Golden Knights aim to end road skid against Penguins
Vegas visits Pittsburgh on November 3, seeking to snap a three-game road losing streak. The Golden Knights beat the Penguins 6-2 in the teams’ first meeting this season.
The Vegas Golden Knights carry a three-game road losing streak into their November 3 matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Vegas is 9-5-2 overall and 3-2-1 away from home; Pittsburgh has a 5-7-2 record and is 4-1-1 at home. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST in Pittsburgh.
Vegas won the clubs’ previous meeting 6-2. The Golden Knights have gone 4-4-2 over their past 10 games, scoring 3.2 goals per game and allowing 3.0. Pittsburgh is 3-5-2 in its last 10, averaging 2.8 goals while conceding 3.3 per game.
Mark Stone leads Vegas with 10 goals and eight assists. Jack Eichel has recorded four goals and four assists over his past 10 games. Evgeni Malkin has tallied 11 points, with six goals plus five assists, for Pittsburgh, while Sidney Crosby has logged eight points, four via goals and four via assists, across his past 10.
Malkin is listed as day to day with a lower-body injury. Pittsburgh also has Bryan Rust, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Ryan Graves and Elmer Soderblom out. Vegas lists Parker Wotherspoon, Victor Olofsson and Kai Uchacz as out. The Penguins are favored at -110, with the Golden Knights at -112; the over-under is 6.5 goals.