On Saturday, the Vegas Golden Knights (8-4-5) play the second half of a back-to-back on the road. They got back into the win column yesterday and will look to build on a dominant performance. They’ll face the Minnesota Wild (8-7-4) at Grand Casino Arena.

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

The Golden Knights were in action yesterday against the St. Louis Blues. They enjoyed a ‘night of firsts’ and snapped a four-game losing streak with a dominant 4-1 victory.

The Wild were in action yesterday against the Anaheim Ducks. Jesper Wallstedt saved 2.2 goals above expected and recorded his second career shutout in a 2-0 Wild win.

Akira Schmid played yesterday, so Carl Lindbom will get the start. Lindbom has no career starts against the Wild. 

Jesper Wallstedt played yesterday for the Wild, so it’ll be Filip Gustavsson’s net today. Gustavsson has a record of 1-3-1 and an average save percentage of .911 in six career games against the Golden Knights.

Jeremy Lauzon played just 8:02 yesterday before leaving the bench in the second period. Barring a recovery, Ben Hutton will likely draw back into the lineup.

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 — Kaedan Korczak
Ben Hutton — Zach Whitecloud

Goaltenders: Carl Lindbom / Akira Schmid

Wild Lines

Kirill Kaprizov — Ryan Hartman — Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson — Joel Eriksson Ek — Matt Boldy
Liam Ohgren — Danila Yurov — Vinnie Hinostroza
Marcus Foligno — Ben Jones — Yakov Trenin

Defense

Jacob Middleton — Jared Spurgeon
Jonas Brodin — Brock Faber
Zeev Buium — Daemon Hunt

Goaltenders: Filip Gustavsson / Jesper Wallstedt

Special Teams

VGK power play: 21.3%, 12th
VGK penalty kill: 78.7%, 20th

Wild power play: 26.0%, 4th
Wild penalty kill: 73.8%, 26th

Golden Knights Game Notes

Last season, the Golden Knights swept the season series with a record of 3-0-0 against the Wild. They have a record of 15-12-1 against them all-time.

Today will be the meeting between the Golden Knights and the Wild since they clashed in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. 

We’re on milestone watch! Pavel Dorofeyev is two points away from 100 in his career.

Tomáš Hertl has scored in three straight games.

On Thursday, Braedan Bowman made his NHL debut. He scored his first NHL goal yesterday, a power play tally that stood as the game-winner.

Jack Eichel has seven goals and 20 points in 13 career games against the Wild.

After a rough patch, the Wild are back in the win column with a record of 5-1-1 in their last seven games.

Matt Boldy has scored in three straight games and has five goals in his last five games. 

The Golden Knights have a record of 4-1-2 on the road this season; the Wild are 5-3-3 at home.

How to Watch

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