew a multi-goal lead and ultimately fell 5-4 in a shootout.
The Flyers last played on Tuesday against the San Jose Sharks. They quickly took control of the game and rolled to a dominant 4-1 win.
Akira Schmid gets the starting nod tonight. Schmid has a record of 3-0-0 and an average save percentage of .946 in four career games against the Flyers.
Dan Vladař starts in net tonight for the Flyers. Vladař has a record of 1-2-1 and an average save percentage of .899 in five career games against the Golden Knights.
Golden Knights Lines
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Braedan Bowman
Mitch Marner — Brett Howden — Mark Stone
Reilly Smith — Tomáš Hertl — Pavel Dorofeyev
Cole Reinhardt — Colton Sissons — Keegan Kolesar
Defense
Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin — Zach Whitecloud
Ben Hutton — Kaedan Korczak
Goaltenders: Akira Schmid / Carter Hart
Flyers Lines
Matvei Michkov — Sean Couturier — Owen Tippett
Trevor Zegras — Christian Dvorak — Travis Konecny
Nikita Grebenkin — Noah Cates — Bobby Brink
Carl Grundström — Rodrigo Abols — Garnet Hathaway
Defense
Nick Seeler — Travis Sanheim
Emil Andrae — Jamie Drysdale
Ty Murchison — Noah Juulsen
Goaltenders: Dan Vladař / Sam Ersson
Special Teams
VGK power play: 23.9%, 7th
VGK penalty kill: 80.8%, 16th
Flyers power play: 17.9%, 22nd
Flyers penalty kill: 81.8%, 11th
Golden Knights Game Notes
Last season, the Golden Knights won both meetings against the Flyers for a record of 2-0-0. They have a record of 8-5-1 against them all-time.
Mark Stone has recorded at least a point in every game he’s played this season. He has four goals and 22 points in 13 games.
Jack Eichel is tied for 8th in the league in scoring with 38 points. He has nine goals and 23 points in 22 career games against the Flyers.
Trevor Zegras leads the Flyers in scoring with 10 goals and 27 points. Zegras has two goals and 11 points in 14 career games against the Golden Knights.
Milestone alert! Shea Theodore recorded his 300th career assist on Tuesday in the first period against the New York Islanders.
The Golden Knights have a record of 7-2-5 on the road this season; the Flyers are 10-5-2 at home.
How to Watch
TV: Vegas 34, ESPN
Streaming: KnightTime+, ESPN+
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340